Opinion: Why I support the school strike for climate
Source: Massey University Creative activism expert Associate Professor Elspeth Tilley says school students are engaging in citizenship by marching for action on climate change. There are amazing teachers working within our schooling system to promote critical and creative learning – but in the main, our secondary schooling system is still oriented to what is known […]
Read More →Making sense of an uncertain world: lecture series
Source: Massey University Humanities and social sciences scholars share their expertise and insights on a diverse local and global topics in the Our Changing World lecture series. China’s influence, Auckland’s superdiversity, philosophical issues in health and science research, the transformative power of theatre, music, literature – just a few of the sizzling topics in this […]
Read More →Climate-related coral research inspires artwork
Source: Massey University One of the painted works by Viv Kepes, Absolute (2019) oil on linen, 1100 x 1100mm [Credit: Mitchell Bright]. Fragments of coral collected by Massey University scientists have inspired a Christchurch artist to create an exhibition of paintings, with the exhibition opening this weekend. Christchurch-based artist, Viv Kepes, visited Massey laboratories in Auckland […]
Read More →Having a look inside an eruption
Source: Massey University Ermanno Brosch on the summit of Stromboli volcano in Italy, where Mr Brosch was flying a drone, filming ongoing eruptions. PhD student Ermanno Brosch has been all over the world pursuing his passion for volcanology, so when he got the chance to peer inside one of the deadliest results of an eruption, […]
Read More →Global treaty underway to rid oceans of plastic
Source: Massey University Dr Trisia Farrelly (second from left, standing) at the UN in Geneva with representatives from Centre for International Environmental Law, Environmental Investigation Agency, Centre for Oceanic Awareness, International Pops Elimination Network, Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives, Plastic Pollution Coalition, Break Free From Plastic, MarViva, World Wildlife Fund and the Centre for Environmental […]
Read More →Projects funded to unlock student curiosity
Source: Massey University Shark Vertebrae, a locally-discovered fossil which students will be using to reconstruct the life and living environment of a fossil shark Massey University researchers have been given the green-light to co-create knowledge with Kiwi youth, with the announcement Unlocking Curious Minds funding. The projects include using aerial vehicles to explore jobs in mapping […]
Read More →The grasshopper becomes the master
Source: Massey University Dr Emily Koot. Morbi pulvinar iaculis sapien. Suspendisse felis elit, nonummy euismod, placerat vitae, malesuada ac, sem. Class aptent taciti sociosqu ad litora torquent per conubia nostra, per inceptos hymenaeos. Nunc dignissim augue ac lorem. In adipiscing tortor nec quam. Morbi imperdiet ligula.nec nibh vitae turpis venenatis euismod. Mauris ut turpis vitae […]
Read More →BA students behind plastic-free Opunake
Source: Massey University Bachelor of Arts Tu Tira Mai student Kelly Langton (standing) with members of the Opunake Business Association. It’s almost the last straw for Opunake where residents will soon say good riddance to single-use plastics. The Taranaki coastal settlement could soon become New Zealand’s first town free of single-use plastics thanks to a […]
Read More →‘Feral’ conference explores how humans frame nature
Source: Massey University Feral cats are among topics in an online conference about human responses to nature, wilderness and the meaning of ‘feral’ (image/Wikimedia Commons) Science has names, categories, definitions and systems to understand the natural world – but labelling something a ‘pest’ or a ‘weed’ is cultural, not scientific, says Dr Nicholas Holm, co-convener […]
Read More →Early settler’s photos reveal a changing landscape
Source: Massey University Environmental historian Dr Catherine Knight’s new book explores the fascinating life and photographic legacy of Charles E Wildbore. Environmental historian Dr Catherine Knight’s new book celebrates the life and work of a 19th century farmer and beekeeper whose photographs captured colonial life in a remote Manawatū valley and the dramatic changes to […]
Read More →Massey’s global voice on marine plastic waste
Source: Massey University Dr Trisia Farrelly (centre) at the Klosters Forum with leading endocrinologist Dr John Peterson “Pete” Myers (CEO and chief scientist – Environmental Health Services, United States) and Dianna Cohen (American artist, activist and co-founder of the Plastic Pollution Coalition). Environmental anthropologist, political ecologist and single-use plastic-free campaigner, Dr Trisia Farrelly, has been appointed […]
Read More →Climate change and its implications for Antarctica
Source: Massey University A panel of Massey University international security specialists will debate different aspects of New Zealand’s continued interest in Antarctica on Tuesday as part of the University’s Our Changing World public lecture series. New Zealand’s interest in Antarctica dates back to the days of Ernest Shackleton and Robert Falcon Scott when their expeditions […]
Read More →Exploring Galapagos snakes on volcanoes
Source: Massey University Western Galapagos Racer (Pseudalsophis occidentalis) Finding snakes in the Galapagos islands is a gargantuan undertaking, one that has lead Massey University’s Dr Luis Ortiz-Catedral to the summit of an active volcano. The Islands are home to reptiles of all shapes and sizes from giant tortoises, iguanas, lizards and geckos, but little thought is […]
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