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Founded in 1883, Waipapa Taumata Rau, University of Auckland is New Zealand’s highest-ranked university, as well as the country’s largest research institution.


Through world-leading research, scholarship, teaching, and collaborative partnerships, along with a focus sustainability, health and well-being, justice, and ethical innovation and technology, the University creates globally transformative impacts.

The University of Auckland consistently ranks in the top one percent of universities globally for sustainability. We are the leading research-intensive university in New Zealand, home to 33% of New Zealand’s leading researchers.

Newly appointed as Chair for the United Nations Academic Impact Hub on Sustainable Development Goal 8, the University will play a key role in advancing global dialogue and collaboration on inclusive economic growth, fair work and entrepreneurial opportunities.


The University of Auckland is committed to pursuing sustainability via research, teaching and learning, operating practices, partnerships and capacity building.

Explore some of our research and facilities showcased at the 2025 GSDC.

Waipapa Marae

Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei gifted the University of Auckland its new te reo Māori name – Waipapa Taumata Rau in 2021. Waipapa Marae is the focal point of Māori life at the University of Auckland. It is where we formally welcome visitors on our campus. Our whare whakairo – Tāne-nui-ā-rangi – represents all major tribes, unlike many meeting houses on tribal marae.

Newmarket Campus

The Newmarket Campus is our innovation precinct, embracing engineering, science and health technologies.

Space Institute

Te Pūnaha Ātea - Space Institute was created in 2019 as a multi-faculty space science and engineering initiative to harness the potential of the flourishing local space sector. Our expertise includes the capability to execute space missions and develop applications.

Technology Hub

Te Ahi Hangarau Technology Hub is our new and innovative learning space open to all students and staff, equipped with 3D printers, virtual reality headsets, smart home IoT devices and more.

Our research projects

Flowborne VR is a meditative breathwork experience enhanced by biofeedback, tailored to cultivate a peaceful and serene breathing style. Created by psychologists, it seeks to help alleviate stress and promote deep relaxation.

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The XR Tumor Evolution Project is a cancer research project that uses extended reality (XR) technology to visualise and understand tumour evolution, particularly in a single patient. The project aims to improve cancer care by enabling researchers, clinicians, and patients to better understand and discuss tumour evolution and treatment options.

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We celebrate the moving body with the creation and deployment of this virtual reality screen dance, which we analysed through practice-based research to enrich the theoretical concepts of space and place. This project spearheads an emerging form of sustainable mobility in digital performing arts; it toured in eight countries, demonstrating global dissemination without high economic and environmental costs.

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Aroaro is a Distributed Extended-Reality Environment that allows multiple users meet and interact in a virtual-reality space. The immersive environment helps users to make decisions more effectively compared to using 2D flat-screen visualization tools.

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Transforming plastic waste from a global problem to a valuable resource.

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