Victoria University / June 2019
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Bipartisan approach will get best of wellbeing
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Victoria University of Wellington Chair of Wellbeing and Public Policy Professor Arthur Grimes looks at how putting the former and current Governments' approaches together would achieve significant improvement in areas direly needing it.
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Why the Australasian Health Star Rating needs major changes
- Victoria University of Wellington
- After five years, it's time to reconsider and improve key aspects of a noble food initiative, write Victoria University of Wellington's Dr Jessica C Lai, Associate Professor Hongzhi Gao, Associate Professor Samuel Becher and Alana Harrison.
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Treasury pick carries disheartening message
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Appointing a second non-New Zealander in succession to arguably New Zealand's top public sector job reveals other deep problems in the sector, writes Dr Simon Chapple, Director of Victoria University of Wellington's Institute for Governance and Policy Studies.
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Reforms suggested to make government more accountable and future-focused
- Victoria University of Wellington
- A new report tackles Parliament’s susceptibility to short-termism and suggests ways to make government more accountable for the quality of its long-term decision-making.
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Private Kiwis missing out on community
- Victoria University of Wellington
- New Zealanders need their own equivalent of public 'bumping' spaces like Coronation Street's Rovers Return, writes Dr Rebecca Kiddle, a Senior Lecturer in Environmental Studies at Victoria University of Wellington.
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Funding to explore methamphetamine impact on pregnant women and whānau
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Research aiming to reduce the effects of methamphetamine on women, babies and young children is one of two Victoria University of Wellington projects which together have received over $2 million in funding from the Health Research Council (HRC).
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University sporting stars head to Italy
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Two Victoria University of Wellington students are set to represent the University and the city on the world stage as part of the New Zealand World University Games Team, at the World University Games in Napoli, Italy in July.
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The buildings are ‘uniquely Aotearoa’, but their Māori designers are ignored
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Architects and others need to properly acknowledge the hefty contribution Māori are making to their award-winning projects, writes Dr Rebecca Kiddle, a Senior Lecturer in Environmental Studies at Victoria University of Wellington.
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Designing for quality of life for the elderly
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Throughout her PhD, Victoria University student Yukiko Kuboshima has completed extensive research into housing design for the elderly. So far, her research shows a severe lack of suitable housing for New Zealand’s ageing population.
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2019 Annual Snowline Survey shows increased glacial melt
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Results from the 2019 Annual End of Summer Snowline Survey once again show a dramatic reduction in glacier mass in South Island glaciers, Victoria University of Wellington scientists say.
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Online ethical leadership course a first for New Zealand
- Victoria University of Wellington
- The theories and practices of ethical leadership, with an uniquely New Zealand approach, are the focus of the University's latest edX Massive Open Online Course (MOOC).
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Adam Foundation gift to support national music centre
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Victoria University of Wellington and the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra (NZSO) have received a $4 million funding boost from the Adam Foundation to support the establishment of a national music centre in central Wellington.
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University celebrates corporate community volunteering
- Victoria University of Wellington
- More than 80 people including Provost Professor Wendy Larner, Wellington’s Mayor Justin Lester and Councillor Peter Gilberd gathered at an event on Wednesday night to celebrate the completion of this year’s Victoria University of Wellington Corporate Challenge.
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Keeping our community safe
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Victoria University of Wellington has added a secure portal to its website, giving victims of abuse access to services and advice offered by the Women’s Refuge.
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Conservation by computer
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Wander into the New Zealand bush, and you’re likely to hear the calls of a variety of native birds. But how do you tell which bird is which, particularly when tui and bellbirds imitate each other, and the trilling of the ruru sounds just like a kiwi? And what does that mean for conservation projects and pest tracking?
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University successes continue with rise in global rankings
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Growing international recognition of Victoria University of Wellington's excellence is reflected in the latest QS World University global rankings, which show the University has moved up 60 places in the past five years.
