Victoria University of Wellington / May 2019
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Mental health wins record funding
- Victoria University of Wellington
- The $1.9 billion allocated for mental health in New Zealand's Wellbeing Budget supports a bold step forward, but how achievable are its goals, asks Dr Douglas Sutherland from Victoria University of Wellington's School of Psychology.
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The distance travelled by the public service
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- The state sector the world over is refocused on 'the spirit of service' and 'an ethic of care', a Victoria University of Wellington-hosted conference hears.
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NCEA changes must dig deep
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Dr Michael Johnston, Associate Dean (Academic) in Victoria University of Wellington's Faculty of Education, welcomes the potential for profound educational improvements presented by new NCEA reforms.
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Let’s be pragmatic about drugs
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- Dr Fiona Hutton from Victoria University of Wellington's Institute of Criminology weighs the benefits of a health-focused, harm reduction approach to drugs versus a punitive one that saddles users with a criminal record and stigmatises them for life.
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Native marine species threatened by climate change
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- New research led by Victoria University of Wellington has shown a significant threat to an organism crucial to the growth of many marine species including native New Zealand pāua and kina.
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Research boosts citizen science in the classroom
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- A new suite of resources to help school-aged students learn about science through participating in online citizen science projects is the result of a Victoria University of Wellington research project.
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Passwords serve a personal purpose
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- A Victoria University of Wellington study has shown that people build their passwords from personal information for a variety of reasons including to invoke important memories or achieve future goals.
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Does New Zealand have too much tourism?
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Associate Professor Ian Yeoman, Head of the Tourism Management Group at Victoria University Wellington, suggests ways to ensure the country's number one export industry continues to be successful, but in the right way.
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US abortion laws intentionally inflammatory
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Alabama and Georgia legislation aims to force the Supreme Court to revisit the landmark Roe v. Wade ruling, but its conservative Justices are far from guaranteed to overturn the decision, writes Victoria University of Wellington history PhD candidate Hayden Thorne.
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Bullying not just a Parliamentary problem
- Victoria University of Wellington
- While New Zealand should be proud of its reputation for anti-corruption and good governance, there are behavioural issues throughout the nation's workplaces, argues Professor Michael Macaulay from Victoria University of Wellington's School of Government.
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Urban design can’t come from the top down
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- Professor Marc Aurel Schnabel and PhD candidate Shuva Chowdhury from Victoria University of Wellington's School of Architecture report on using virtual reality tools to involve communities in the design process.
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New degree to prepare for the future of midwifery
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- Victoria University of Wellington has launched a new Bachelor of Midwifery* to help meet the nationwide demand for new midwives.
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In the family
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- The May graduation marked the largest cohort of Certificate in Deaf Studies: Teaching NZSL graduands in the University's history, with 13 students attending the ceremonies and ten more choosing to graduate in absentia.
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The Christchurch Call is the tip of a bigger iceberg
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Although curbing the proliferation of extremist and terrorist views through social media and other online platforms is understandably a priority, there are many more regulatory issues that also need addressing, writes Dr Peter Thompson from Victoria University of Wellington's Media Studies programme.
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Understanding the future of New Zealand’s unique Fiordland marine ecosystem
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Returning from a 7-day voyage to Doubtful Sound, researchers from Victoria University of Wellington have been gathering information that will help them to predict how global climate change might impact New Zealand’s Fiordland ecosystems.
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Solving the mysteries of climate change and sea-level rise
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- Victoria University of Wellington PhD student Georgia Grant has won accolades for her research investigating changes in global sea-level dating back three million years ago.
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Embracing Māoritanga
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- Indiana Shewen is the Faculty of Law's graduate speaker at this week’s graduation ceremony but she almost didn’t make it through the first year of her degree.
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Silver the key to potential new treatment for cystic fibrosis patients
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Research at Victoria University of Wellington could lead to a new antimicrobial to help treat a pathogen currently deadly to cystic fibrosis patients.
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Victoria University Press scoops four prizes at Ockham Book Awards
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- Four books published by Victoria University Press (VUP) have won awards at this year's Ockham New Zealand Book Awards, including the top prize for poetry.
