# The Challenge

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# The Challenge

- [## Bird's eye view of ancient Pacific life

  2 March 2026

  Piecing together how birds and humans interacted in the Marquesas Islands of French Polynesia hundreds of years ago is the focus of a revealing new study.](https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/news/2026/03/02/bird-s-eye-view-of-ancient-pacific-life.html)
- [## Landmark of Auckland clocks up a century

  26 February 2026

  The venerable University ClockTower marks a century since its formal opening in March.](https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/news/2026/02/26/clocktower-rings-in-century.html)
- [## Bioengineers bring new hope for children with cerebral palsy

  19 January 2026

  Cutting-edge tools once reserved for astronauts and data scientists are reshaping rehabilitation for children with cerebral palsy.](https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/news/2026/01/19/new-hope-for-children-with-cerebral-palsy.html)
- [## Was Rome the Facebook of ancient history?

  26 November 2025

  Rather than seeing the Roman Republic as a vast, imperial nation-state, it may have been more like a modern-day social media brand.](https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/news/2025/11/26/was-rome-facebook-of-ancient-history.html)
- [## Four smart ideas to shift NZ to a more affordable, sustainable energy future

  28 October 2025

  University of Auckland researchers are working on four smart ideas to enhance resilience and sustainabilty in the country's energy needs.](https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/news/2025/10/28/how-to-shift-to-sustainable-energy-future.html)
- [## Sir Richard Faull: the explorer of the brain with a heart for the people

  21 October 2025

  Sir Richard Faull, founder of the Centre for Brain Research is one of the country's most eminent scientists. On his 80th year, we celebrate his journey to explore the human brain.](https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/news/2025/10/21/sir-richard-faull-a-mind-for-science.html)
- [## Blue skies thinking the foundation of innovation

  9 October 2025

  The real story behind scientific 'breakthroughs' is strong fundamental research, hard slog and a little bit of serendipity.](https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/news/2025/10/09/blue-sky-thinking-foundation-of-innovation.html)
- [## Artificial intelligence: creativity or counterfeit?

  6 October 2025

  As AI tools like MidJourney churn out striking art, the core question remains: when the spark comes from prompts and past data, is it creation - or just clever theft?](https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/news/2025/10/07/AI-creativity-or-counterfeit.html)
- [## The story behind third most-cited paper of the century

  24 June 2025

  Psychology professor Ginny Braun on how she came to co-author the century’s third most-cited scientific paper.](https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/news/2025/06/24/how-frustration-led-to-the-third-most-cited-paper-of-century.html)
- [## The 183-million-year-old climate catastrophe

  27 May 2025

  Rocks collected by an expedition to Antarctica hold clues to an extinction event 183 million years ago.](https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/news/2025/05/27/183-million-year-old-climate-crisis.html)
- [## Listen to the first season of Ingenious: a podcast about research for a better world

  26 May 2025

  In its first season new podcast Ingenious showcases research taking on society's most persistent challenges.](https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/news/2025/05/26/Ingenious-season-one-podcast-university-of-auckland-research-indepth.html)
- [## The wild birth and journey of behemoth waves

  11 April 2025

  Dr Tom Shand details the extraordinary forces at work behind giant waves that cross the Pacific and wreak havoc on distant shorelines.](https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/news/2025/04/11/how-giant-waves-are-born.html)

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