A crew of ingenious academics from the University Of Auckland educate you on a range of thought-provoking topics. Whakarongo mai to learn about how research taking place right here at Waipapa Taumata Rau impacts you. Thanks to the University of Auckland.
Dr. Sarah Gerritsen, a research fellow in the School of Population Health, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences is in the studio to talk about the University of Auckland and Healthy Families Waitākere teaming up to look into whether children are being targeted by fast food marketing and therefore suffering the effects of a poor diet.
Prof. Kathy Campbell, an astrobiologist, came up to the studio to talk about all things planets and space. Is there another life form? Can we move to other planets? Are we even real? What is life? Kathy helps us answer these existential questions bright and early on your Tuesday morning.
Dr. Jaelim Cho pops up to the studio to teach Rach and Tess and a bit about diabetes of the exocrine pancreas, the second most common adult onset diabetes. Dr. Jaelim Cho talks the findings of her research and how the drug, metformin, might be able to help with this form of diabetes.
University of Auckland PhD student, Luling Lin, pops up to Breakfast to chat with Rachel about her research into paediatrics, focusing on early nutrition for preterm babies at the Liggins Institute at Auckland University. She’ll be talking about her research at a free public lecture at the Liggins Institute in Grafton tomorrow evening, Better brains or life-long health – is there a trade-off for at-risk babies?
Associate Professor in Art History, Dr. Erin Griffey, pops up for a chat with Rachel about her speciality in analysing visual and material culture at the early modern court. Dr. Erin talks the older times, jewels, beauty, and all things glam. She'll be speaking at Raising the Bar, along with other academics with all sorts of interesting topics. Check 'em out here.
Dr. Rebecca Deed from the University of Auckland's School of Chemical and School of Biological Sciences joins Rachel to talk wine, a mysterious and magical union of compounds. Dr. Rebecca's talk at Raising the Bar, From rotten eggs to passionfruit – the pungent world of wine sulfur compounds, will help you figure out why your wines might smell like beautiful berries or stinky asparagus.
Dr. Sara Buttsworth is from the History Department at the University of Auckland, and chats to Rachel about fairytales, history and war. Sara is talking at the Raising the Bar event on the 27th of August, you can check out more here.
We're talking robots, and healthcare with Craig Sutherland from the University of Auckland. He's here to give us the low down on where robots are helpful, what they can be used for and should we be worried about them taking over the world?
One of the University of Auckland's Honorary Academic's, from the School of Population Health, and Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dr. Nicki Jackson joins Rachel in studio to discuss alcohol policy, how it's made and why she believes it needs to change. You can hear more from Dr. Nicki Jackson at the University of Auckland's Winter Lecture Series tomorrow.
The University of Auckland is starting a new degree in Design and Rachel chats to Deb Polson, who is the appointed head of the faculty and is currently in the midst of developing the programme. Rachel and Deb discuss how this new degree fits into the University as it currently stands. Exciting things on the horizon, as it seems.
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