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Scholarship Winner Ready To Get Scientific With Farming
Wed, 29 Jan 2025 10:57:16 +1300 | Ravensdown
“My studies relate directly to what I’m doing now,” Jonathan says, calling during a break from the tractor. “When I’m at work, I can now identify different plants and know how to care for them.”More >>
Milford Foundation Commits Additional $460k Of Support To University Students
Tue, 28 Jan 2025 19:45:38 +1300 | Milford Foundation
Initially launched in 2023, the Milford Foundation’s scholarship aims to increase access to tertiary education by providing financial support to school leavers, and this year will be committing $460k, almost half a million dollars, across all three ...More >>
Ara Signs MoU With Prestigious Indian Engineering College
Mon, 27 Jan 2025 15:20:13 +1300 | Ara Institute of Canterbury Ltd
After signing the five-year agreement, the visiting party was addressed by Ara Head of Engineering and Architecture Dr Robert de Roo and Manager of Architectural Studies and Interior Design Dr Adam Khan, before enjoying a tour of campus.More >>
2025 International Day Of Education; Theme: AI And Education: Preserving Human Agency In A World Of Automation
Mon, 27 Jan 2025 11:55:28 +1300 | University Of The South Pacific
USP has significantly contributed to integrating AI into education practices across the Pacific region. By establishing innovative programmes and collaborations, USP has facilitated the development of AI-driven tools and resources that enhance learning ...More >>
Historian Dr Toby Boraman Announced As 2025 JD Stout Fellow
Fri, 24 Jan 2025 16:11:10 +1300 | Victoria University of Wellington
A specialist in the labour history and social movements of Aotearoa New Zealand, Toby has published numerous articles and chapters on the political and social turbulence of the 1970s and 1980s.More >>
Universities NZ Welcomes Findings In Science System Advisory Group Report
Thu, 23 Jan 2025 17:36:26 +1300 | Universities New Zealand - Te Pokai Tara
“The university system is a major player in New Zealand’s science, innovation and technology system, home to approximately 50% of all New Zealand’s researchers,” says Professor Grant Edwards, Chair of Universities NZ and Vice-Chancellor of Lincoln ...More >>
Exhibition Exploring Transformative Early Photography In Aotearoa Comes To Adam Art Gallery
Thu, 23 Jan 2025 16:44:51 +1300 | Victoria University of Wellington
Enos Pegler, Studio group, S. Marks, E. Kitchen, N. McLeod, M. Adams, Mr Pegler, Onehunga , 1894–1901, gelatin silver print (148 × 200 mm) Tāmaki Paenga Hira Auckland War Memorial Museum, PH-1995-15-8 (Photo/Supplied) Te Pātaka Toi Adam Art ...More >>
Vice-Chancellor Responds To Research And Science Reforms
Thu, 23 Jan 2025 16:28:57 +1300 | University of Auckland
Responding to the research and science reforms, the University of Auckland’s Professor Dawn Freshwater welcomed the emphasis on research impact and end-user outcomes. She applauded changes to incentivise quality, relevant and impactful research. More >>
Study Into Removing Barriers To Children’s Outdoor Play
Thu, 23 Jan 2025 15:36:07 +1300 | University of Canterbury
A UC student-led research team has looked at the barriers to kids getting outside to play, as global trends suggest not playing outside is leading to negative effects on their development.More >>
Soaring High: Seabird Researcher Wins Global Contest
Thu, 23 Jan 2025 15:33:41 +1300 | University of Auckland
Pleiss analyses feathers and blood samples from the tītī, or sooty shearwater, to assess how the birds and their colonies are faring and their prospects under climate change.More >>
MIT And Stanford University Lead Times Higher Education World University Rankings By Subject 2025
Wed, 22 Jan 2025 19:16:03 +1300 | The Times Higher Education
While the western world continues to dominate the subject rankings, this new data release demonstrates the continued rise of China and east Asian nations in the global knowledge economy, and a global levelling up of excellence.More >>
Hauora Taiwhenua Seeks Early Meeting To Brief Minister Brown On Rural Health Issues.
Wed, 22 Jan 2025 16:22:55 +1300 | Hauora Taiwhenua Rural Health Network
Delays in committing to this initiative defies the undisputed fact that New Zealand must build its own health workforce, and is creating uncertainty across students’ tertiary enrolment decisions, and university intakes.More >>
Child Abuse: Research To Help End Redress Failures Begins
Wed, 22 Jan 2025 11:33:41 +1300 | University of Auckland
By examining lessons learned from significant inquiries in Aotearoa New Zealand, Australia, England and Wales, the study seeks to develop a framework to assist governments in effectively addressing institutional abuse.More >>
Higher Education Stimulus
Wed, 22 Jan 2025 11:05:46 +1300 | Dr. Yossef Ben-Meir
The article describes the transformational role universities can play in catalyzing sustainable development by emphasizing social science disciplines and research methods that assist local communities’ planning and implementing projects for the future ...More >>
Kiwis Have High Trust In Science, Study Finds – Expert Reaction
Tue, 21 Jan 2025 15:50:10 +1300 | Science Media Centre
Most people in Aotearoa New Zealand and overseas also believe that scientists should play a greater role in society and policymaking, and that scientists should talk about science with the public.More >>
Wintec Students Provide Marketing Expertise To International Not-for-profit
Mon, 20 Jan 2025 18:34:20 +1300 | Wintec
The programme gives third-year Bachelor of Communication and Graduate Diploma in Communication students the opportunity to work together, establishing a student run advertising agency within Wintec, helping real clients solve real problems.More >>
Industry Groups To Oppose Government's Preferred Option For Trades Training
Mon, 20 Jan 2025 08:54:53 +1300 | RNZ
The move will mean the industry voice is lost in the discussion about workplace training and apprenticeships, critics say. More >>
Asian Psychology Students Reveal ‘Whitewashing’ Concerns
Sun, 19 Jan 2025 19:39:50 +1300 | RNZ
Kyle Tan, a co-author of the study, said the findings revealed a pervasive influence of racism on Asian psychologists, highlighting an urgent need for systemic change. More >>
Study Offers Hope For Osteoporosis Prevention
Fri, 17 Jan 2025 15:05:38 +1300 | University of Auckland
A drug that is widely used to slow down bone-loss in older women and prevent related fractures could in future be used only once or twice in younger women in their 50s and 60s to prevent fractures.More >>
Beyond BMI: How Should We Be Diagnosing Obesity? – Expert Reaction
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 14:09:49 +1300 | Science Media Centre
The global Commission on Clinical Obesity recommends focusing on measures of body fat, in addition to BMI, to avoid people being misdiagnosed. The Science Media Centre asked third-party NZ experts to comment.More >>
