Victoria University of Wellington / September 2019
October 2019 | August 2019-
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How to reduce your data footprint
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- Victoria University of Wellington researchers lead a trip down the rabbit hole of personal data and wresting control of it to reduce its environmental impact.
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University students support climate strike
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- Hundreds of students and staff supported the School Strike for Climate, marching from the Kelburn campus to support tens of thousands of protesters converging on Parliament.
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Eco-visionary architect reimagines the line between buildings and nature
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Victoria University of Wellington is helping New Zealanders think afresh about the line between buildings and nature with the public lecture ‘Imagine! The city as a living biome’ by eco-visionary Austrian architect Professor Klaus Klaas Loenhart.
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How to have quality freshwater and plenty of it
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- Dr Julia Talbot-Jones from Victoria University of Wellington's School of Government argues against piecemeal measures to improve our rivers and waterways.
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Education student wins Woolf Fisher Scholarship to study at Cambridge University
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- Victoria University of Wellington Master of Education student Taylor Hughson has been awarded a Woolf Fisher Scholarship to complete a PhD in Education.
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Inspiring young people to change the world
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- Since she was very little, Raven Maeder would enthusiastically join her environmentally-minded parents at marches and other activist events they’d organised in her home town of Nelson.
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Depression: it’s a word we use a lot, but what exactly is it?
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- PhD student Samuel Clack and Professor Tony Ward from Victoria University of Wellington's School of Psychology propose a new way to understand a serious mental disorder that manifests itself in many different ways.
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How tax rates should be changed to improve social welfare
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- The tax reform that would increase social welfare the most is reducing one of the two lowest tax rates, funded by increasing the highest, write Professor John Creedy and Professor Norman Gemmell from Victoria University of Wellington's School of Accounting and Commercial Law and Dr Nicolas Herault from the University of Melbourne.
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Procurement’s role in climate change
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- Governments can lever change through their purchasing choices, writes Dr Barbara Allen, a Senior Lecturer in Public Management in Victoria University of Wellington's School of Government.
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Nah Yeah Buoy success for Victoria University of Wellington Design students
- Victoria University of Wellington
- School of Design students Hannah Tilsley and Chamonix Stuart have been named runners-up in the prestigious 2019 New Zealand James Dyson Award for a water safety system designed to prevent drownings due to rip currents.
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Valuable Indonesian education partnership signed
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- Victoria University of Wellington has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Universitas Negeri Jakarta (UNJ) to collaborate on the development of a Centre of Excellence in Teaching for the Future.
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School of Engineering and Computer Science turns 10
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- Victoria University of Wellington's School of Engineering and Computer Science is celebrating its 10th anniversary.
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Another path to energy efficiency
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- Jamie Rishworth, a research assistant in Victoria University of Wellington's School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences, reports on the Achieving Net Zero International Conference co-hosted by the University and the University of Oxford.
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University receives $24m for ground-breaking research
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- Tackling inequality and poverty by understanding New Zealanders’ long-term income mobility is one of eight Victoria University of Wellington-led research projects to receive a total of $24 million from the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) Endeavour Fund.
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University sets out ambitious zero carbon plan
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- Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington has today announced an ambitious plan to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2030.
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Visualising the pain away: VR for childbirth
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Victoria University of Wellington PhD student Lorna Massov is exploring a new frontier of pain relief for drug-free birthing.
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Funding secured for two innovative new health roles
- Victoria University of Wellington
- A government funding boost announced this week means two new Mauri Ora-Student Health roles—health coach and health improvement pracitioner—will become permanent.
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Translation of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals into te reo Māori a world first
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- The United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are now available in te reo Māori, thanks to staff of Victoria University of Wellington.
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Restoring the Council Chamber
- Victoria University of Wellington
- "The University is committed to honouring our heritage and this restoration is another step in the ongoing Hunter building conservation programme," says chief operating officer Mark Loveard.
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Remembering Roger Blackley
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Victoria University of Wellington and the wider art history community suffered a tremendous loss this year with the passing of Associate Professor Roger Blackley—but his memory lives on.
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A global perspective
- Victoria University of Wellington
- As a teenager in the 1990s, alumna Anna Fifield watched news reports of conflicts in Rwanda and the Balkans, sparking an interest in journalism and a future as a foreign correspondent.
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Make believe with Weta Workshop
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Have you ever wanted to bring your imaginary world to life? Perhaps make that relic look as if it were found in the caverns of a fearsome creature’s lair, or give that toy laser gun scars from an intergalactic battle?