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University projects secure major funding for Antarctic futures research
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Two projects co-led by Victoria University of Wellington researchers to investigate the impact of climate change on the Antarctic region have received $15 million in funding.
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Kelburn, Colorado, California, Hawai’i: Fulbright grants take University graduates to the world
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Three Victoria University of Wellington graduates have received Fulbright Graduate Awards.
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Research shows reductions in healthcare inequities not sustained
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Research from Victoria University of Wellington has shown that the early successes of health policy changes designed to reduce inequities in access to primary healthcare were not sustained.
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Education is freedom
- Victoria University of Wellington
- 'Education is power. Education is growth. Education is freedom.' This is the mantra recent graduate Widad Ballo lives by.
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National centre of music secures Te Ngākau Civic Square building
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Victoria University of Wellington welcomes a major step forward with plans to establish a national music centre in central Wellington, which would house the University’s New Zealand School of Music—Te Kōkī (NZSM).
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Why too many fearless people on a team make collaboration less likely
- Victoria University of Wellington
- In a group, personality traits can rub off, write Dr Hedwig Eisenbarth from Victoria University of Wellington's School of Psychology and Professor Rebecca Hoyle and PhD student Martina Testori from the University of Southampton in the United Kingdom.
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AI and employment is a work in progress
- Victoria University of Wellington
- The implications for recruitment and 'dependent contractors' are discussed in the last of three Victoria University of Wellington-hosted debates on the future of artificial intelligence.
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University a finalist in Wellington Gold Awards for sustainability
- Victoria University of Wellington
- The University is a finalist in the Wellington Gold Awards in the Green Gold category which recognises its work in sustainability.
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Public lecture marks 10 years of leadership in China discussions
- Victoria University of Wellington
- One of the world's top China experts is giving a public lecture to help Victoria University of Wellington celebrate the 10th anniversary of its New Zealand Contemporary China Research Centre (NZCCRC), the country's leading forum for discussion of China.
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It's not the state's role to decide which ideas are right or wrong
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Opening the Pandora’s box of hate speech legislation could have all sorts of unintended consequences, writes Dr Michael Johnston, Associate Dean (Academic) in Victoria University of Wellington's School of Education.
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Victoria University of Wellington honours outstanding alumni
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Six alumni of Victoria University of Wellington have been selected as Distinguished Alumni Award winners for 2019, recognising their outstanding contributions to fields ranging from business, to youth justice, to space exploration.
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The robot that rocks the cradle rules the world
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Education is the theme of the second of three University-hosted debates on the future of artificial intelligence.
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Marking the Wellbeing Budget on education
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Associate Professor Jenny Ritchie, Professor Mere Berryman and Dr Andrea Milligan look at what the Budget delivered for early childhood and Māori education and the pressing shortage of teachers.
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Latest trust survey explores link to political leanings
- Victoria University of Wellington
- New Zealanders on the centre-left of the political spectrum are generally the most trusting of five political groupings, according to the latest trust survey from Victoria University of Wellington’s Institute for Governance and Policy Studies.
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Restoration, not punishment, is key to criminal justice reform for Māori
- Victoria University of Wellington
- A new report from justice advisory group Te Uepū Hāpai i te Ora records a sense of hope amid feelings of grief and anger, writes group member Dr Carwyn Jones from Victoria University of Wellington's School of Law.
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One for the books
- Victoria University of Wellington
- How can an extraordinary collection of academic books be put to best use? Victoria University of Wellington found a novel solution after alumni Danny and Ting Chan, brothers who attended the University in the early 1970s, donated a 20-foot container of new academic books to the University.
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When AI is as integrated in our lives as electricity
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Victoria University of Wellington's Associate Professor Hon Luamanuvao Dame Winnie Laban and Associate Professor Will Browne join other speakers for the first of three University-hosted debates on the future of artificial intelligence.
