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Tactile Imagery Boosts Excitability
Wed, 3 Jul 2024 09:50:08 +1200 | Skoltech
In a paper published in the Scientific Reports journal, researchers from Skoltech and Moscow State University investigated the effect of imagining tactile sensations (tactile imagery) on the excitability of the corticospinal tract using the transcranial ...More >>
MFAT Scholarship Numbers Increase At SIT
Tue, 2 Jul 2024 13:40:57 +1200 | Southern Institute of Technology
Southern Institute of Technology has seen a noticeable increase in the number MFAT (Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade) scholarship students from Pacific Island nations choosing to come to the deep south for their studies this year.More >>
Visa NZ Hospitality Scholarship Returns With $30,000 Prize
Tue, 2 Jul 2024 12:07:57 +1200 | Visa Wellington On A Plate
The opportunity is now in its second year and aims to attract more young people in Aotearoa into the industry and support them to take up hospitality as a career. More >>
First Professional Qualification Announced For Aotearoa NZ
Tue, 2 Jul 2024 08:59:07 +1200 | FASD-CAN
FASD-CAN and Toitu te Waiora are pleased to announce that NZQA have approved the Support a person with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) and two associated skill standards.More >>
Maths Micro-credential Course To Fill Gap In Teacher Knowledge
Mon, 1 Jul 2024 18:33:28 +1200 | Kapuhipuhi Wellington Uni Professional
The 5-point micro-credential course will develop positive mathematical identities of both learners and teachers, enabling teachers to support students with diverse mathematics learning needs to move away from mathematical misunderstandings and misconceptions.More >>
Well-Meaning Tourists Pose A Threat To Kea, Study Shows
Mon, 1 Jul 2024 09:32:54 +1200 | University of Canterbury
Tourists’ irresponsible behaviour around kea, such as feeding the birds, poses a potential threat to the species’ survival, new UC research has found. More >>
University Of Auckland’s Free Speech Policy More Likely To Stifle Conversation: Free Speech Union Submits Feedback
Fri, 28 Jun 2024 12:59:10 +1200 | Free Speech Union
University of Auckland’s drafted Freedom of Expression and Academic Freedom Policy needs fundamental changes if it’s going to achieve the desired goals, says Paul Moon, Co-Chairperson of the Inter-University Council on Academic Freedom (IUCAF).More >>
Baby Steps For Ashburton’s Learning Hub Project
Thu, 27 Jun 2024 18:41:40 +1200 | Jonathan Leask - Local Democracy Reporter
The Ashburton District Council has plans to establish a tertiary learning hub in Mid Canterbury has the support of two secondary school principals. More >>
New Zealand’s ‘Brainiest’ Students Compete For Brain Bee Glory
Thu, 27 Jun 2024 16:30:13 +1200 | University of Auckland
Almost 200 senior school students were abuzz with excitement when they visited the University's Centre for Brain Research and competed in the Brain Bee challenge.More >>
Wellington Students Compete To Build A Novel Tsunami Alert System
Wed, 26 Jun 2024 16:16:38 +1200 | Toka Tu Ake EQC
The annual challenge is part-funded by EQC Toka Tū Ake and promotes interest in natural hazards research and STEM among Wellington Region’s high school students. More >>
Minister Celebrates Students’ Space Success
Tue, 25 Jun 2024 17:56:39 +1200 | New Zealand Government
Space Minister Judith Collins is applauding students from Canterbury University’s Aerospace Club on their success at the world’s largest inter-collegiate rocket engineering competition, the Spaceport America Cup.More >>
Addressing Cultural Misappropriation Through Law
Tue, 25 Jun 2024 14:45:26 +1200 | University of Auckland
From tā moko filters on Snapchat to a Pākeha television presenter posting a picture of a monkey wearing a korowai on Instagram, culture, particularly Indigenous culture, is regularly used inappropriately, and New Zealand law is failing to protect it.More >>
Announcing The Recipients Of The 2024 BDO Sir Henare Ngata Scholarship For Māori Accounting Students
Mon, 24 Jun 2024 17:40:38 +1200 | BDO New Zealand
Now in its third year, the BDO Sir Henare Ngata Scholarship is for Māori accounting tauira (students) in their penultimate or final year of study, with an aim to support, empower and grow our future generations of Māori accountants.More >>
Tertiary Students Encourage Rural Health Careers In Waikato And Bay Of Plenty
Mon, 24 Jun 2024 13:44:58 +1200 | Hauora Taiwhenua Rural Health Network
In a bid to tackle the severe lack of health professionals in rural communities, a team of tertiary students are heading to country areas of Waikato and Bay of Plenty to promote rural health careers to high school students.More >>
How To Win At Sonic Arts
Mon, 24 Jun 2024 12:24:19 +1200 | Robin Maconie
In more recent history the emergence of electronic, tape, and computer music as a field of creative inquiry has revived and extended old habits of influence and preferment against a perceived threat of contamination of the arts by science and technology.More >>
Women In Leadership Gather From Pacific Rim Universities
Sun, 23 Jun 2024 12:47:25 +1200 | Auckland University
The cultural complexities for women advancing into leadership roles in Pacific Rim universities will be explored at a weekend meeting at the University of Auckland. More >>
New Marine Research And Education Facility Coming To Tauranga
Fri, 21 Jun 2024 19:28:14 +1200 | Tauranga City Council
Tauranga City Council and the University of Waikato are pleased to announce their agreement to lease a site at Marine Park to establish the new facility. More >>
USP Ranked Amongst Top Universities In The 2024 THE Impact Rankings
Thu, 20 Jun 2024 21:06:13 +1200 | University Of South Pacific
The University of the South Pacific (USP) has been ranked in the 2024 Times Higher Education (THE) World Impact Rankings. More >>
Young Wāhine Encouraged To Consider Construction Careers
Thu, 20 Jun 2024 18:47:42 +1200 | Torika Tokalau - Local Democracy Reporter
Auckland International Airport became a classroom for a day as wāhine students from south Auckland high schools visited to learn more about the infrastructure industry. More >>
New NZ Study Reveals Unique Language On The Ice
Thu, 20 Jun 2024 10:28:17 +1200 | University of Canterbury
University of Canterbury graduate Dr Steph Kaefer’s doctoral research is one of the first to investigate colloquial Antarctic English vocabulary exclusive to the English-speaking research stations, focusing on the United States, British Antarctic, ...More >>
