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Professor Suzanne Purdy, an expert in speech science, will deliver her inaugural lecture as professor at The University of Auckland on Thursday 1 December.  >>

The transition from solitary to group living provided protection from predators that allowed our primate ancestors to come down from the trees and become active during the daytime, according to research from the Universities of Auckland and Oxford.  >>

Associate Professor Niki Harre has written a new book for those who believe it is worth trying to make a world in which both our species and the ecosystems we depend on can flourish.  >>

Professor John Read, an expert in clinical psychology and mental health, will deliver his inaugural lecture as professor at The University of Auckland on Wednesday 2 November.  >>

Professor Fred Seymour, a registered psychologist and expert in child and family psychology, will present his inaugural lecture as Professor of Clinical Psychology at The University of Auckland on Tuesday 18 October.  >>

Rutherford Discovery Fellowships for New Zealand’s top young researchers have been awarded to Dr Nicholas Shears and Dr Quentin Atkinson from The University of Auckland, and will bring alumnus Dr David Goldstone back to the University  >>

The University of Auckland continues to be the best performing New Zealand university in subject rankings released by QS World University Rankings®.  >>

In the QS World University Rankings® Life Sciences subject ranking, Auckland was placed 39th in both Medicine and Biological Sciences, and 27th in Psychology.  >>

The University of Auckland has been ranked in the top 50 in the world and first in New Zealand in life sciences subjects.  >>

Psychologists from The University of Auckland have just published two major studies on the diversity of the world’s languages in the prestigious journals Science and Nature.  >>