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Christchurch head boy wins Quote of the Year
Thursday, 17 December 2015, 10:35 am | Massey University
Christchurch Boys’ High School head boy Jake Bailey is the clear winner of Massey University’s 2015 Quote of the Year after receiving an unprecedented 77 per cent of the public vote. More >>
Coverage of lobbyists questioned
Wednesday, 16 December 2015, 12:21 pm | Massey University
Lobby groups are being given an “easy ride” by the New Zealand media with few being identified specifically as lobbyists except by their organisation’s name, says a Massey University media researcher. More >>
Understanding how Māori whānau bounce back from adversity
Wednesday, 16 December 2015, 11:49 am | Massey University
The importance of cultural identity and having the appropriate resources and strategies to help Māori whānau cope with the challenges of life have been highlighted in research from Massey University PhD graduate Dr Jordan Waiti. More >>
Retail researcher warns of ‘post-Christmas blues’
Wednesday, 16 December 2015, 11:25 am | Massey University
The American retail traditions of ‘Black Friday’ and ‘Cyber Monday’ might have killed this year’s Boxing Day sales, says a Massey University retail expert. More >>
Global spot for sexual and gender rights champion
Monday, 14 December 2015, 4:14 pm | Massey University
An outspoken academic for the rights of sexual and gender minorities will be the first New Zealand social work scholar to deliver the prestigious Eileen Younghusband Memorial Lecture at the 2016 World Social Work Conference in Korea. More >>
Classics hit Massey’s North Shore campus
Monday, 14 December 2015, 10:17 am | Massey University
As Auckland becomes rapidly more cosmopolitan, studying ancient Greece and Rome has much to offer in terms of understanding ideas and issues of citizenship and cultural diversity, says Massey University Classical Studies senior lecturer Dr Gina Salapata. More >>
Massey launches new retail research centre and survey
Friday, 11 December 2015, 9:40 am | Massey University
The Massey Business School has launched a new centre for retail research – and its first project will be a comprehensive survey of the New Zealand retail industry. More >>
Massey alumna to be CEO of International Council of Nurses
Wednesday, 9 December 2015, 5:12 pm | Massey University
Massey alumna Dr Frances Hughes ONZM has been appointed the chief executive officer of the International Council of Nurses. More >>
Pasifika palliative care research awarded grant
Tuesday, 8 December 2015, 5:28 pm | Massey University
Dr Sunia Foliaki from Massey’s College of Health, has been awarded $300,000 from the Health Research Council to look into the palliative health care of Pacific people in New Zealand. More >>
2015 Quote of the Year finalists announced
Monday, 7 December 2015, 9:52 am | Massey University
From John Campbell’s heartfelt farewell on his last Campbell Live broadcast, to the words the Prime Minister apparently said just before yanking a waitress’ ponytail, it has been another fertile year for the memorable quote. More >>
CPHR Professor appointed as Chief Science Advisor to MoH
Friday, 4 December 2015, 4:16 pm | Massey University
Professor John D Potter from Massey’s Centre for Public Health Research, has been appointed as Chief Science Advisor to the Ministry of Health. More >>
Multi-source protein foods for optimal mobility in seniors
Thursday, 3 December 2015, 9:34 am | Massey University
A group of Massey University’s top scientists at the Riddet Institute have been awarded almost a million dollars of research funding to create foods that will keep the elderly active and independent for longer. More >>
nsurance policy and behaviour to be publicly scrutinised
Wednesday, 2 December 2015, 12:45 pm | Massey University
Public participation will be vital to the effectiveness of New Zealand’s biggest survey to examine the response of the EQC and insurers to Christchurch earthquake claims, says New Zealand’s leading insurance academic. More >>
Research provides innovation roadmap for Auckland
Monday, 30 November 2015, 10:33 am | Massey University
New Zealanders need to change a prevailing ‘do-it-yourself’ mindset if we want to develop successful innovation districts in this country, says a Massey University entrepreneurship researcher. More >>
Triple graduation celebrations for PhD graduate
Friday, 27 November 2015, 5:28 pm | Massey University
For some the thought of studying for 15 years would be a nightmare, but for Carole Fernandez the journey has been one she will never forget. More >>
Drama of WWI exemption hearings revealed
Friday, 27 November 2015, 5:15 pm | Massey University
New Zealand men conscripted to fight in World War I were less likely to seek exemptions than their British counterparts, according to new research by a Massey University historian. More >>
Head of the School of Social Work honoured with awards
Friday, 27 November 2015, 12:53 pm | Massey University
Associate Professor Kieran O’Donoghue has been awarded a Certificate of Excellence for research in the inaugural Aotearoa New Zealand Association of Social Workers (ANZASW) Quality and Innovation Awards. More >>
Surge in number of Māori PhDs at November graduation
Tuesday, 24 November 2015, 12:15 pm | Massey University
Just over a fifth of the PhDs to be conferred at Massey University’s graduation ceremony in Palmerston North this Friday are by Māori scholars – including two written in Te Reo Māori. More >>
6th group of food tech students graduate at Singapore campus
Friday, 20 November 2015, 11:14 am | Massey University
Thirty-eight graduates from Massey University’s Singapore campus have been honoured at a capping ceremony to mark the end of their studies and the beginning of their careers. More >>
Massey writer’s climate change play goes global
Friday, 20 November 2015, 10:30 am | Massey University
A short play highlighting a Pacific perspective on climate change is being staged at theatres in the United States as part of a global theatre movement leading up to a major conference in Paris later this month. More >>
