Department of Exercise Sciences
News
Keep up to date with the latest news from the Department of Exercise Sciences.
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Educator and philanthropist awarded Honorary Doctorate
23 January 2019German-born scientist and education philanthropist Dr Beate Schuler will be awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Science from the University of Auckland. -
Meet the new Science Scholars director
06 December 2018Dr Rhys Jones of the Department of Statistics has been named director of the innovative Science Scholars programme at the University of Auckland. -
Kathleen Curtis Atrium naming ceremony
30 November 2018The Faculty of Science proudly renames the plaza atrium of the Science Centre after prestigious alumna Kathleen Curtis to commemorate 125 years of Women’s Suffrage in New Zealand. -
University of Auckland science research attracts major funding
08 November 2018Three of 15 leading-edge research projects within the Faculty of Science at the University of Auckland have attracted funding from this year’s Marsden fund. Find out more. -
New name and location for health and performance clinic
21 September 2018A recent rebrand has transformed one of the University of Auckland’s clinics as it moved from the Tāmaki Campus to new state-of-the-art premises on the Newmarket Campus. -
Women in science – a celebration of NZ pioneers
19 September 2018Pioneering women scientists who helped pave the way for others are being honoured as part of Women’s Suffrage 125 celebrations by having the University of Auckland’s science departments and schools named after them for one week. -
Major funding for University of Auckland science research
13 September 2018A non-invasive laser probe to detect prostate cancer and developing high-value products from seaweed are just two research projects at the University of Auckland awarded funding from this year’s Endeavour and Smart Ideas science fund allocation. -
University of Auckland professor announced as new Chief Science Advisor
12 June 2018Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern visits the University of Auckland today to announce Professor Juliet Gerrard will take up the role of Prime Minister’s Chief Science Advisor. -
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 -
It’s a wrap! Highlights from a busy year
20 December 2017Associate Professor Greg Anson, Head of Department says Exercise Sciences has emerged triumphant from what has been an exceptionally busy year. -
Beat by the heat? Science has the solution
09 December 2017Feeling beat by the heat? Associate Professor Nick Gant, an expert on thermoregulation, said the change likely would have caught our biochemistry off-guard. -
Exercise Sciences Research and Teachers Days
01 December 2017The Department of Exercise Sciences has had a bumper four weeks, hosting both their annual Research Day and the inaugural Teachers Day in late October and mid-November. -
EXERSCI 100G now available for all undergraduates on the Summer School 2018 open schedule
30 October 2017Exciting news! The hugely popular General Education course EXERSCI 100G (formerly SPORTSCI 100G) is now available on the open schedule for the 2018 Summer School. This means that it is available for undergraduate students from all faculties and programmes to come and study. -
Teaching digital technologies? Win a scholarship (worth approx $1,000) to study COMPSCI 101
30 October 2017We are funding 10 scholarships (worth approximately $1,000 each) for digital technologies teachers to study COMPSCI 101 at the 2018 Summer School. -
Another marathon completed but this time it’s a PhD
26 September 2017University of Auckland science graduate Charlotte Connell completes another marathon today but this time all she has to do is don cap and gown and walk on stage. -
Dr Nick Gant talks to prospective Exercise Sciences students
02 September 2017For those who were unable to attend the 2017 Courses and Careers Open Day, we would like to give our prospective students and their families an opportunity to learn about Exercise Sciences and the career opportunities on offer. -
Congratulations to our new graduates
08 June 2017The Department of Exercise Sciences invited its most recent graduates to the Faculty of Science graduation breakfast in the University’s new pavilion. -
High intensity for anti-aging benefits
03 April 2017Associate Professor Greg Anson, Head of Department at the Department of Exercise Sciences talks about the benefits of High-intensity interval training (HIIT) in this Radio New Zealand interview. -
Why aren’t pureed foods satisfying?
26 May 2015Uncovering the secrets behind why foods with complex textures are more filling than pureed foods is one of two projects awarded seed funding from the Food and Health Programme at the University of Auckland.
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