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Serving the public
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Alumna Debbie Power started her public service career in the 1980s as a frontline case manager at the former Department of Social Welfare. Now Chief Executive of the Ministry of Social Development, she reflects on the value of upskilling and challenging yourself to do things that scare you.
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Report shows gaps between housing policy professionals and research
- Victoria University of Wellington
- A report by Victoria University of Wellington researchers has found that housing policy professionals face barriers in accessing the knowledge they need to do their jobs effectively.
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Mosque attacks highlighted inequitable treatment of mental injury
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Dr Dougal Sutherland from the School of Psychology discusses whether mental injury should be covered under ACC.
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Social media is the new shop window of the internet
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Fancy the shoes in that Snapchat post? Soon you'll be able to click on them to buy a pair, write Dr Michael Daubs from Victoria University of Wellington's Media Studies programme and Dr Vincent Manzerolle from the University of Windsor in Canada.
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Germs and geothermals—a uniquely New Zealand collaboration
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Dr Rob Keyzers from the School of Chemical and Physical Sciences is leading a long-running, uniquely New Zealand research project to help find new sources of antibiotics.
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Did your primary school teacher lie to you about colour?
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Professor Neil Dodgson from the School of Engineering and Computer Science discusses the complex history of colour.
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What Google hides from its users
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Victoria University of Wellington Master of Commerce student Cameron Lai explores the perils of reliance on Google, finding users of the search engine can miss out on up to 20 percent of relevant information.
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The Wellbeing Budget and what it means for mental health
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Recognising mental health is affected by the environment we live in means we can focus on getting the fence built at the top of the cliff rather than the therapist at the bottom, writes Olivia Wills, a Victoria University of Wellington PhD student in economics.
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Women’s gamble in an old boys club
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Dr Jessica Lai from Victoria University of Wellington's School of Accounting and Commercial Law traces the intricate relationship between gender, risk-taking and STEM.
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University has three finalists in 2019 KiwiNet Awards
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Victoria University of Wellington has three finalists in this year’s KiwiNet Research Commercialisation Awards.
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Victoria University of Wellington celebrates Queen’s Birthday Honours recipients
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Victoria University of Wellington congratulates all staff, alumni, and friends who have been recognised in the 2019 Queen’s Birthday Honours.
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Museums and a more nuanced measure of success
- Victoria University of Wellington
- At a time of increasing demands for accountability and intense competition for funding, museums face the ongoing challenge of how to best demonstrate their value, writes Dr Lee Davidson from Victoria University of Wellington's Museum and Heritage Studies Programme.
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Budget moves not nearly enough to meet child poverty targets
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Base benefits need to rise and Working For Families tax credits need a boost to really address child poverty, writes Dr Michael Fletcher, a Senior Researcher in Victoria University of Wellington's Institute for Governance and Policy Studies.
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Why New Zealand’s Wellbeing Budget should have focused on lifting employment rates
- Victoria University of Wellington
- The government has missed an opportunity to use macroeconomic tools to test whether we can have a society which once again has low rates of unemployment, writes Dr Simon Chapple from the Institute of Governance and Policy Studies.
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‘Rainbow Tick’ is not a certification mark
- Victoria University of Wellington
- By choosing to get a normal trade mark, Rainbow Tick bypassed the check that makes sure it is competent to do the certification it says it does, writes Dr Jessica Lai from the School of Accounting and Commercial Law.
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Award-winning composer and violinist announced as Composer-in-Residence 2019
- Victoria University of Wellington
- New Zealand composer Salina Fisher will be the Creative New Zealand Composer-in-Residence for 2019 at Victoria University of Wellington's New Zealand School of Music—Te Kōkī.
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Children had no say in New Zealand’s Wellbeing Budget, and that matters
- Victoria University of Wellington
- The government needs to make children part of the wellbeing equation, above and beyond a focus on those living in poverty, writes Dr Kate Prickett, director of the Roy McKenzie Centre for the Study of Families and Children in the School of Government.
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