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Young New Zealanders in Milan Design Show
Monday, 16 April 2012, 3:57 pm | Massey University
Two recent Massey graduates are amongst a select group of designers worldwide to show work at the Milan Design Show. More >>
Massey partners in new mining research centre
Monday, 16 April 2012, 11:19 am | Massey University
A research project by Massey University's Dr Chris Anderson that uses plants to remove mercury and gold from soil, has led to a new major research centre in Indonesia that will help restore land degraded by mining. More >>
Researchers voice alarm over charter schools ‘experiment’
Friday, 13 April 2012, 10:13 am | Massey University
Massey University education experts warn that the charter school experiment may cause more harm than good to the students it aims to help. More >>
Massey grad’s movie in New York film festival
Thursday, 12 April 2012, 10:35 am | Massey University
A short film about a statistician who gets sucked out of a plane will premiere at a prestigious New York festival next week as its writer crosses the stage to receive his PhD at Massey University’s Albany graduation ceremony. More >>
Lure Rats: A New Conservation Tool
Wednesday, 11 April 2012, 3:14 pm | Massey University
Lure Rats: A New Conservation Tool http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XKv1cN0-r78&feature=youtu.be More >>
Chocolate egg’s rise to Easter treasure
Thursday, 5 April 2012, 3:51 pm | Massey University
Chocolate eggs are part of an Easter tradition for many New Zealanders, but the Easter egg has a long history dating back at least 2,500 years, says Massey University historian Professor Susan Mumm. More >>
Default KiwiSavers should stay, says academic
Thursday, 5 April 2012, 3:19 pm | Massey University
Calls for the default KiwiSaver system to be abolished are misguided, according to Dr Claire Matthews, Director of Financial Planning at Massey University’s Centre for Financial Services and Markets. More >>
Cats and lilies a toxic mix
Thursday, 5 April 2012, 2:29 pm | Massey University
A Massey University veterinary researcher is warning people that lilies, popular at Easter, can be deadly to cats. Dr Kathleen Parton, from the Institute of Veterinary, Animal and Biomedical Sciences, had published widely on toxicology in animals. More >>
Lockouts No Longer Last Resort
Thursday, 5 April 2012, 2:05 pm | Massey University
Lockouts were once a last resort for employers but are becoming more common, indicating a trend towards more "employer activism", says Massey University historian Dr Kerry Taylor. More >>
Ports of Auckland not an isolated case
Thursday, 5 April 2012, 10:36 am | Massey University
The Ports of Auckland’s push for increased labour flexibility is “not taking place in isolation”, according to a Massey University employment relations specialist. More >>
Coping with regulation is all about attitude
Monday, 2 April 2012, 1:13 pm | Massey University
Research by Massey University’s Centre for Small and Medium Enterprise Research has found that some SMEs actually use regulation to their advantage. More >>
Ballerinas needed for vitamin D study
Monday, 2 April 2012, 12:50 pm | Massey University
Young ballerinas who train excessively as they dream of a role in Swan Lake may be compromising their wellbeing and performance, say Massey University nutrition researchers who are launching a study on vitamin D and its role in dancers’ health. More >>
Kiwi Teachers 'Good Value For Money'
Thursday, 29 March 2012, 11:54 am | Massey University
Professor O’Neill, from the College of Education, says Treasury wants to increase student-teacher ratios but chooses to ignore the “hard data” that show they are already higher than average. In the 2009 Programme for International Student Assessment ... More >>
Minister praises Student Central as campus heart
Friday, 23 March 2012, 5:32 pm | Massey University
Student Central – officially opened at Massey University Albany today – provides a heart for the campus and vital place to “hang out,” according to guest speaker the Hon Steven Joyce. More >>
Research gives new clues to Madagascar settlement
Thursday, 22 March 2012, 12:22 pm | Massey University
New research from a Massey University computational biologist has found 30 Indonesian women first settled the island of Madagascar. More >>
Alumni award recognises Henry's leadership
Thursday, 22 March 2012, 10:20 am | Massey University
Rugby World Cup winning coach Sir Graham Henry, Russia-based economist and merchant banker Stephen Jennings and highly regarded New Zealand businesswoman and company director Sue Suckling are among those recognised as distinguished alumni of Massey ... More >>
Local government reforms ‘simplistic’, says academic
Tuesday, 20 March 2012, 5:15 pm | Massey University
The Better Local Government reforms announced by Prime Minister John Key yesterday are “simplistic”, according to Dr Andy Asquith, a local government and public management specialist from Massey University. More >>
Local government reform ‘myopic’ - researcher
Tuesday, 20 March 2012, 10:48 am | Massey University
The proposed changes to local government are "at best myopic and constitutionally dubious", according to Massey University local government specialist Associate Professor Christine Cheyne. More >>
The Value Of Volunteer Brokers Unveiled
Monday, 19 March 2012, 1:19 pm | Massey University
Employee volunteering, a little-studied area of the volunteering sector, is the subject of a new research paper by Dr Louise Lee, a senior lecturer from Massey University’s School of Management. Titled Navigating the Volunteering Space , the report lifts ... More >>
Groundbreaking conference on future food research
Friday, 16 March 2012, 11:13 am | Massey University
The Riddet Institute’s international conference, Food Structures, Digestion & Health, held last week in Palmerston North, has been acclaimed as setting the direction for food research and development for the next 20 years. More >>
