Education / April 2021
May 2021 | March 2021-
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What pink gloves and period pants can tell us about sexism in business
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Male inventors are valued over their female counterparts no matter how ridiculous their ideas, writes Associate Professor Jessica C. Lai.
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More use of advanced practitioners needed to ease primary health care pressures
- Victoria University of Wellington
- A study led by Dr Tara Officer shows that involving and educating consumers is key to using nurse practitioners and pharmacist prescribers more efficiently.
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How to revolutionise treatment of major diseases
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Dr Verna Smith sees transformative potential in the New Zealand Government's proposed wholesale restructure of the country's health system.
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Please help us in welcoming some new members to the Inverlochy Art School community
- Inverlochy Art School
- Our newly appointed Executive and Creative Directors: We are very pleased to introduce our new Executive Director, Melina Payne and Creative Director, Cheryl Corrado.
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Inverlochy Art School, 3, Inverlochy Place, Aro Valley, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Hate speech proposals need more detail and wider debate
- Victoria University of Wellington
- A New Zealand Cabinet paper proposes tightening definitions of what qualifies as hate speech, but broadening the categories to which it can apply, writes Dr Eddie Clark.
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Term 2 start
- Kilbirnie School
- We're looking forward to seeing everyone back at school on Monday 3 May! We hope that you all had a good break.
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‘IIMBYism’ and our abysmal climate failure
- Victoria University of Wellington
- New Zealand is focusing purely on 'Impacts in My Backyard' rather than the brutal climate impacts already being felt elsewhere, writes Dr Luke Harrington.
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EVs not as bad but still not good
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Electric vehicles are much hyped but bring their own problems when it comes to cutting carbon emissions, says Associate Professor Ralph Chapman.
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In Memoriam: Elizabeth Welch Orr, CNZM
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Elizabeth Welch Orr, CNZM, the first female Chancellor of Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington, died last week at the age of 91.
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Professor of geophysics wins Marsden Medal for lifetime of outstanding service to science
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Pioneering researcher Professor Martha Savage has worked tirelessly on improving our knowledge of seismic activity, plate tectonics, and volcanology.
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Meaningful Holocaust work sees film from PhD study
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Lucy Liu and her supervisor have made a documentary telling the story of composer Boris Pigovat, his Holocaust Requiem, and the massacre that spurred it.
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2021 Boys Football – Preview
- College Sport Wellington
- The European Super League crashed and burned even before it started, but fortunately the College Sport Wellington Premier Youth Championship stands on more stable ground.
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No rest for rock-lover Alby Frampton
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Alby Frampton explains why, at 65 years of age, he came to university to do some papers in geology. This culminated, fifteen years later, in a Master's in physical geography.
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Global coalition presses governments on emission targets
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Our Antarctic Research Centre joins other leading scientific institutions in calling for essential climate-change actions.
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Uncovering the structural mechanisms that reduce intervention-free births in healthy women
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Dr Suzanne Miller’s research explored the experiences of healthy first-time mothers with uncomplicated pregnancies who choose to give birth in a tertiary-level maternity setting.
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Unique insight into babies’ cerebral fuel
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Dr Deborah Harris hopes her study’s findings can be used to develop new national guidelines for diagnosing, treating, and managing neonatal hypoglycaemia.
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New partnership delivers Wellington courses to students in China
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington has partnered with the Communications University of Zhejiang (CUZ) to give Chinese students access to Wellington’s world-class scholars in humanities research, learning, and teaching.
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Busy Netball Season Ahead for Wellington Girls’ Lili Clarke
- College Sport Wellington
- After the disruptions last year, the 2021 netball season promises to be as busy as ever for Wellington Girls’ College’s Lili Clarke.
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Study reveals primary healthcare enrolment gap
- Victoria University of Wellington
- University researchers have found 300,000 New Zealanders are not enrolled, with striking inequities across socio-demographic groups and regions.
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A roadmap for change or the road to nowhere?
- Victoria University of Wellington
- New Zealanders struggle to get the help they need two years on from a funding boost for mental health services, writes Dr Dougal Sutherland.
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The price we've paid for the pandemic
- Victoria University of Wellington
- COVID-19 cost more in 2020 than the world’s combined natural disasters in any of the past 20 years, write Professor Ilan Noy and PhD candidate Nguyen Doan.
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North Island Secondary Schools Athletics – Results
- College Sport Wellington
- Congratulations to all students who qualified and competed at the North Island Secondary Schools Athletic Champs – which took place on 10-11 April.
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Alpine Fault quake risk higher than experts thought
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Alpine Fault earthquake probability more than doubles after a University-led study builds one of the most complete records of its kind in the world.
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Weekly Wrap Up (Week 11, Term 1)
- Wellington High School
- Important Dates Monday 3 May — Term 2 starts Wednesday 5 May, 2pm-6pm — Year 11-13 Parent-Teacher conversations.
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Principal’s Message (End of Term 1, 2021)
- Wellington High School
- I met with a group of Wellington Principals yesterday and a representative from the New Zealand Qualifications Authority (NZQA).
