Welcome to the Department of Exercise Sciences
We bring together expertise in the Exercise Sciences through the disciplines of of biomechanics, movement neuroscience, exercise physiology, exercise metabolism and exercise psychology.
Visit us in Alfred Nathan House for information and advice on your degree, your enrolment, fee payments, how to find your way around the campus, Campus Card, visa renewals and more.
Join us to uncover the myths and reality behind exercise and fitness. With no background in Science required, this course is perfect for anyone interested in health, fitness and how the body works.
According to the 2018 QS World University Rankings, sports-related subjects at the University of Auckland are ranked 28th in the world. Find out more.
Our department brings together a range of expertise and exercise related disciplines to understand the role of exercise in sustaining health, improving disease outcomes, and enhancing human performance through sport and physical activity.
In addition to outstanding undergraduate teaching the department hosts a pioneering taught postgraduate (PGDip and MSc) programme in the new allied health profession of clinical exercise physiology (CEP). This is the only internationally accredited postgraduate CEP programme in New Zealand.
Study with us to open up a host of exciting career opportunities.
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Identical twins graduate with identical degree
11 May 2018Identical twins Josh and Justin Wong graduate today with an MSc from the Department of Exercise Science in Clinical Exercise Physiology. Unsurprisingly perhaps, both give similar reasons for choosing this area of study. -
Curious kids explore the super STEM Fair at MOTAT
23 April 2018MOTAT was inundated with a gaggle of excited and curious young scientists in early April at the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) Fair -
Exercise Sciences has moved
16 April 2018From Monday 16 April, Exercise Sciences undergraduate labs and postgraduate lectures are being delivered from their new purpose-built facilities in Newmarket. Find out more about this move.
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The Brain in its Body, the Body in its World Event as iCalendar
23 May 2018, 6:15pmIs your mind really (only) in your head? Over the past 30 years, it has become increasingly clear that the proper unit of analysis of the mechanisms of behavior is not simply a brain, but rather an entire brain-body-environment system. Find out more from Professor Randall D Beer at this public lecture. -
Dietary Supplements and Brain Function During Hypoxia | A PhD Research Seminar Event as iCalendar
29 May 2018, 3 - 4pmJoin Exercise Sciences' doctoral candidate Hayden Green as he talks about his PhD research proposal.
