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Toni Keeling a Sport and Exercise Science student won the Coast to Coast two-day individual race in February 2012.
13 April 2012
Toni is in her third year for a conjoint degree in BSc Sport and Exercise Science & B.E. Mechanical Engineering.  >>
Adam Storey a PhD candidate within the Department is a coach for the NZ Weightlifting team and aiming for the Olympics.
9 February 2012
Adam has now set his sights on qualifying two of his weightlifters.  >>
New laboratories for the department
17 January 2012
Students and staff should look forward to working in the new purpose-built laboratories in Building 731.  >>
Changing brains
4 November 2011
Professor Winston Byblow, an expert in movement neuroscience, will deliver his inaugural lecture as professor at The University of Auckland on Thursday 10 November.  >>
Medieval battlefield: biomechanics and physiology of locomotion in steel armour - Dr Federico Formenti on 'Our Changing World' Radio NZ
10 August 2011
Normally we use relatively little energy when we walk. In Medieval Europe, soldiers wore steel plate armour for protection during warfare. This protection came at a cost: a large increase in the amount of energy required to move.  >>
Knights in shining armour: not so ideal?
20 July 2011
Suits of armour may have made medieval soldiers feel safe, but modern scientists have found that they were so heavy and constricting they were likely to have limited performance and even influenced the outcome of battles.  >>
Early Career Excellence in Teaching Award for Dr Nicholas Gant
26 May 2011
Citation read by Jonathon Rawstorn, BSc Honours student.  >>



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