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Boosting education leadership
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- A joint initiative between Victoria University of Wellington and its commercialisation office Viclink is helping teachers from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia drive change in their education system.
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Bridging time and space
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Nestled at the heart of the Kelburn campus, Adam Art Gallery Te Pātaka Toi has a storied history—and this year it celebrates 20 years of groundbreaking exhibitions.
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Creating Great Futures
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- A number of new scholarships have been established since the launch of Great Futures, the University’s philanthropic scholarship programme.
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Many hands make light work
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- With many people finding it increasingly challenging to enter New Zealand’s housing market, some Kiwis are taking matters into their own hands.
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Protecting our plants
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- Tongariro National Park is not just centrally located—it's a central part of New Zealand culture.
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Recipe for planets
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- It’s not every day that clues about the origin of our solar system fall from the sky, but one Victoria University of Wellington researcher has found just that—in a meteorite that collided with Earth 50 years ago.
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Bold plans to tackle the University’s carbon footprint
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- The University is developing a plan to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2030—the first New Zealand university to plan for such an ambitious target.
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A resilient student community
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- It’s no secret that New Zealand is currently facing a mental health crisis, and our rangatahi (young people) are often the most at risk.
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Robinson’s space odyssey
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Like many other people his age, Victoria University of Wellington’s Dr Nick Long can remember as a child watching black and white television coverage of astronauts walking on the moon. Now, on the fiftieth anniversary of the first lunar landing, he is leading a branch of New Zealand’s nascent space industry.
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Out of our depth
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- Dr Mike Joy believes the key to improving New Zealand’s waterways and natural environment is the power of the people. “My message at my public talks is, ‘Your rent for living on this planet is activism’. It’s become clear that if government changes anything, it’s when people push for change,” he says.
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A sweet solution
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Hailed for its medicinal, antibacterial qualities, mānuka honey is so coveted that jars of the pricey product are often kept under lock and key in shops to prevent shoplifting.
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The inbetweeners
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- If we’re going to address the big issues affecting our planet, Associate Professor Rebecca Priestley says we need to look beyond science.
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Victoria University of Wellington announces Emerging Māori Writer’s Residency
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- To mark Te Wiki o te Reo Māori, Victoria University of Wellington’s International Institute of Modern Letters (IIML) is delighted to announce the inaugural Emerging Māori Writer’s Residency for 2020.
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Navigating cultural differences in a global business world
- Victoria University of Wellington
- In an increasingly globally integrated business world, it is now widely accepted that cultural intelligence (CQ) is as essential as general and emotional intelligence writes Dr Revti Raman from the School of Marketing and International Business.
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Storing energy for a transitioning grid
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- Professor Alan Brent from the School of Engineering and Computer Science explains how a key factor in boosting New Zealand’s renewable energy contribution to the electricity grid will be the storage options we pursue and where the big opportunities lie.
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New Zealand must do better on children’s rights
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Leading international experts at a Victoria University of Wellington co-hosted symposium marking the 30th anniversary of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child challenged New Zealand to increase its awareness and implementation of the Convention and discussed how when it comes to children's rights, New Zealand doesn't get to cherry-pick.
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Solving a hidden threat to New Zealand’s meat and dairy industry
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Beef and lamb exports are one of New Zealand’s major industries, potentially exceeding $3 billion for the first time this year. But a high prevalence of veterinary pathogens causes high rates of animal death, suffering, and decreased production, and diseases like pneumonia in sheep and mastitis in cows lack effective vaccines.
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The sociology of climate change
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- 'There's a kind of double reality where we're terrified about what's going to happen at the same time as ignoring the problem completely,' says Jonathan Oosterman ahead of his event during Victoria University of Wellington's Toitū te Ao—Sustainability Week.
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Clubs Manager wins Softballer of the Year
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Victoria University of Wellington Clubs Manager Lara Andrews received two awards at Softball New Zealand’s awards evening this weekend.
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Research explores factors behind hazardous drinking among Māori
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- Research undertaken by Victoria University of Wellington PhD student Taylor Winter suggests that experiences of discrimination may contribute to higher rates of hazardous drinking among Māori.
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Research probes cross-cultural beliefs about sustainability
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- New research carried out in 12 countries shows most people believe achieving environmental sustainability could hinder quality of life but not the wider economy.
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Victoria University of Wellington endorses the School Strike for Climate
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- Victoria University of Wellington is endorsing the School Strike for Climate on Friday 27 September and encouraging its staff and students to take part.
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