Victoria University of Wellington / June 2022
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$9 million in funding for Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington to improve health and wellbeing outcomes
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- Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington researchers have received nearly $9 million in funding from the Health Research Council of New Zealand (HRC) to improve the health and wellbeing of New Zealanders.
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Community underpins Pacific success
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- A research gap identified in her professional life saw Doctor of Education student and Queen’s Service Medal recipient Gabrielle-Sisifo (Gabby) Makisi return to study at Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington.
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Research shows severity of ADHD not key signifier of academic success
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- Research co-led by Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington educational psychologist Dr Kelly Carrasco shows the severity of ADHD (attention-deficit / hyperactivity disorder) symptoms isn’t a key signifier of academic success for children with ADHD.
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Tuatara tops for long life and graceful aging in new international study
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- Tuatara stand out in study for their 'impressive' 137-year life span.
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Building our future through teaching
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- For recent Wellington Faculty of Education Diploma of Teaching graduate Jenn Perkin (Ngāti Tama), retraining as a teacher was more of a calling than a career decision.
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What happens when exhausted health workers can't provide care
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- Dougal Sutherland explains the risk of 'moral injury' for healthcare workers when they can't provide the care they want for their patients.
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Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington backs public transport campaign
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- Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington has joined dozens of organisations, becoming the first university to join the Aotearoa Collective for Public Transport Equity to support the Free Fares campaign.
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Psychology research aims to address the way we view plants
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- New research from Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington has found a way to combat the psychological phenomena known as ‘plant blindness’—a discovery which could help improve conservation outcomes for endangered plant species across the world.
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Inspiring young learners drive success for Josh Allen
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- Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington teaching alumnus Josh Allen thought he was going to be an actor, but when a mate suggested he spend a day at the early childhood centre he worked at, he discovered his calling.
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Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington joins the Pōneke Promise
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- Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington is delighted to announce its partnership in the Pōneke Promise, a joint programme launched by Wellington City Council in 2021 with a mission to make our central city safe, vibrant, and welcoming.
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New Vice-Chancellor appointed at Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington
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- Internationally renowned scholar and senior university sector leader Professor Nic Smith has been appointed to be the next Vice-Chancellor of Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington.
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Celebrating Matariki with a DRUM Wave
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- Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington is celebrating Matariki with a multi-performer DRUM (Distributed Rhythms United Mix) Wave on the Wellington waterfront.
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Tackling air quality and COVID-19 in the classroom
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- How can teachers deal with classroom 'fug' and COVID-19 this winter? Louise Starkey and Michael Donn explain.
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Connecting the world through science
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- If your kids are studying science, it’s likely they’ll be learning at a high school level from someone trained by adjunct professor at the Wellington Faculty of Education, Dr Azra Moeed.
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Passion for people and politics propels 50-year legacy
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- Professor Stephen Levine was interested in four things from an early age: music, baseball, Jewish culture, and politics.
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Six recent graduates selected for 2022 Fulbright NZ scholarships
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- Six recent graduates from Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington have been selected to continue their education in the United States as 2022 Fulbright New Zealand Graduate award-winners.
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World’s largest media festival comes to Wellington
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- Starting 16 June 2022, Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington will host Ars Electronica: Garden AOTEAROA, a partner event of Ars Electronica—the largest media festival in the world.
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From art history PhD to New York City
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- In a few months’ time, Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington PhD graduate Dr Anna Rigg will hop on a plane headed to New York. There, she will take up a postdoctoral fellowship at the Metropolitan Museum of Art (The Met) and use their extensive collections and archives to write her first book.
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Going off-grid with micro-grids
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- Stand-alone micro-grids can support the switch to a clean, reliable, affordable, and more equitable energy future in remote areas, write Soheil Mohseni and Alan Brent.
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Ten new coral species discovered in science collections
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- Research uncovers soft coral species endemic to New Zealand.
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What’s Japanese for ‘ruck’? Turning rugby’s technical terms into an international language
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- Averil Coxhead and Stuart Benson play the translation game with rugby lingo.
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Tamara Tulitua named as 2022 Emerging Pasifika Writer in Residence
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- Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington’s International Institute of Modern Letters (IIML) is delighted to announce the appointment of Tamara Tulitua as the Emerging Pasifika Writer in Residence for 2022.
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Stacey Shortall—New York litigator turns champion for vulnerable communities
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- “If at times you can’t do it for yourself, think about those you can help and do it for them,” says Stacey Shortall, reflecting on her life of helping others through her legal work.
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Research provides hope for tropical sponge survival as our oceans become more acidic
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- New research from Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington shows that tropical ocean-dwelling sponges may have a good chance of survival even as Earth’s oceans are impacted by climate change.
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New research centre to focus on countering violent extremism
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- Research centre established in response to Royal Commission of Inquiry report on 2019 Christchurch terrorist attack.
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Pacific public service leaders face barriers to progress
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- Researching towards a PhD while holding down a high-level Pacific leadership role within the public service wasn’t for the faint of heart, but Dr Tutaima Fagaloa succeeded—and she says it was her topic that drove her success.
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Fifty years of New Zealand politics for Professor Stephen Levine
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- Professor Stephen Levine's fifty years with Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington will be acknowledged next week at an event at Parliament.
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