Massey University
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Massey University is one of New Zealand's leading educational institutions with three campuses in the North Island and a distance learning programme that delivers university qualifications to all parts of the country.
The art of shifting between poetry, fiction and essay forms, and how to decide which best suits an idea, are among topics distinguished poet, author, commentator and critic Ian Wedde will touch on in a talk at Massey’s Albany campus next week.
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WHANGAREI — A team of three students from Kerikeri High School triumphed in the ANZ-Massey Economics Challenge held in Whangarei on Friday.
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Massey student-athletes won five of the nine medals the New Zealand team brought home from the recent World Rowing Championships at Lake Bled in Slovenia.
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Aamir Ghafoor was the overall winner of the University's second annual Three-Minute Thesis competition for doctoral students run by the Graduate Research School.
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A finance and mathematics undergraduate has become the fourth Massey University student in a row to win an outstanding female business student award.
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The Massey Ag XV was unable to reclaim the LA Brooks Trophy and MOG shield at the weekend, losing 27-5 to Lincoln University in the annual rugby match.
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A successful food business made possible by innovative advances at Massey University featured on the television programme Country Calendar.
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Growing concern at the rise in preventable illnesses, such as diabetes and heart disease, is key to Massey University introducing a new Masters in Dietetics aimed at boosting the number of clinically trained experts able to advise on nutrition and health in the community.
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Staff and students from Massey University’s museum studies course have helped ensure the Canterbury Museum re-opens today (Friday) ahead of the anniversary of the first Christchurch earthquake.
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A mediation specialist is offering tactics on how to keep your cool and avoid fall-outs with family and friends during the Rugby World Cup.
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Vice-Chancellor Steve Maharey practises his language skills.
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A team of Massey University engineering students is building software for New Zealand’s first spacecraft.
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The Massey Ag XV will be out to win back the LA Brooks Trophy when the team travels south for the annual rugby match between Massey and Lincoln universities on Saturday.
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Massey student and Fiji rugby captain Deacon Manu landed in Auckland this week to lead his team in final preparations for the Rugby World Cup.
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The Government’s introduction of National Standards has caused a sharp divide in schools, but Massey University Dr Jenny Poskitt is rapidly becoming the ‘go to’ expert on how schools can get the best out them.
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New research from Massey and Auckland universities suggests traders of gold, livestock or energy could save money staggering deals over the course of an hour.
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Massey University and Lincoln Ventures have signed a memorandum of understanding that will see them collaborate in precision agriculture research and education.
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The William Broughton Bursary was awarded for the first time this month to aspiring fiction writer and Massey University student Bonnie Etherington.
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The wayward emperor penguin Happy Feet has every chance of reuniting with his mates, according to a Massey University researcher.
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A research programme to help New Zealand businesses perform better is at the heart of Massey University’s newest initiative – hosting an Innovator-in-Residence.
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Teams of high school students will present innovative ideas to tackle the New Zealand savings crisis to the top economic minds in the country next Friday.
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Couch with his award-winning transitional shoe design.
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Massey University student-athletes were responsible for half of all medals won by the New Zealand team at the World University Games in China this month.
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Tertiary Education performance indicators published today show that Massey University students are achieving at the high level of other New Zealand universities in rates of course and qualification completions.
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FEILDING — Traditionally the winter months represent a reduction in equestrian activities but this weekend Massey’s top riders will be put through their paces by some of the top dressage coaches in the world.
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WELLINGTON CITY — Find out more about similarities in the work of Massey language experts and Hollywood movie-makers at the Wellington campus Open Day on Friday.
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Students from 12 countries were awarded scholarships at the inaugural International Student Study Award Ceremony at Massey’s Albany campus recently.
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The School of Aviation’s chief flight examiner has won an award for excellence in general aviation instruction and his contribution to the industry.
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Massey University's Albany sportswoman of the year Lisa Carrington is now a world champion after winning the K1 200m final in Hungary overnight.
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A Massey University international business specialist has been invited as a “leading thinker” to share her expertise on China with business leaders, top thinkers and politicians at a prestigious summit next month.
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New Zealand’s first-ever comprehensive survey into links between motor-neurone disease and the workplace is to be undertaken by Massey University’s Centre for Public Health Research.
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New gluten-free products that taste like the real thing are just some of the innovative foods the judges have noted in this year's New Zealand Food Awards.
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A banking specialist has called for both major political parties to show their support for the KiwiSaver scheme to boost public confidence.
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The University is offering retailers the chance to brush up on their Spanish to greet the Argentina rugby team and their fans as they arrive for the Rugby World Cup.
