Sustainability at AUT

AUT is committed to achieving sustainability and taking action in light of local and global challenges. We continue to nurture a culture of sustainability through learning, teaching, research, partnerships and how we operate our facilities.

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A screenshot of the cartoon video showing waves encroaching on Tokelau.

Award-winning AUT architecture student

02 Dec, 2022

AUT Master of Architecture (Professional) graduate Matangireia Yates Francis has won the prestigious Te Kāhui Whaihanga Resene Student Design Award.

Making sustainable practices work

03 Nov, 2022

The challenge of decarbonising requires concerted action and new approaches from governments, businesses, and individuals alike.

Calling time on the imperial lawn

02 Nov, 2022

By planting trees on third of the world’s city lawns, we could absorb 6 billion tonnes of carbon from the atmosphere over 20 years.

Robot turtles for ocean conservation

02 Nov, 2022

Great Barrier Reef research brings AUT scientists a step closer in the development of a drone turtle that will monitor biodiversity in our oceans.

Tokelau Language Week 2022

25 Oct, 2022

The final episode of AUT’s 2022 Pacific Language Week Video series – AUT Focus on Sustainability — has been released.

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Committed to social and economic impact

Prestigious university rankings organisation QS has awarded us five stars for environmental impact, and the Times Higher Education University Impact Rankings 2022 rank AUT 60th overall, and in the top 20 in the world for our commitment to gender equality, and decent work and economic growth.

World rankings

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