# Giving
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# Giving
- [## George Mason Charitable Trust announces $25m gift to advance biological sciences research
11 February 2026
The impact of the late George Mason continues, with a multi-million dollar gift to boost research into the natural environment and biological sciences.](https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/news/2026/02/11/George-mason-25m-gift-to-be-shared-with-four-universities.html)
- [## Palliative care programme proves impactful
24 November 2025
The specialist training programme equipped Alexandrah Swann with the skills and knowledge to provide meaningful care when it is needed most.](https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/news/2025/12/08/palliative-care-nurse-specialist-training-programme.html)
- [## Family therapist bolstered by new award
24 November 2025
Master of Health Sciences student Rosalind Arnott is an inaugural recipient of the Friendship House Postgraduate Violence Prevention Award.](https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/news/2025/12/08/family-therapist-new-award.html)
- [## Aotearoa artists shine in The Changing Room exhibition
24 November 2025
A unique space in Gus Fisher Gallery gives early and mid-career artists a platform to share their creative visions.](https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/news/2025/12/08/the-changing-room-exhibition.html)
- [## Headbutting rams could boost brain research
21 November 2025
Dr Helen Murray says headbutting rams could provide helpful insights for brain injury research.](https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/news/2025/11/21/headbutting-rams-and-rugby-players-are-there-links.html)
- [## Māori dance pioneer honoured with new prize
20 November 2025
A leading figure in Māori contemporary dance in Aotearoa, Stephen Bradshaw (Ngāti Maru), has been honoured with an award in his name at the University of Auckland.](https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/news/2025/11/20/pioneer-in-m_ori-contemporary-dance-honoured.html)
- [## Goodbye, tangled cords - hello, SmartPowerBox
10 November 2025
Engineers at the University of Auckland are developing Wi-Fi-style charging that powers devices seamlessly through the air.](https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/news/2025/11/10/goodbye-tangled-cords-hello-smartpowerbox.html)
- [## Marketing healthier food choices for the Tongan community
29 October 2025
New research shows many mainstream health campaigns push unrealistic messages for Pacific communities.](https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/news/2025/10/28/marketing-healthier-choices-for-tonga-community.html)
- [## A korowai of support bolsters new research
16 October 2025
New research, from exploring Māori self-determination in social services to tackling barriers in welfare and tenancy law, is being supported by the Borrin Foundation.](https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/news/2025/10/16/a-korowai-of-support-bolsters-new-research.html)
- [## Vaping and lung health: what is the long-term impact?
5 September 2025
A new research project led by Associate Professor Kelly Burrowes at the Auckland Bioengineering Institute aims to predict the long-term impact of vaping on lung function.](https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/news/2025/09/05/vaping-lung-health-impact.html)
- [## Fellow’s quest to enhance legal empowerment of refugees in Thailand
4 September 2025
Inspired by his own lived experience of forced displacement, Andrew Wai Phyo Kyaw hopes to improve agency among urban refugee communities.](https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/news/2025/09/05/legal-empowerment-refugees-in-thailand.html)
- [## Children’s rights a key passion for law student
4 September 2025
Mateo Chitha, PhD candidate and recipient of the Professor Brian Coote Memorial Scholarship, is advocating for a review and reform of intercountry adoption legal and policy frameworks in his homeland of Malawi.](https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/news/2025/09/05/Childrens-rights-phd-law-student.html)
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