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Rare international grant for NZ Finance research
Tuesday, 24 October 2006, 3:39 pm | Massey University
An international research centre set up by investment company PricewaterhouseCoopers has made a rare grant to support research by two Massey University academics. More >>
Successful free bus service extended until 2012
Tuesday, 24 October 2006, 9:40 am | Massey University
A two-year trial of a free bus service for Massey staff and students in Palmerston North has proved so successful it is to be extended for a further five years from February, Vice-Chancellor Professor Judith Kinnear has announced. More >>
Huge backing for higher drinking age
Friday, 20 October 2006, 10:30 am | Massey University
Three out of four New Zealanders say the legal drinking age should go back up from 18 to 20 – and nearly half of us want television advertising of alcohol banned, according to a new survey. More >>
Is napping at work a safety measure?
Wednesday, 18 October 2006, 3:55 pm | Massey University
If your work performance is impaired by lack of sleep, taking a nap on the job could be the answer. More >>
New vet nurses now qualify to work in Britain
Friday, 13 October 2006, 10:06 am | Massey University
Veterinary nursing graduates graduating at the end of the year will be the first from the University to enter their careers with a qualification recently awarded British equivalency by the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons. More >>
Study seeks pregnant women to test asthma theory
Friday, 13 October 2006, 9:52 am | Massey University
The link between asthma and dirt is under the microscope in a new study that needs 800 pregnant women. More >>
Home affordability still falling
Tuesday, 10 October 2006, 10:59 am | Massey University
Home affordability declined again in the three months to September 30, despite a slowdown in the growth of house prices in the same period. More >>
@Massey: Snell returns for research collaborations
Monday, 9 October 2006, 5:01 pm | Massey University
Snell returns for research collaborations: Olympic legend and internationally regarded scientist Associate Professor Peter Snell is about to embark on a series of research studies in New Zealand in collaboration with the University’s Institute of Food, ... More >>
Defining New Zealand’s non-profit sector
Monday, 9 October 2006, 4:39 pm | Massey University
Diversity and change have shaped an energetic, innovative and vocal non-profit sector say the New Zealand researchers of an international comparative study of non-profit organisations. More >>
NZ opportunities in Indian aviation
Monday, 9 October 2006, 12:49 am | Massey University
Aviation training organisations are being urged to join together to provide trained staff for India’s booming aviation industry. The General Manager of New Zealand’s only university school of aviation, Captain Ashok Poduval, says the economic boom ... More >>
Equine root canal a New Zealand first
Friday, 6 October 2006, 1:06 pm | Massey University
A 15-year-old mare named Bonnie will be able to graze in greater comfort after Massey equine veterinarian Dr Ian Dacre performed what is thought to be the first equine endodontic filling, or root canal, in New Zealand. More >>
Bloodline argument racist rubbish, says researcher
Monday, 2 October 2006, 3:26 pm | Massey University
National Party leader Don Brash’s suggestion that Mäori are no longer a distinct indigenous people due to intermarriage is inherently racist, and intended to divide, says Massey sociologist Dr Avril Bell. More >>
Research Medal winners announced
Monday, 25 September 2006, 3:35 pm | Massey University
This year’s winners of the University’s most prestigious research awards, the Massey University Research Medals, have been announced by Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) Professor Nigel Long (pictured, right). More >>
Ambush marketing in sport – the issues
Wednesday, 13 September 2006, 4:00 pm | Massey University
Legislation will go some way towards solving the problem of ambush marketing in sport, says Department of Marketing researcher Professor Janet Hoek. However, she warns that it is only one part of a complicated equation that includes the rights of individual ... More >>
Managers are dinosaurs, say world experts
Tuesday, 12 September 2006, 11:40 am | Massey University
Two world authorities on leadership and dispute resolution arrive in New Zealand this month for a short public lecture tour, sponsored by Massey University. Husband and wife Professor Kenneth Cloke and Dr Joan Goldsmith will give public lectures ... More >>
‘Exciting’ research projects get $6.3m funding
Friday, 8 September 2006, 10:06 am | Massey University
WELLINGTON – Sixteen Massey staff will lead or participate in research projects that were today awarded funding worth in excess of $6.3 million by the Royal Society of New Zealand’s Marsden Fund. More >>
Study finds double standard for women's drinking
Thursday, 7 September 2006, 1:06 pm | Massey University
New research has confirmed the so-called “feminisation of binge drinking” – a trend that has seen increasing numbers of women drinking large quantities of alcohol in social situations in line with their modern status as independent with income-earning ... More >>
Maths website for secondary and tertiary students
Wednesday, 6 September 2006, 11:50 am | Massey University
The launch of an online mathematics resource featuring interactive practice sessions, video tutorials and quizzes aims to boost student success in arithmetic, algebra, trigonometry and calculus. More >>
Business Briefs
Monday, 4 September 2006, 4:13 pm | Massey University
Conference of importance to agribusiness Massey University economist Professor Allan Rae says the next Australian Agricultural Economics Society conference will have special relevance to New Zealand’s agribusiness sector. Professor Rae is president-elect ... More >>
Book on Mäori newspapers provides insight
Thursday, 31 August 2006, 3:37 pm | Massey University
A new book by Mäori history lecturer Dr Lachy Paterson provides new insights into the views and attitudes of Mäori in the years following the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi. More >>
