Victoria University / October 2020
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The pain of the patriarchy goes both ways
- Victoria University of Wellington
- It's relatively easy to identify ways in which patriarchy harms and hinders women, what's harder, but equally necessary, is the need to demonstrate how it also harms and hinders men, writes Adjunct Professor Jan Jordan.
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University researcher awarded fellowship to examine Māori experiences of pharmacist services
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington researcher Nora Parore (Ngāti Whātua, Ngāpuhi) has received a Health Research Council (HRC) Clinical Research Training Fellowship to examine Māori experiences of pharmacists and the health system.
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The challenges former refugees from Africa face in New Zealand
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Following Ibrahim Omer’s election as a New Zealand MP, Samuel Judah Seomeng and Dr Caroline Bennett outline their findings about structural and societal obstacles experienced by members of Wellington's Luo community.
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Protecting the safety of kaimoana for future generations
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Sickness from ‘dodgy’ seafood, which is contaminated with toxins from harmful algal blooms or Paralytic shellfish poisoning (PSP), has been an issue as long as we have been harvesting kaimoana from our oceans.
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Prestigious fellowships for renewable energy, unsolved mathematical questions
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington researchers using materials science to tackle climate change and working to solve complex mathematical challenges have been awarded prestigious Rutherford Discovery Fellowships.
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The 2020 NZ election saw record vote volatility — what does that mean for the next Labour government?
- Victoria University of Wellington
- As the dust begins to settle after the 2020 election, a new electoral landscape becomes visible. It is remarkably different from the one before, says Professor Jack Vowles.
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Pip Adam named as University Writer in Residence
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Acclaimed novelist Dr Pip Adam has been appointed the Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington International Institute of Modern Letters (IIML) and Creative New Zealand Writer in Residence for 2021.
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Awards accolade for University innovators
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington Professor Jim Johnston has won the top award in this year’s KiwiNet Research Commercialisation Awards.
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Netballer awarded trifecta of top University sports awards
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Bachelor of Arts student Tiana Metuarau has won three of the highest sports accolades at Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington, taking out Sportsperson of the Year, Pasifika Sportsperson of the Year, and Sportswoman of the Year.
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Hope for coral reef protection
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Climate change is jeopardising the world’s coral reefs but marine biologists believe corals may hold the key to their own survival.
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International success for University virtual reality collaboration
- Victoria University of Wellington
- 2020 has been a year of success for the Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington virtual reality experience Minimum Mass.
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The danger of losing Māori representation
- Victoria University of Wellington
- If the current rate of Māori transferring to the general roll continues, by 2024 there will be fewer Māori on the Māori electoral roll than on the general roll, according to research by Associate Professor Maria Bargh.
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Preventative legal medicine for COVID-19 vaccine
- Victoria University of Wellington
- The New Zealand Government needs to consider domestic patent law and medicine regulation reforms to lower costs and avoid delays with any COVID-19 vaccine, writes Associate Professor Jessica Lai.
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$48 million for MacDiarmid Institute
- Victoria University of Wellington
- The MacDiarmid Institute for Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology has received a resounding vote of confidence for the quality and focus of its research with its fourth consecutive government designation as a Centre of Research Excellence (CoRE).
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Temporary child poverty relief needs to become permanent
- Victoria University of Wellington
- The New Zealand Government's support for low-income families during COVID-19 gave us a glimpse of what longer-lasting transformative policies could look like, writes Dr Kate Prickett.
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International award for University earthquake expert
- Victoria University of Wellington
- A determination to reduce earthquake risk drives the work of Te Herenga Waka–Victoria University of Wellington’s Dr Carolyn Boulton, who has received a major award from the American Geophysical Union (AGU).
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Third Pacific Ocean Climate Change Conference to be delivered online
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Climate change experts and those who wish to learn from them will be gathering online at the third Pacific Ocean Climate Change Conference from 27–30 October 2020.
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Will ‘new’ public service meet COVID challenges?
- Victoria University of Wellington
- The need for robust and strategic advice has never been greater, so it's crucial briefings for New Zealand's incoming ministers aren't treated as the policy equivalent of junk mail, writes Adjunct Professor Chris Eichbaum.
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Where have the populist votes gone?
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Professor Jack Vowles and Professor Jennifer Curtin go in search of New Zealand First's missing supporters and distinguish between exclusionary and inclusive populism.
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Ethical leadership needed to navigate COVID-19 recovery
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Professor Karin Lasthuizen, Brian Picot Chair in Ethical Leadership, Wellington School of Business and Government highlights the importance of ethical leadership in the country's COVID-19 recovery.
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Making theatre that sparkles
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Co-creators Dr Lori Leigh from Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington and University alumnus George Fowler (aka Hugo Grrrl) assure their audience they will leave their “disgustingly cute” kids’ drag show The Glitter Garden with warm fuzzies.
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Magnetic attraction for space travel
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Future space missions may be propelled using superconductor magnets developed by the Robinson Research Institute at Te Herenga Waka–Victoria University of Wellington.
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