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'New housing policy is really just a new tax package — and it’s a shambles'
- Victoria University of Wellington
- With too many objectives and probable unintended consequences, the New Zealand Government’s policy risks serious incoherence, writes Professor Norman Gemmell.
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Wellington Schools Yachting Regatta – Results
- College Sport Wellington
- All results from yesterdays Yachting regatta can be found below: 2021 Wellington Schools Yachting Regatta Results The post Wellington Schools Yachting Regatta – Results appeared first on College Sport Wellington.
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Climate change and ocean studies win marine biologist a PM science prize
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Dr Christopher Cornwall's MacDiarmid Emerging Scientist Prize is the latest of many successes for the University's researchers in the prestigious awards.
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Golf Results – 2021 Philips Cup Final
- College Sport Wellington
- Congratulations to all teams who took part in the Philips Cup final on a rainy day at Shandon Golf course.
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University awarded funding towards Zero Carbon Plan
- Victoria University of Wellington
- The goal of achieving net zero carbon by 2030 for Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington is a step closer today as the University is awarded funding to install LED lighting in its Rankine Brown building.
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Premier Futsal Finals Night
- College Sport Wellington
- The Wellington Premier Futsal titles were decided at the ASB Sports Centre lastnight.
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Success at Regional Athletics
- Newlands College
- At the College Sport Regional Athletic Championships at Newtown Park there were a couple of standout performances from our students: Simon Donovan 3rd in AWD Boys 200M 1st in AWD Boys 100M Tiffany Natta 1st in AWD Girls Shot Put 1st in AWD 100M Top efforts against all comers
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Top Scholars Celebrated
- Samuel Marsden Collegiate School
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Weekly Wrap Up (Weeks 9 & 10, Term 1)
- Wellington High School
- Important Dates Monday 12 April – Board meeting (6pm) Friday 16 April – End of Term 1 Monday 3 May — Term 2 starts Wednesday 5 May, 2pm-6pm — Year 11-13 Parent-Teacher conversations.
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Workplace whistleblowers deserve more protection than new law will deliver
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Legislation cannot be the only solution, but it acts as a foundation for organisational and cultural change, writes Professor Michael Macaulay.
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Meet the cast of Seasons – Flora
- Capital E
- Growing up, Flora loved escaping to new worlds through stories, that love only grew greater when she realised that through theatre, she got to become a direct part of them.
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Meet the cast of Seasons – Dom
- Capital E
- “Dom is soon to graduate from Victoria University with a Bachelor of Arts in Theatre and Film, with a minor in NZSL.
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Entries Open – 2021 Hurricanes Under 15 Rugby Tournament
- College Sport Wellington
- Secondary Schools are now invited to enter the Hurricanes Under 15 Boys Rugby Tournament.
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Meet the cast of Seasons – Mia
- Capital E
- Mia Alonso-Green is a Wellington based performer who graduated with a performing arts degree from Te Auaha New Zealand School of Creativity.
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Classroom environments have more impacts than you think
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Children spend a large part of their waking life in school, so ensuring good indoor environmental quality is important, writes Dr Aniebietabasi Ackley.
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Why Westpac could struggle to find the right buyer for its New Zealand subsidiary
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Many factors may have led the bank to consider selling, but where are the prospective buyers, ask associate professors David Tripe and Martien Lubberink.
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New Zealand Football – Secondary School Aged Survey
- College Sport Wellington
- The following is a message from New Zealand Football: Dear Key Stakeholders, We value your opinion and would like to hear from you! TAKE OUR SURVEY HERE New Zealand Football has put together a working group to meet and discuss some of the unique challenges for secondary school-aged footballers.
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Enabling communities to move away from climate risks
- Victoria University of Wellington
- New Zealand could be on the brink of another world first: laws to provide for climate adaptation, including managed retreat, writes Professor Catherine Iorns.
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NISS Athletics Team Info
- College Sport Wellington
- Congrats to all students who will head away this weekend to Hamilton for the North Island Secondary Schools Athletic Competition.
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On Harry Styles, campness and post-WWI men’s fashion in New Zealand
- Victoria University of Wellington
- In the 1920s and 30s, fears men weren’t masculine enough prompted one magazine to issue fashion advice to counter effeminacy, writes Ailish Wallace-Buckland.
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Essential workers’ voices on the 2020 lockdown
- Victoria University of Wellington
- As we reflect on New Zealand's collective effort against COVID-19, essential workers’ experiences should be to the fore, writes Dr Nayantara Sheoran Appleton.
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Trego Tops at Regionals
- College Sport Wellington
- “I was confused.
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Let’s Groove – QMC Wins National 3×3 Title
- College Sport Wellington
- The energy of Tawhirikura Doyle bristles down the phone when she reflects on the National Secondary Schools 3×3 basketball triumph by Queen Margaret College (QMC) last week.
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Together Tawa Celebrate Triumphant Summer
- College Sport Wellington
- Tawa College cricket is on a roll.
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When a whole nation is at risk
- Victoria University of Wellington
- The survival of low-lying Pacific atoll nations' statehood can only be safeguarded through a concerted global effort, writes Professor Alberto Costi.
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