Victoria University of Wellington / April 2020
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Geopolitics after COVID-19
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Given our inability to expect responsible leadership from China or the US, and the risks of reigniting the spread of COVID-19, coalitions of the trusted will only emerge slowly, write Professor Robert Ayson and Associate Professor David Capie.
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Why religion will look different after COVID-19
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Coronavirus will have profound and epoch-making implications for religion, write Dr Philip Fountain and Dr Geoffrey Troughton.
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COVID Kai research explores how cooking, shopping, and eating has changed during lockdown
- Victoria University of Wellington
- From sourdough starters to supermarket queues, the COVID-19 lockdown has influenced our eating and cooking behaviour. Now researchers from Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington and the University of Auckland are contributing to a global survey looking at these changes.
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The risk of welcoming stealth billionaires
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Publicity-seeking billionaires like Donald Trump and Richard Branson are less concerning than those that avoid the spotlight, writes Professor Nicholas Agar.
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We'e done this before and it was so much harder
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Reading the letters of servicemen and women is astonishingly illuminating of everyday family life during the two world wars, writes Professor Kate Hunter.
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Update on halls of residence
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Victoria University of Wellington has advised students who have rooms in its halls of residence that the 100 percent discount it has applied to the cost of the rooms during the level 4 lock down will come to an end after 28 April.
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Work, but not as we know it
- Victoria University of Wellington
- If we see the COVID-19 lockdown as a catalyst for the evolution of its workforce, there are a few things New Zealand could do to make sure it lands well, write Malcolm Foo and Professor Alexander Richter.
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Is local government up to the COVID-19 recovery?
- Victoria University of Wellington
- What's coming demands innovative and agile responses, and central government alone can't provide the answer, writes Dr Chris Eichbaum.
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Āwhina providing cultural connection
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Ani Eparaima and her team at Āwhina are focused on fostering and celebrating Māori student success. Over the lockdown, they have been making sure the 1,800 Māori students enrolled at Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington remain healthy in body and mind.
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International research probes sexist attitudes in children
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Boys’ and girls’ attitudes towards women change as they age but the benevolent, patronising views of boys tend to linger, new international research suggests.
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Why humans take risks in a COVID-19 world
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Snita Ahir-Knight explains why those vulnerable to COVID-19 might choose to avoid risks only to a certain degree.
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Should the public subsidise media companies?
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Dr Peter Thompson outlines government options for shoring up New Zealand's imperilled media.
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The freedom from lockdown
- Victoria University of Wellington
- As a woman under COVID-19 lockdown, it is remarkable to be in the outdoors at night without having to walk briskly, keys in hand and cellphone at the ready, writes Dr Sarah Monod de Froideville.
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Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington’s sustainability leadership recognised
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington’s leadership in the area of sustainability is reflected in its ranking among the top 40 universities in the world for the social impact of universities and their commitment to the United Nations Sustainability Development Goals.
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Using citizen science to help monarch butterflies
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Do any of the monarch butterflies in your garden have crumpled and deformed wings? Are they unable to fly and just fall to the ground? Do the pupae (chrysalis) have black spots? If so, they may have a parasite called Ophryocystis elektroscirrha (or OE) that is only found in monarch butterflies.
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The how and what of distance learning
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Learning from home is a new experience for almost everyone involved, so don't be afraid to ask questions or for help, writes Dr Cathal Doyle.
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From our bubble to yours
- Victoria University of Wellington
- This Friday, students will be able to connect with student services and the University community during Reorientation Day—an initiative co-designed by student representative groups and University staff.
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Don’t leave home—but then go see your country
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Associate Professor Ian Yeoman predicts how New Zealand's tourism sector, and our personal tourism ambitions and experiences, might change in the wake of COVID-19.
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Data isn’t enough for this decision
- Victoria University of Wellington
- COVID-19 numbers can only tell us so much about what kind of society we are and what is acceptable risk for the vulnerable among us, writes Courtney Addison.
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From Anzac Day to a future Lockdown Day
- Victoria University of Wellington
- The story of New Zealand's COVID-19 lockdown has the makings of a powerful unifying national myth such as Gallipoli, writes Professor Nicholas Agar ahead of Anzac Day.
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University gains funding for COVID-19 research projects
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Two Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington research projects have received fast- tracked funding for COVID-19-related work.
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Covid criminalisation
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Although there to protect us, many of the Government’s recent measures have widened the net of criminal justice. When we move into a post-Covid world, we should be critical of lingering policies that may remain, writes Angus Lindsay.
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The future of energy after Covid-19
- Victoria University of Wellington
- This time of crisis gives us an opportunity to consider retooling and re-skilling our capabilities and positioning our future workforce to meet the challenges we face in the energy sector, writes Professor Alan Brent.
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Raise tax on well-paid until we’re through this
- Victoria University of Wellington
- The best way to share the pain of economic downturn is to lift personal tax rates for the better off, for as long as it takes to get unemployment back to pre-crisis rates, writes Dr Simon Chapple.