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Government can't ignore welfare reform report
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Despite the Minister of Social Development's underwhelming response, there are still reasons to be optimistic about more substantial moves, writes Dr Michael Fletcher, a Senior Research Fellow in Victoria University of Wellington's Institute for Governance and Policy Studies.
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Graduating in the family
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- Four members of one extended family who are graduating from Victoria University of Wellington this week are using the occasion to pay a special tribute to their grandmother and great grandmother.
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Victoria University of Wellington celebrates new graduates
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- The capital city will be alive with Victoria University of Wellington graduands this week as more than 2,500 students celebrate the successful completion of their studies with their families and friends.
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The regulatory role of ethical labelling
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- A Victoria University of Wellington study has found ethical certification has become a ‘tick in the box’ exercise in some industries, and fails to address underlying sustainability and equality injustices.
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Victoria University of Wellington’s Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences comes out on top
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- Subjects within Victoria University of Wellington’s Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences were pivotal to the University's top ranking in the recently released Performance-Based Research Fund (PBRF) results.
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Rediscovering the genesis of film classic Apocalypse Now
- Victoria University of Wellington
- As director Francis Ford Coppola's cinematic landmark celebrates its 40th anniversary, Dr Alfio Leotta from Victoria University of Wellington's film programme traces the pivotal contribution co-writer John Milius made to the movie.
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Wellbeing Government's empathy for the rich
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- Why are people at the bottom of the income heap being asked to subsidise property investors, students from wealthy families and well-off retirees, asks Professor Arthur Grimes, Victoria University of Wellington's Chair of Wellbeing and Public Policy.
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University researchers receive Research For Life funding
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- A number of Victoria University of Wellington researchers have received funding from Research for Life.
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Prominent Samoan writer honoured by Victoria University of Wellington
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- Samoan writer and academic Letuimanu’asina Dr Emma Kruse Va’ai will receive an honorary doctorate from Victoria University of Wellington at a graduation ceremony next week.
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Inaugural Teresia Teaiwa Memorial Scholarship awarded
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Alilia Tupou is the inaugural recipient of the Victoria University of Wellington Teresia Teaiwa Memorial Undergraduate Scholarship in Pacific Studies.
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Safeguarding our national memory
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Alumnus and Chief Archivist at Archives New Zealand, Richard Foy, explains why public archives are so fundamental to a nation’s sense of identity.
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New initiative increases counselling resources at Victoria University of Wellington
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Victoria University of Wellington will have more counselling support available for students this year as a result of involvement with the pilot of a new youth mental health initiative.
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Improving lives through research
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- After completing a Bachelor of Science in Psychology and Applied Statistics at Victoria University of Wellington, Jennifer Summers went on to follow her passion for helping people and influencing policy through public health research.
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The thing about second opinions
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Another view on medical matters can be valuable, but "It's not like going to God to find out what the right answer is", Yale School of Medicine's Dr Lisa Sanders tells a Victoria University of Wellington audience.
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New photography exhibition a first for Edith Amituanai and Adam Art Gallery
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Adam Art Gallery Te Pātaka Toi at Victoria University of Wellington is proud to present the first survey exhibition dedicated to the work of artist Edith Amituanai.
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Beware of judging in uncertain times
- Victoria University of Wellington
- During many crises there is uncertainty regarding the cause, and the airline industry is a great example, writes Associate Professor Daniel Laufer.
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Digital memory bank to record past and inspire future
- Victoria University of Wellington
- A new digital archive to document and celebrate Victoria University of Wellington’s creative past and present is set to inspire its creative future, says director of the Museum and Heritage Studies programme Professor Conal McCarthy, a member of the Cultivating Creative Capital multi-disciplinary theme.
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What intelligent cities mean for our lives
- Victoria University of Wellington
- All aspects of intelligence, both artificial and human, are needed for appropriate and sustainable development of our buildings and the cities they contribute to, writes André Brown, Professor of Interdisciplinary Design and Head of the School of Architecture at Victoria University of Wellington.
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NZ has world’s highest proportion of species at risk
- Victoria University of Wellington
- The situation is dire, especially given the country's 100%-pure slogan, write Dr Mike Joy from Victoria University of Wellington's Institute for Governance and Policy Studies and Master of Environmental Studies student Sylvie McLean.
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