Victoria University / November 2019
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International advocate for women’s rights to receive honorary degree
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Dr Gill Greer, an international leader in the field of women’s rights and gender equality, will receive an honorary Doctor of Literature degree from Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington during next month’s graduation ceremonies.
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Disabled people’s stories free from the framings of the abled
- Victoria University of Wellington
- As a disabled researcher of disability history, PhD student Michelle Walmsley from Victoria University of Wellington's Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences is challenging received notions of disability.
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Has Tomorrow’s Schools review gone far enough?
- Victoria University of Wellington
- The review of Tomorrow's Schools has gone some way towards softening its worst excesses, but important questions remain, write Dr Bronwyn Wood and Associate Professor Kate Thornton from Victoria University of Wellington's Faculty of Education.
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A living, breathing building future
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Visiting eco-architect Professor Klaus Klaas Loenhart invites a Victoria University of Wellington audience to reimagine cities as living biomes with networks of gardens and forests and inside vegetation.
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Time to reset the balance on white-collar crime privilege
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Where they play a key role in offending, poverty, deprivation and addiction should be taken into account when sentencing, writes Professor Lisa Marriott from the University's Wellington School of Business and Government.
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Craft beer culture and gender explored in Wellington University research
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Think beer and the chances are you may also think of a largely male-dominated culture.
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Combining mātauranga Maori and psychology leads to research success
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Victoria University of Wellington’s Dr Tia Neha has spent her career implementing mātauranga Māori into her psychological research.
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Combining mātauranga Maori and psychology leads to research success
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- Victoria University of Wellington’s Dr Tia Neha has spent her career implementing mātauranga Māori into her psychological research.
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Award-winning Māori novelist joins Victoria University of Wellington
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Award-winning fiction writer and essayist Dr Tina Makereti will join Victoria University of Wellington’s International Institute of Modern Letters (IIML) in 2020 as co-convenor of the highly regarded Master’s in Creative Writing.
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Award-winning Māori novelist joins Victoria University of Wellington
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Award-winning fiction writer and essayist Dr Tina Makereti will join Victoria University of Wellington’s International Institute of Modern Letters (IIML) in 2020 as co-convenor of the highly regarded Master’s in Creative Writing.
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US-China trade war impacts on other countries
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Although unscathed so far, New Zealand exporters should not be complacent, write Associate Professor Hongzhi Gao and research assistant Ivy Guo from Victoria University of Wellington's School of Marketing and International Business.
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US-China trade war impacts on other countries
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Although unscathed so far, New Zealand exporters should not be complacent, write Associate Professor Hongzhi Gao and research assistant Ivy Guo from Victoria University of Wellington's School of Marketing and International Business.
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Kauri and the community
- Victoria University of Wellington
- A University-led education and outreach project called Te Kura O Te Kauri has spent the last month aiming to inspire over 1000 students, teachers, family and community members to become guardians of their kauri forests.
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Why it makes sense to shake hands with trees
- Victoria University of Wellington
- It is easy to mock Prince Charles for giving well wishes to every tree he plants, but notions of plant kinship and sentience align with scientific evidence, writes Dr Matt Hall, Victoria University of Wellington's Associate Director, Research Services.
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What words like 'psycho' say about you
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Using terms like 'psycho' to insult people is revealing about how our words may reflect our underlying and enduring attitudes and prejudices, writes Dr Dougal Sutherland from the School of Psychology.
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Four Victoria University of Wellington staff made fellows of the Royal Society Te Apārangi
- Victoria University of Wellington
- The Royal Society Te Apārangi has this week named 18 new fellows, four of them from Victoria University of Wellington, for their distinction in research and the advancement of science, technology or the humanities.
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International expert on the psychology of firesetting joins University
- Victoria University of Wellington
- One of only a small number of researchers worldwide to specialise in the forensic psychology of deliberate firesetting has joined the University’s School of Psychology.
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Physical activity target needs updating for mental health
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Global physical activity guidelines should be extended to ensure they have the best impact on mental as well as physical health, according to new research involving researchers from Victoria University of Wellington.