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China, Covid-19 and the end of globalisation as we knew it
- Victoria University of Wellington
- For China, the handling of Covid-19 has been a tale of two halves. Its early failures undermined the possibility of an effective, joined-up international response, writes Associate Professor Jason Young.
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Let’s not end lockdown early
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Are we nearly in the clear? It's too early to tell and we can't take anything for granted, says Professor Nicholas Agar.
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What was once unthinkable becomes thinkable
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Global economic and political arrangements really do need some resetting, but the most important resets should be in our heads, writes Professor Nicholas Agar.
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How to tame ‘wicked problems’ like Covid-19
- Victoria University of Wellington
- In times of turbulence, we can't afford to react with yesterday's logic, writes Victoria University of Wellington's Dr Matevž Rašković.
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The psychology of lockdown suggests sticking to rules gets harder the longer it continues
- Victoria University of Wellington
- COVID-19 has forced millions of people to live under strict lockdown conditions, but the psychology of human behaviour predicts they will find it harder to stick to the rules the longer the situation continues, writes Dr Dougal Sutherland.
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The shape of New Zealand’s post-Covid-19 economy
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Economists across the globe are debating the shape of the post-Covid global economic recovery, writes Professor Norman Gemmell, Chair of Public Finance at Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington.
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Climate explained: how white roofs help to reflect the sun’s heat
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Nilesh Bakshi and Maibritt Pedersen Zari talk about whether the 'white-roof' concept really works when it comes to sustainable architecture.
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Will an extended lockdown cost more lives than it saves?
- Victoria University of Wellington
- The national COVID-19 lockdown was justifiable to protect the nation's intensive care capacity, but any prolonged lockdown and border closure will cause economic issues that lead to broader, indirect problems for our health and wellbeing, writes Professor Grant Guilford.
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A guide to cyber security in lockdown
- Victoria University of Wellington
- As many transition to unfamiliar systems as part of working from home, being vigilant about cyber security has never been more important, writes Associate Professor Val Hooper, Head of the School of Marketing and International Business.
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Researchers working on decoy molecule to fool COVID-19
- Victoria University of Wellington
- A decoy molecule that fools coronavirus by attracting it before it can attach to lung cells may provide a way forward in the fight against COVID-19.
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Easter closure
- Victoria University of Wellington
- During the COVID-19 level 4 alert period, the University campuses are closed and we are delivering services remotely.
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How ready is NZ for online education?
- Victoria University of Wellington
- As schools move their teaching online, we must be cautious of the risk of amplifying our shameful record of inequalities across the education system, writes Associate Professor Louise Starkey for Newsroom.
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Celebrating research gold
- Victoria University of Wellington
- From tall buildings to orchids to public libraries, every year a group of Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington students spend their summers working on a huge range of research projects thanks to the support of a Summer Research Scholarship.
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COVID-19 support packages will reshape the future economy
- Victoria University of Wellington
- We will be remiss if we mis-spend the money we are now borrowing from our children and grandchildren to fight COVID-19, writes Professor Ilan Noy.
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The rush to online-ness
- Victoria University of Wellington
- As learning shifts online at pace, the key for educators will be to keep it simple, coordinated and normal, write Professor Stephen Dobson and Edward Schofield.
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We must protect ‘gig economy’ workers
- Victoria University of Wellington
- As COVID-19 restrictions affect people's ability to work, there's a growing segment of workers we must ensure aren't left out in the cold, writes Dr Stephen Blumenfeld.
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Small business at the frontline: University pharmacy
- Victoria University of Wellington
- As with many small businesses, the University Pharmacy at Kelburn Campus has felt the impact of a nationwide lockdown, but is continuing to provide essential services and being proactive about staying in touch.
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University commentators in the media
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Our academics have been in demand providing media with analysis of the COVID-19 situation. The following is just a selection.
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Two University appointments to Waitangi Tribunal
- Victoria University of Wellington
- A Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington professor newly appointed to the Waitangi Tribunal sees the appointment as an "act of trust in the value of academic research".
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We need solidarity right now, not judgment
- Victoria University of Wellington
- When it comes to exercise during the COVID-19 lockdown, New Zealanders have taken "use your judgment' to mean being judgy about other people, writes Professor Annemarie Jutel.
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What can those 60 Queenstown partygoers teach us about Covid-19?
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Perhaps the biggest challenge for New Zealand as we contemplate an indefinite lockdown is COVID-19’s potential to expose and exacerbate cracks in our social compact, writes Professor Nicholas Agar.
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Research to pinpoint capital quake danger spots
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Why do some parts of Wellington city shake more severely and suffer more damage in a large earthquake than others?
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Fear, crime and justice in pandemic times
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Under COVID-19, how our crime situations develop will depend heavily on how our institutions and societies respond, writes Professor Elizabeth Stanley.
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Too much news not always a good thing
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Tuning in for news on COVID-19 has now become part of many people’s daily lives. Millions of people around the world who now find themselves in lockdown are frequently accessing numerous social and news media platforms to seek up-to-the-minute information.
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Alumnus Dr Emmanuel D’Silva inspires environmental change
- Victoria University of Wellington
- The people of the world will do what is right when it comes to the burgeoning climate crisis. Eventually.
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