Exploring the colourful world of skinks
Source: Massey University – Press Release/Statement: Headline: Exploring the colourful world of skinks Dr Marleen Baling graduates in Auckland. Dr Marleen Baling has shown to be just as adaptable as the skinks she has been studying in pursuit of her doctorate degree. Graduating last week at Massey’s graduation ceremony in Takapuna, Dr Baling has delved […]
Read More →Study shows nurses face cyberbullying as well
Source: Massey University – Press Release/Statement: Headline: Study shows nurses face cyberbullying as well Dr Natalia D’Souza on her graduation day. As nurses rally for better pay and working conditions around the country, new research by a Massey University PhD graduate highlights the growing problem of cyberbullying in the sector. Dr Natalia D’Souza, who received […]
Read More →Communication professor ranked in world’s top 1%
Source: Massey University – Press Release/Statement: Headline: Communication professor ranked in world’s top 1% Professor Stephen Croucher at Massey University’s Wellington campus. Massey Business School’s Professor Stephen Croucher has been ranked in the top one per cent of communications scholars for research productivity. Professor Croucher, who is head of the School of Communication, Journalism, and […]
Read More →Focus of Photival festival on Wellington campus
Source: Massey University – Press Release/Statement: Headline: Focus of Photival festival on Wellington campus Focus of Photival festival on Wellington campus Keynote speaker at social documentary photo festival Photival, Australian-based environmental photographer Michael Hall, is an alumnus of Massey University. Photo manipulation in the age of fake news is among hot topics on the agenda […]
Read More →Opinion: Is it time to reconsider NZDF’s Taji deployment?
Source: Massey University – Press Release/Statement: Headline: Opinion: Is it time to reconsider NZDF’s Taji deployment? The deployment of New Zealand Defence Force military trainers to Taji, Iraq is currently scheduled to end in November. By Dr Colin Robinson In the upcoming months, the Government will begin to consider whether to extend the New Zealand […]
Read More →Massey students shine at the Gold Coast
Source: Massey University – Press Release/Statement: Headline: Massey students shine at the Gold Coast The men’s hockey team, which includes six Massey students and alumni, celebrate winning silver on the Gold Coast. Photo credit: Photosport NZ. Gold winning hockey player and current business student Olivia Merry. Photo credit: Photosport NZ Current business student Kelsey Smith […]
Read More →Top prize to historian for King Country saga
Source: Massey University – Press Release/Statement: Headline: Top prize to historian for King Country saga Professor Michael Belgrave with (left) Dr Liz Rushen (Chair, History Council of Victoria) and Kate McGregor (Chair, History – School of Historical and Philosophical Studies) at the University of Melbourne for the prize ceremony. Dancing with the King – book […]
Read More →High risk of malnutrition in older people
Source: Massey University – Press Release/Statement: Headline: High risk of malnutrition in older people Associate Professor Carol Wham is calling for screening at hospital admission for older patients, who are at a higher risk of malnutrition. Dr Carol Wham. Almost 75 per cent of older adults involved in a recent Massey University study were at […]
Read More →Massey celebrates five years of Business Boot Camp
Source: Massey University – Press Release/Statement: Headline: Massey celebrates five years of Business Boot Camp The first Business Boot Camp cohort – many of these students are now graduating from university and entering the work force. For five years some of the country’s top commerce and economics students have converged on Massey University’s Albany campus […]
Read More →Wellbeing vital for effective specialist teaching
Source: Massey University – Press Release/Statement: Headline: Wellbeing vital for effective specialist teaching Dr Wendy Holley-Boen. New research from Massey University has identified strategies to help specialist teachers lift the wellbeing and achievement of learners, whilst maintaining their own wellbeing and fulfilment amid personal and professional challenges. For her PhD research Dr Wendy Holley-Boen, who […]
Read More →Work integrated learning success celebrated
Source: Massey University – Press Release/Statement: Headline: Work integrated learning success celebrated Work integrated learning success celebrated From left: Student Survey and Evaluation Unit manager Malcolm Rees, Professor Andy Martin from the School of Sport, Exercise and Nutrion and Dr Kathryn Hay from the School of Social Work. Two Massey University academics played pivotal roles […]
Read More →A true love story
Source: Massey University – Press Release/Statement: Headline: A true love story A true love story © 2013 “A Tale of Samurai Cooking” Film Partners. © 2013 “A Tale of Samurai Cooking” Film Partners. Set within the Kaga Domain in the Edo Period in Japan, the Funaki family have swapped swords for kitchen knives in 2013 […]
Read More →What Suits teaches us about better leadership models
Source: Massey University – Press Release/Statement: Headline: What Suits teaches us about better leadership models Characters Mike Ross and Harvey Specter in the television series Suits. This is the first in a series of five articles on co-leadership by Dr Ralph Bathurst, who is the academic coordinator for Massey’s Master of Advanced Leadership programme. Each week […]
Read More →Meeting the health needs in rural communities
Source: Massey University – Press Release/Statement: Headline: Meeting the health needs in rural communities Meeting the health needs in rural communities Dr Sue Adams, a senior lecturer in the School of Nursing, graduated with her Doctor of Philosophy earlier this week. New Zealand has more people living with long-term health conditions, an increasing older population […]
Read More →Five Massey staff receive PhD at graduation
Source: Massey University – Press Release/Statement: Headline: Five Massey staff receive PhD at graduation Dr Adams’ research identified that fragmented health service organisations and the ongoing policy commitment to doctor-led care limited the opportunity to improve primary health care services and use nurse practitioners to meet the health needs of rural communities Five staff members […]
Read More →Massey press publishes tender memoir
Source: Massey University – Press Release/Statement: Headline: Massey press publishes tender memoir Song for Rosaleen, published by Massey University Press this month, describes one family’s encounter with the tough realities of dementia. It is a powerful, tender, beautifully written memoir about caring for a much-loved mother, told with compassion, insight and humour by her daughter, […]
Read More →Education leader on taskforce to review schools
Source: Massey University – Press Release/Statement: Headline: Education leader on taskforce to review schools Professor John O’Neill, who has been appointed to a government taskforce to review how schools are governed and funded A Massey education leader who is passionate about the need for equity in education has been appointed to a government taskforce to […]
Read More →Massey graduate makes it to young farmer final
Source: Massey University – Press Release/Statement: Headline: Massey graduate makes it to young farmer final Cameron Black and partner Soraya Zohrab. A Bachelor of AgriScience graduate, Mr Black, 25, took out the fiercely-contested Aorangi Regional Final in Waimate on Saturday and will now face off against other finalists from all over New Zealand at the […]
Read More →Pūhoro STEM Academy expands into South Auckland
Source: Massey University – Press Release/Statement: Headline: Pūhoro STEM Academy expands into South Auckland The Academy’s newest members. Massey University’s Pūhoro STEM Academy has expanded into South Auckland schools, providing more young Māori secondary school students with the chance to experience and pursue careers in science. The programme aims to raise Māori participation and achievement […]
Read More →Design secrets of Miss Piggy’s creator
Source: Massey University – Press Release/Statement: Headline: Design secrets of Miss Piggy’s creator Bonnie Erickson, who aside from creating Miss Piggy also created The Muppet Show theatrical hecklers Statler (oictured) and Waldorf. Behind the scenes, Bonnie Erickson has created characters that have winkled their way into the hearts of entire generations as a key collaborator […]
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