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A largely unnoticed power grab
- Victoria University of Wellington
- As essential constitutional checks on ministers, we need to promote fewer valets and build more mandarins in our public service, writes Dr Simon Chapple, Director of Victoria University of Wellington's Institute for Governance and Policy Studies.
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Why are coastal floods becoming more frequent as seas rise?
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Professor James Renwick, head of the School of Geography, Environment, and Earth Sciences, explains why coastal flooding will increase as sea level rises.
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Research to explore pharmaceutical information pathway
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Victoria University of Wellington researchers have been awarded a scholarship to explore how information about medicines is transferred from doctor, to pharmacist, to patient.
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What Government needs to think about if it's borrowing to invest
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Borrowing has never been so cheap, but that doesn't mean we should head down the Muldoonian road of another Think Big spending spree, writes Professor Norman Gemmell, Victoria University of Wellington's Chair in Public Finance.
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Rhodes Scholarship winner
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Victoria University of Wellington student Isabella Lenihan-Ikin has won a Rhodes Scholarship to undertake postgraduate study at the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom.
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University launches philanthropic campaign
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington has launched its most ambitious philanthropic fundraising campaign to date, with a goal of reaching $150 million by 2022.
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Sustainable design courses win Green Gown Award
- Victoria University of Wellington
- For the third year in a row, the University has been honoured with a prestigious Australasian award for its sustainability leadership—this year for its sustainable design curriculum.
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Victoria University of Wellington international students recognised
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Five Victoria University of Wellington students were honoured at the Wellington International Student Excellence Awards held at Parliament Buildings on Thursday 7 November.
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‘Plural policing’ should come at a cost
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Before any further delegation of police duties, better quality training and industry regulation are required, writes Dr Trevor Bradley, a Senior Lecturer in Criminology in Victoria University of Wellington's School of Social and Cultural Studies.
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A new model for public media - but have the old lessons been learned?
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Dr Peter Thompson, a Senior Lecturer in Media Studies at Victoria University of Wellington, looks at the proposed restructuring TVNZ and RNZ.
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Secret lives of rats
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Most of us would go out of our way to avoid rats, but Victoria University of Wellington Master’s student Henry Mackenzie is closely tracking urban rats as they move round Wellington.
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Author and Researcher Max Rashbrooke named 2020 JD Stout Fellow
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Well-known author and researcher Max Rashbrooke has been appointed as the Victoria University of Wellington Stout Research Centre for New Zealand Studies JD Stout Fellow for 2020.
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Creative entrepeneur had her start in music
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Louisa Oliver-Barnum is a classical singer, executive coach, parent, consultant, international peace-builder and leadership coach, who begun as a Performance Music student at Victoria University of Wellington in 1991.
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Rutherford Fellowship for mathematics research
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Researcher Dr Nick Brettell will be joining the University’s School of Mathematics and Statistics to undertake research on mathematical structures called matroids, supported by a Rutherford Foundation Fellowship. Dr Brettell is currently at Durham University in the United Kingdom.
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Uncovering Taupō’s seismic secrets
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Despite their potential for large, dangerous eruptions, much remains to be discovered about the type of volcanoes known as caldera volcanoes. A Victoria University of Wellington, Massey University, and GNS Science research collaboration is aiming to help change that.
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JoJo Rabbit, fake news and Facebook
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Taika Waititi's whimsical comedy about World War II is sharply relevant today, writes Dr Miriam Ross, a Senior Lecturer in Victoria University of Wellington's Film and Media Studies programmes.
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Valley of the Fallen’s long shadow
- Victoria University of Wellington
- The new Spanish government will have to deal with many pressing issues, including the legacy of General Franco and the country's 1936-39 civil war, writes Victoria University of Wellington's Dr Andrea Hepworth, a Lecturer in Spanish and Latin American Studies.
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A historical perspective on a ‘good death’
- Victoria University of Wellington
- As New Zealand MPs vote on euthanasia, Victoria University of Wellington's Dr Catherine Abou-Nemeh considers its long history.
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Education ministry’s 'poor call' on sex case
- Victoria University of Wellington
- The decision not to investigate a Marlborough college after sexual abuse by a teacher there means the victim children and parents have been short-changed, argues Michael Macaulay, Professor of Public Administration at Victoria University of Wellington.
