Victoria University of Wellington / July 2021
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Keeping students' attention amid digital learning
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Just because students are given the freedom to learn, it doesn't mean they will, write Professor Stephen Dobson and Muhammad Zuhdi.
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A life-changing exchange sees an incredible journey
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- Reweti Wiki studied law and commerce at Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington, and his career has focused on indigenous rights for both Māori and Native Americans.
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Researchers shed new light on energy-saving computer storage
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Initial findings show 3D optical memory devices using fluorescent materials would significantly cut global electricity consumption.
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Immunologists receive over $2m for MS and flu vaccine projects
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Professor Anne La Flamme and Dr Lisa Connor given nearly $1.2m each in grants from the Health Research Council of New Zealand.
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Alumni Profile Kate Yesberg
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Alumna Kate Yesberg has spent much of her career in law reform, but has taken a step back to rediscover herself through art.
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The opposite of punitive school measures
- Victoria University of Wellington
- 'Restorative practice' in education reduces reliance on punitive measures such as suspensions and expulsions, creating safer environment, explains Healy Jones. So do why NZ schools tend to drop it just years after bringing it in?
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Researcher helps crack the mysteries of sea ice
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Dr Ruzica Dadic says there are complicated relationships between Antarctic snow and ice with feedback loops that need to be better understood as climate warms.
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Scaling down hydrogen to our communities
- Victoria University of Wellington
- We can (em)power communities with hydrogen-based energy storage already being trialled on Matiu / Somes Island, write Professor Alan Brent and Soheil Mohseni.
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First Pasifika Week for Te Herenga Waka
- Victoria University of Wellington
- We celebrate the success of Pasifika cultures at the University this week, as Pasifika Week runs 26 - 31 July.
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Trapping is city-dwellers’ preferred form of backyard conservation
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Study by the University's Centre for Biodiversity and Restoration Ecology reveals motivations for, and barriers to, people's participation.
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The pros and cons of gender-specific health programmes
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Gender-specific needs are important but a gendered approach runs the risk of creating new biases, write Dr Victoria Chinn and Dr Matthew Jenkins.
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Te Herenga Waka Olympics medal hopeful off to Tokyo
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Te Herenga Waka student Lewis Clareburt will compete in the 200m and 400m medley in swimming at the Tokyo Olympics 2021.
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Hate speech law a threat to democracy
- Victoria University of Wellington
- If the ability to say things that may offend is hindered, the contest of ideas is hindered as well, write Dr Michael Johnston and Dr James Kierstead.
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University spinouts dominate innovation award finalists
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Three start-ups based on Te Herenga Waka research are in the running at the Wellington Gold Awards to honour business talent and community-builders.
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Pre-solar grains discovery helps in identifying recipe for the planets
- Victoria University of Wellington
- The findings of Dr Bruce Charlier and his collaborators challenge existing models of solar system formation at the chemical level.
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The threshold for defining hate speech in New Zealand
- Victoria University of Wellington
- 'Inciting violence' should not be the only prerequisite, writes Dr Eddie Clark.
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Government must ‘buy back’ water networks
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Trust in local government is already low and destabilising local processes does little to recalibrate the balance, writes Dr Julia Talbot-Jones.
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New Zealand pioneers new ways to negotiate trade
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Over the years, Aotearoa has been a key innovator in a number of areas, says researcher Dr Matthew Castle.
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Study shows preventability of adverse fetal or neonatal outcomes
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Harm associated with severe maternal morbidity was potentially preventable in more than half of the cases reviewed by researchers.
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Study highlights the need to bust public myths about sea-level rise
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Overestimating the scale and rate can result in feeling anxious and helpless, rather than being motivated to mitigate and adapt, say researchers.
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Citizen scientists add to understanding of harmful monarch butterfly parasite
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Thanks to nearly 100 volunteers, University entomologists are rethinking how Ophryocystis elektroscirrha and wing deformity are connected.
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Planting native trees as a carbon sink and research project
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Native tree planting is underway with students, staff and alumni of Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington.
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What should New Zealand be doing to fight ransomware cyber-attacks?
- Victoria University of Wellington
- As the impact of another ransomware attack is felt in New Zealand, Hadeel Salman explains how hackers are upping their game – and explores what could be done to dissuade them.
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University researcher helps confirm highest-ever Antarctic temperature of 18.3°C
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Climate change expert Professor James Renwick was a member of the World Meteorological Organization evaluation team that verified the record reading.
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Veracity Technology project to kick off led by Te Herenga Waka researcher
- Victoria University of Wellington
- A Te Herenga Waka researcher is leading a Science for Technological Innovation National Science Challenge research project on veracity technology.
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