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Three international jazz stars, who have backed the likes of Eric Clapton, Elvis Costello, Steely Dan, Boz Scaggs, James Taylor, Natalie Cole, Rod Stewart, Stevie Wonder, Gary Burton and Toots Thielemans between them, will star in two New Zealand concerts this weekend.
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The University has signed a partnership agreement with the Arbitrators’ and Mediators’ Institute of New Zealand (AMINZ) that cements the Dispute Resolution Centre’s place at the forefront of mediation education.
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The University’s ecentre has marked a decade of supporting business innovation by showcasing some of its success stories at a tenth anniversary celebration.
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International Rugby Board Head of Rugby World Cup Kit McConnell has countered claims in a survey that a third of New Zealanders are not interested in the tournament.
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New Zealand needs to put a monetary value on the services delivered by the country’s natural capital assets to ensure they are properly accounted for and managed in decision making, according to Massey University ecological economist Dr Marjan van den Belt.
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Leading sport psychologist Gary Hermansson says the All Blacks need to put their ultimate goal out of their minds if they are to succeed in the upcoming rugby World Cup.
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Twelve Massey students are part of a 62-strong New Zealand team who will compete at the World University Games later this month in athletics, men’s basketball, swimming and table tennis.
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Imagine a university degree that could lead to scaling the remote peaks of the Himalayas in search of snow leopards, exploring the Ugandan jungle to observe mountain gorillas, or working with rare native kakapo.
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The Graduate Longitudinal Study New Zealand, a large-scale survey designed to determine the ongoing impact of a university education on New Zealand graduates’ lives, is being launched at Massey next week.
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Visitors to the University’s Rugby World Cup webpages will be treated to a weekly comic strip entitled Blackbird thanks to cartooning talents of accountant Steve Scott.
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It may not be easy being green, but students from Michigan State University believe it is the way forward for universities worldwide.
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The ecology of fish leech parasites in Antarctica, and the link between senses and chewing food were the winning topics at the Albany preliminary round of the Three Minute Thesis competition for doctoral students last week.
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Massey University staff and friends used pedal power to take the message about Albany campus Open Day to West Auckland at the weekend.
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Low self-esteem can seriously undermine quality of life, but help is available through a new programme on offer at Massey University’s Centre for Psychology at Albany.
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Professor Velmurugu “Ravi” Ravindran was awarded the Poultry Nutrition Research Award by the Poultry Science Association at its annual meeting last month.
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More than 88 per cent of students who responded to the University's student experience survey this year rate services as good or very good – the best result since the survey began in 2002.
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A new study highlights the need for more awareness among health professionals of the experiences of HIV-positive Black African migrants and refugees living in New Zealand who feel stigmatised.
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CHRISTCHURCH — The head of the College of Business paid a visit to Christchurch airport control tower to ensure academic high-flyer Sarah Ross received her Dean’s List award.
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New Zealand’s intense ultraviolet light may be bad for the skin, but it could provide a boost for vegetable production, according to new research by a Massey University crop scientist.
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New research findings into farmers’ health and cancer risks shows growing up on a livestock farm seems to be linked to an increased risk of developing blood cancers as an adult.
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A team led by a Massey University researcher has developed a diagnostic tool that could save the lives of some of the 60 people estimated to die each year in New Zealand from the fungal infection candidemia – and thousands of such patients worldwide.
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WELLINGTON CITY — The New Zealand School of Music is indulging in midwinter midsummer madness with the first of two events being held this week.
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For the first time, travelling to campus by bus is more popular than travelling by car, according to the University’s 2011 Manawatu Campus Transportation survey.
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Three-time Rugby World Cup winner Dr Farah Palmer has some sage advice to hand All Blacks’ coach Graham Henry before his upcoming World Cup mission.
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World-renowned privatisation expert Professor Bill Megginson will speak about his latest research when he visits the University this week.
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WELLINGTON CITY — Fresh from winning the Jesse Mackay Best First Book Award for Poetry at the New Zealand Book Awards, poet Lynn Jenner will speak at Massey’s Wellington campus on Thursday as part of the Writers Read series.
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New Zealand’s Asian community is being turned off mainstream media because of its ignorance, reinforcement of stereotypes and lack of understanding.
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WELLINGTON CITY — Leading American photographer Catherine Opie, who specialises in confronting images of portraiture and landscape, delivers the 2011 Peter Turner Memorial Lecture at the College of Creative Arts, Wellington, on August 3.
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Ardent rugby fans with great expectations for the Rugby World Cup may be surprised that All Black coach Graham Henry does not consider his current role as vital as his former profession.
