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Massey University launches Shared Prosperity Index
Thursday, 23 May 2019, 2:36 pm | Massey University
When the Government presents its first Wellbeing Budget next week, it will be looking beyond traditional measures, such as GDP, to define New Zealand’s success. This is also at the core of the Shared Prosperity Index launched by Massey University ... More >>
Report shows organisations failing to deal with cyber abuse
Thursday, 16 May 2019, 10:30 am | Massey University
With Pink Shirt Day being marked tomorrow, it’s important to understand the developing nature of cyber abuse and bullying. In a report funded byNetSafe’s Online Safety Partnership Grant, Massey’s Healthy Work Group analysed data from 205 victims to ... More >>
Managers crucial to stamping out bullying in nursing
Friday, 10 May 2019, 12:56 pm | Massey University
The report identifies the management competencies needed to both prevent and manage workplace bullying in the nursing sector, although most insights would be relevant in any sector. More >>
Kākāpō brain surgery a world-first
Thursday, 9 May 2019, 4:10 pm | Massey University
A young kākāpō chick has undergone life-saving brain surgery at Massey University’s Wildbase Hospital to treat a developmental problem of the skull, a world-first procedure, adapting surgical techniques from humans and other mammals. More >>
Massey report shows improvements in home affordability
Thursday, 2 May 2019, 9:57 am | Massey University
The latest Massey University Home Affordability Report shows an improvement in national affordability over the most recent quarter, driven by modest decreases in house prices and modest income growth. More >>
Quality of Massey researchers recognised
Tuesday, 30 April 2019, 3:48 pm | Massey University
The calibre of Massey University researchers has been recognised by the Government’s national ratings system, with a 40 per cent increase in the number of highest-rated academics. In the assessment of 36 researched-based tertiary institutions carried ... More >>
Measuring wellbeing through shared prosperity
Monday, 29 April 2019, 11:19 am | Massey University
In one month the Government will present its first ‘Wellbeing Budget’, which will use a wellbeing framework to identify Budget priorities. This means looking beyond traditional measures, such as GDP, to define New Zealand’s success. More >>
Massey University student wins international Olympic design
Friday, 26 April 2019, 9:26 am | Massey University
Massey University student Zakea Page has won the International Olympic Committee’s medal design competition for the Winter Youth Olympic Games, Lausanne 2020. More >>
Study shows many senior managers distrust big data
Friday, 12 April 2019, 1:37 pm | Massey University
A new Massey University study shows many top executives are failing to capitalise on the benefits of big data, preferring to rely on their own intuition. More >>
Pasifika Director calls for media cultural awareness
Friday, 5 April 2019, 4:36 pm | Massey University
Massey Pasifika Director Associate Professor Malakai Koloamatangi has welcomed the censure of talkback host Heather du Plessis-Allan for denigrating comments she made about the Pacific Islands, but says more has to be done to ensure our media is culturally ... More >>
Knowledge gap restricting opportunity for Māori business
Friday, 29 March 2019, 12:35 pm | Massey University
Massey University Wellington Senior Lecturer Dr Jason Mika says a lack of understanding of the Asian market is causing lost opportunity for Māori businesses. More >>
Health by Design: new public lecture series at Massey
Wednesday, 6 March 2019, 11:52 am | Massey University
In the first of a series of public lectures, entitled Health by Design, Associate Professor Ian Laird will speak about Prevention through Design (PtD) – the integration of hazard analysis and risk assessment methods early in the design and engineering ... More >>
Home affordability worse, but not in most expensive regions
Tuesday, 12 February 2019, 1:40 pm | Massey University
Massey University’s latest Home Affordability Report shows a quarterly decline of 2.2 per cent in national affordability, driven by increases in median house prices. More >>
Mastering sports event management
Tuesday, 12 February 2019, 10:59 am | Massey University
A year ago, Amanda Isada was completing her Masters in Sport Management undertaking a professional practice placement with Harbour Sport and Harbour Volleyball in Auckland. Next month, she will manage the 51st Volleyball New Zealand Secondary School Championships ... More >>
Ka Mate – a commodity to trade or taonga to treasure?
Monday, 4 February 2019, 12:48 pm | Massey University
As we approach the ninth Rugby World Cup, hosted by Japan in September-November later this year, Massey University researchers are recommending more protections for the use of haka in marketing, both here and overseas. More >>
Gaps in health professionals’ knowledge about HPV
Tuesday, 22 January 2019, 10:56 am | Massey University
The first New Zealand study of health professionals’ knowledge and understanding about the human papillomavirus (HPV) has identified significant gaps, particularly about the role of HPV testing in the New Zealand National Cervical Screening Programme. More >>
Study on support for approaches to cannabis reform
Monday, 21 January 2019, 1:38 pm | Massey University
New research indicates significant support for non-commercial and community-managed approaches to regulate cannabis, with home-growing and a community trust approach among preferred options. More >>
Health researcher in top 1 per cent of cited scientists
Wednesday, 16 January 2019, 2:18 pm | Massey University
Professor John Potter, from Massey University’s Centre for Public Health Research, has been named as one of only 16 New Zealand scientists listed in the top one per cent of most cited scientists in the world. More >>
Event success stimulates sport development
Wednesday, 9 January 2019, 10:25 am | Massey University
Fun, friends, competition, challenges – these are the reasons Kiwi children are lapping up triathlon as a sport. More >>
Going global in sports’ sector work experience
Tuesday, 8 January 2019, 1:25 pm | Massey University
Massey University’s distance learning opportunities allow students to study from many locations globally. The opportunity to undertake Work Integrated Learning (WIL) sport industry projects internationally has provided great personal and professional ... More >>