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Fin-Ed Centre launches financial literacy courses
Monday, 3 September 2012, 12:45 pm | Massey University
The Fin-Ed Centre (Financial Education and Research Centre) has developed a new series of certificate courses as a part of its continuing programme to help New Zealanders become more financially savvy. More >>
$3.8m for researchers to tackle big issues
Friday, 24 August 2012, 11:58 am | Massey University
Massey University researchers will study population movements, marine ecosystems, and communities' resilience to disasters, thanks to $3.8 million in government research grants announced today. More >>
Code of practice needed for workplace bullying
Friday, 24 August 2012, 10:34 am | Massey University
Recent high profile cases of workplace bullying highlight New Zealand’s legislative weaknesses in this area, say academics from Massey University and AUT. More >>
Urban design awards offer new look for Christchurch
Wednesday, 22 August 2012, 4:01 pm | Massey University
Separate plans to attract residents back into Christchurch’s southern CBD and to regenerate public green spaces along the Avon River, are the top urban design ideas in a competition for rebuilding the quake-affected city. More >>
Massey vets make their mark on Hollywood
Wednesday, 22 August 2012, 1:25 pm | Massey University
Massey University vets have been putting their equine knowledge to a novel use – consulting with Weta Digital for their work on a Hollywood blockbuster film. The Wellington-based visual effects company was looking to upgrade its computer-generated ... More >>
Students help students with their finances
Wednesday, 22 August 2012, 11:49 am | Massey University
Business students at Massey University’s Albany campus will be asking their fellow students to take stock of their personal finances this week. In a joint initiative between the Fin-Ed Centre (Financial Education and Research Centre – a joint venture ... More >>
Massey women's football team makes history
Wednesday, 22 August 2012, 8:20 am | Massey University
Five of them are still at school – four are just 15 – but they are one game away from national supremacy in women's football. More >>
Tree Harvester Design A Cut Above
Friday, 17 August 2012, 4:17 pm | Massey University
Industrial design graduate Nick Ross from Wellington has won the coveted James Dyson Award for a tree-harvesting device with the potential to revolutionise the forestry sector. It is the sixth consecutive year in which a student or graduate from the ... More >>
Exploring the frontiers of digital fabrication
Thursday, 16 August 2012, 10:08 am | Massey University
With advances in technology and maker networks across the world, ordinary people are starting to use 3D printers and other modern means of invention. In New Zealand, Massey University’s new Fab Lab is spreading access to this technology beyond the ... More >>
Digging Deeper Into Natural Hazard Management
Wednesday, 15 August 2012, 3:56 pm | Massey University
As the second anniversary of the first big Canterbury earthquake looms, emergency management specialists are gathering in Christchurch to discuss issues arising from the social consequences of a natural hazard. More >>
Nurses struggle with moral distress - survey
Tuesday, 14 August 2012, 11:46 am | Massey University
Almost 50 per cent of nurses surveyed in a New Zealand-first study have considered quitting after struggling with moral issues beyond their control. More >>
New Zealand second best performer at Olympics
Monday, 13 August 2012, 4:55 pm | Massey University
With a haul of 13 medals, New Zealand has outperformed the best predictions of the world’s number crunchers by a massive 162.5 per cent, according to a Massey University economics lecturer. More >>
Sociologist asks: “Who ate my job?”
Monday, 13 August 2012, 11:29 am | Massey University
Youth unemployment rates have doubled since the Global Financial Crisis and young New Zealanders looking for work need to develop stronger ‘soft skills’ if they want to find work, says Massey University sociologist Professor Paul Spoonley. More >>
Revised gifted and talented handbook goes live
Thursday, 9 August 2012, 4:14 pm | Massey University
A revised gifted and talented handbook co-written by a Massey University researcher will help educators recognise and support gifted pupils. Gifted and Talented Students: Meeting Their Needs in New Zealand Schools went live today on the Te Kete Ipurangi ... More >>
Insurers rocked by poor earthquake response
Thursday, 9 August 2012, 12:54 pm | Massey University
The high levels of dissatisfaction that most Cantabrians have with their insurance companies will damage the market share of some of the industry’s biggest players, says an insurance expert from Massey University. More >>
Massey researchers on trail of China’s golden monkey
Thursday, 9 August 2012, 12:01 pm | Massey University
China’s cute, golden snub-nosed monkey could teach humans a few things about conflict resolution and peaceful co-existence, say researchers from Massey University. More >>
Eruption’s agricultural risk analysed
Thursday, 9 August 2012, 9:57 am | Massey University
Massey University researchers say ash from this week’s Mt Tongariro eruption poses no great human health or agricultural threat. More >>
Survey to investigate gifted education
Monday, 6 August 2012, 2:17 pm | Massey University
A survey sent to every New Zealand school today will investigate how well schools cater for gifted children – and compare results with research conducted a decade ago. More >>
Teaching ‘game sense’ the key to team sport training
Thursday, 2 August 2012, 3:18 pm | Massey University
Drills are out and game simulations are in – according to new research on sports coaching by a Massey University researcher. More >>
Ecologist Helps Plan Tasmania’s Water Use
Wednesday, 1 August 2012, 11:35 am | Massey University
A Massey University ecologist is helping researchers balance the needs of land use with the freshwater ecosystems in Tasmania. More >>
