Welcome to the School of Computer Science
Welcome to New Zealand's leading computer science school. We pride ourselves on the excellence of our staff and our students.
Is gaming addictive?
Is gaming addiction with games like Fortnite a real thing? Dr Paul Ralph is interviewed on Breakfast (TV1) about about concerns that people (mostly teenagers) are becoming addicted to Fortnite. Watch now.
Peerwise overall winner
Senior Lecturer Paul Denny has won the QS Reimagine Education 2018/19 Award for his development of the PeerWise collaborative learning tool, which carries a prize of $US25,000. Read about Peerwise.
inSCight magazine
inSCight is the faculty's annual magazine for alumni and friends. In 2018 we explored diversity in science. We hope you enjoy reading these inspiring stories about our scientists, alumni and students.
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Misinfodemic | When fake news costs lives
10 January 2019Dr Paul Ralph contributes to a Listener magazine article on fake news and what to do about it. Read his tips for detecting fake science, using social media and more. -
Meet the new Science Scholars director
06 December 2018Dr Rhys Jones of the Department of Statistics has been named director of the innovative Science Scholars programme at the University of Auckland. -
Kathleen Curtis Atrium naming ceremony
30 November 2018The Faculty of Science proudly renames the plaza atrium of the Science Centre after prestigious alumna Kathleen Curtis to commemorate 125 years of Women’s Suffrage in New Zealand. -
University of Auckland science research attracts major funding
08 November 2018Three of 15 leading-edge research projects within the Faculty of Science at the University of Auckland have attracted funding from this year’s Marsden fund. Find out more. -
Turning players into payers: Is it time to regulate the video game industry?
20 October 2018Dr Paul Ralph contributes to the conversation about the blurring lines between video gaming and gambling and whether it is time to regulate the video game industry.
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Recent research on graphical password schemes Event as iCalendar
22 January 2019, 12 - 1pmProfessor Gi-Chul Yang from Mokpo National University will be discussion his recent work on the newly developed graphical password systems at Mokpo National University in South Korea. His work is based on existing studies which suggest people's recognition memory ability of graphics is stronger than that of characters. -
Public lecture | From Reverend Bayes in the 18th century to the smartphone Event as iCalendar
13 February 2019, 3pmJoin Professor Dr. Christine Müller, University of Dortmund, Germany as she Reverend Bayes experiment with billiard balls, led to the development of Bayes' formula and what that meant for statistical analysis and inference.
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Apply now for a 2019 graduate teaching assistant opportunity
03 December 2018The Faculty of Science invites expressions of interest from postgraduate students for Graduate Teaching Assistant (GTA) positions in 2019. -
Seeking an MSc student | for fully funded research
16 November 2018Dr Emma Carroll is seeking a suitable candidate for a masters project looking at functional differences in southern right whale genomes linked to population structure and foraging traditions. A background in genomics/genetics and experience with coding would be ideal. Find out more.
