Media releases

PhD students can learn how to turn science into dollars and create commercial value from research in a two-day intensive course designed to explore how science will impact and create new career paths for research graduates.  >>

Graduation week heralded a little more celebration than The University of Auckland Business School bargained for when one department broke into the top 20 worldwide, according to the latest international rankings.  >>

Finalists revealed their visions for business in the last stage of the Ernst & Young Business Student of the Year competition on Monday night.  >>

Award-winning special effects pioneer and former television personality Ian Taylor has been named Māori business leader of the year.  >>

After a gruelling session of interviews and presentations, Shahyad Asdollah-zadeh has been named the inaugural KCL Property Student of the Year.  >>

A youth leadership organisation led by Business School students has won a top award at an Asia Pacific conference in Singapore.  >>

A leadership conference hosted by the Business School has attracted participants from around the globe.  >>

An online video to encourage more Māori students has been launched by the Department of Property.  >>

KiwiSaver was conceived as a way to help people accumulate savings for retirement.  >>

Auckland Council's vision for transforming the country's largest city is not sufficiently anchored in the future, claims Hong Kong-based strategist Michael Enright.  >>

Fittingly, the man who is almost single-handedly attempting to elevate awareness of storytelling in business to the level it once held for the ancient Greeks.  >>

I think one way for New Zealand businesses to overcome their problems with distance from markets and innovation hubs is to join an international collaboration.  >>

This month we are giving away a copy of Peter Holland's Home in the Howling Wilderness: Settlers and the Environment in Southern New Zealand, courtesy of Auckland University Press.  >>

A student organisation that encourages young people to be smart with money and create good financial habits has celebrated its fifth birthday.  >>

Harvard University Professor Joseph Kalt is widely recognised for his work in economic development with indigenous cultures will share his experience at a series of events during April and May.  >>

As I write this, it’s the second week of the first semester and the Business School is abuzz with students.  >>

Key doctoral research may not be undertaken if it wasn’t for critical scholarships offered by donors throughout New Zealand, says a successful MSA Charitable Trust PhD scholarship recipient.  >>

An interview with Jonathan Mason, CFO of Fonterra, member of the Dean’s Advisory Board and long-time supporter of the Business School.  >>

Business School supporter and philanthropist Sir Owen Glenn jokes that his recent knighthood means his mates will have to treat him with respect.  >>

Former TelstraClear chief executive Allan Freeth, in a New Zealand Herald opinion piece on March 6, challenged business leaders in this country to look at how they view child poverty and what they can do to lead public campaigns to eradicate poverty.  >>