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Twitter’s political ad ban a hopeful but empty gesture
- Victoria University of Wellington
- If Twitter were truly serious about the need to 'focus efforts on the root problems' of internet communications, it would be better off working to counter the plague of bots and racist discourse, writes Dr Michael Daubs, Director of Victoria University of Wellington's Media Studies programme.
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What Karl Popper can teach modern New Zealanders
- Victoria University of Wellington
- The twentieth-century philosopher's defence of free speech and belief in the vulnerability of democracy could not be more relevant today, write Victoria University of Wellington's Dr James Kierstead and Dr Michael Johnston.
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Micro-credentials prepare students for digital, intercultural future
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Victoria University of Wellington has developed two new micro-credentials—bite-sized qualifications that students and people in the workforce can complete to better prepare themselves for the future of work.
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Challenges of marketing in uncertain times to be explored at conference
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Marketing practitioners and researchers from Australia and New Zealand will hear from leading experts at the Australia and New Zealand Marketing Academy (ANZMAC) conference in Wellington next month.
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Batteries are toxic, so I’m building my own rechargeable non-toxic batteries
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Shalini Divya, Victoria University of Wellington PhD student and MacDiarmid Institute researcher, talks about her work to create sustainable batteries.
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Polish diaspora celebrates alumna Krystine Tomaszyk
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Over 50 members of Wellington’s Polish diaspora attended an event at Victoria University of Wellington celebrating the 75th anniversary of the arrival of the Polish children in New Zealand.
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Is NZ looking at a fusion future?
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Fusion has none of the limitations of hydro, wind and geothermal energy, write Dr Joseph V Minervini, a global expert on superconductivity at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Dr Nick Long, Director of Victoria University of Wellington's Robinson Research Institute.
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The moral pieces of the child obesity puzzle
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Any initiative to reduce child obesity must not risk, even inadvertently, perpetuating a stigmatising view, writes Victoria University of Wellington philosophy PhD student Snita Ahir-Knight.
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Water quality 'should have been paired with farm emissions'
- Victoria University of Wellington
- A transformation towards holistic agricultural approaches is imperative for New Zealand, writes Dr Mike Joy, a Senior Researcher in Victoria University of Wellington's Institute for Governance and Policy Studies.
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Kinship key to caring about the living world
- Victoria University of Wellington
- It is time to dismantle a human-centred, utility-based worldview that has silenced the needs of plants and animals, writes Dr Matt Hall, Victoria University of Wellington's Associate Director, Research Services.
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Extreme heat making business and investors sweat
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Extremely hot weather leads to declines in market value of shares on the stock market, according to a new international study.
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From economic history to economic futures
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Alumna Mary Holm has dedicated her career to helping people better understand money as a means to enjoying life.
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Supporting Pasifika success
- Victoria University of Wellington
- With the help of a Health Research Council of New Zealand grant, researcher Dr Zaramasina Clark will be joining Victoria University of Wellington’s School of Biological Sciences where she will mentor young Māori and Pasifika students and take part in cutting-edge fertility research.
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Marsden recipients tackle climate change, #MeToo and saving the kākāpō
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington-led projects have received more than $12.5 million from the Government's Marsden Fund to tackle issues ranging from climate change and renewable energy to #MeToo and gender-based violence—as well as saving the kākāpō from extinction.
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Adam Art Gallery celebrates its 20th birthday
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Mt Taranaki looms large in a new suite of exhibitions at Victoria University of Wellington, with the first-ever survey of the 1930s New Zealand paintings of British artist Christopher Perkins (1891–1968), responsible for one of the most iconic images of the mountain, and an extensive archive of material relating to the mountain produced or collected by contemporary artist Fiona Clark (b.
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Bullying inquiry 'reveals the true culture of police'
- Victoria University of Wellington
- What do 12 years of supposed police 'culture change' actually add up to, asks Dr Geoff Plimmer, a Senior Lecturer in Victoria University of Wellington's School of Management.
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Robinson Research Institute ships New Zealand’s strongest magnet to aid clean energy
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Wellington Faculty of Engineering’s Robinson Research Institute recently shipped the highest strength magnet ever constructed in New Zealand to the United States as part of a mission to deliver clean, limitless fusion power to the world.
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