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Attempts to measure the success of the Rugby World Cup in dollar terms could be missing the point, according to a Massey University economics lecturer.
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A bouncy ball blender for making smoothies, designed by a Massey University student, is one of eight finalists selected from over 1300 entries globally in the 2011 Electrolux Design Lab competition.
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Massey's facebook page has had a big increase in "fans" since electronic publications co-ordinator David Wiltshire took over as administrator eight months ago.
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As part of a nationwide call on Friday to support the people of Christchurch, Massey staff across the campuses wore red and black and chipped in to shout morning tea for staff at the Canterbury and Lincoln universities.
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A Massey nutrition researcher wants to find out if eating more fruit and vegetables can improve the bone health of post-menopausal women.
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In the space of just a few weeks a study project has led to a career path for three Massey University product development students after winning the inaugural Innovate Manawatu award.
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Stormy weather has seen Massey’s Wildlife Health Centre inundated with struggling broad-billed prions that have been brought in from around the lower North Island.
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Professor Glyn Harper has stepped down from his role as director of the University's Centre for Defence and Security Studies to lead the production of a definitive history of the nation's involvement in the First World War in time for the centenary of the Gallipoli campaign in 2015.
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A company which uses clothing to measure the heart rate of its wearers is among a host of budding businesses which look set to benefit from a collaboration between Massey University design students and regional economic development agency Grow Wellington.
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Key elements of positive whānau development, converting a crisis to positive planning, and preparing intervention strategies were among topics covered at the Whānau Whanake Development Course held at the Albany campus last month.
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Massey’s School of English and Media Studies team has received a theatrical boost, with the arrival of theatre-maker and drama lecturer Emma Willis.
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Researchers from countries with extremes of wealth and deprivation have been exploring ways to reduce poverty through an internationally renowned Massey University-based humanitarian psychology project.
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The ways genetics can transform healthcare and medicine will be discussed at a lecture series featuring one of the world's leading researchers.
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A bouncing blender, a portable eco-dishwasher and a compact fold-up cooker dreamed up by Massey University students have been chosen from more than 1300 designs globally as semi-finalists in the prestigious 2011 Electrolux Design Lab competition.
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The Reserve Bank’s suggested approach to dealing with banks in financial difficulty has been criticised as unrealistic in submissions by the Director of Massey’s Centre for Banking Studies, Dr David Tripe.
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The pros and cons of cramming after-school hours with relentless activities is among topics high school geniuses will discuss with academics at a conference for gifted pupils – the first of its kind in New Zealand.
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Phonics is more than merely sounding out words, and remains a useful tool when teaching pupils to read, say leading literacy researchers at Massey University’s College of Education.
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Leaders from Manawatu and Hawke’s Bay are brainstorming ideas in preparation for the Sir Peter Blake Leadership Week debate tomorrow night in Palmerston North.
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The University’s official waiata was launched today to coincide with the beginning of National Māori Language Week, and the University’s Māori Language Month.
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ROTORUA — Riddet Institute co-director Professor Harjinder Singh was presented with the JC Andrews Award, the New Zealand Institute of Food, Science and Technology‘s most prestigious award, at the institute's annual conference dinner in Rotorua last week.
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Four Massey University graduates were among 22 people awarded Fulbright scholarships at an event in Wellington last week.
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Massey freshwater ecologist Dr Mike Joy has been awarded Forest and Bird’s prestigious Old Blue award for his research into freshwater ecosystems and his efforts to educate the public about the plight of freshwater species.
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Massey student-athlete Hamish Bond has been named sportsperson of the year for the second year running at the New Zealand University Blues Awards.
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Earthquakes in Japan and Christchurch will be the focus of a guest lecture on Wednesday by a specialist in earthquake warning systems who has also devised a new method of estimating the accurate height of tsunamis.
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Te Wiki o te Reo Māori, a yearly celebration of significance for Māori language, is a critical reminder that te reo is an essential component of knowledge-based innovation and creativity, according to Professor of Māori studies, Tai Black.
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WELLINGTON CITY — Massey University staff and students extend sincere condolences to the family, friends and colleagues of student and staff member Venessa Green, 40, who died in hospital last night after being hit by a bus while jogging in Willis St, Wellington.
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The university this week marked the 20th anniversary of the launch of a Japanese fellowship that provides funding for New Zealand university students identified as future leaders.
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Massey University’s Albany Futsal team heads across the ditch this week to compete in the Eastern Australia University Games after winning gold at the New Zealand University Games in April.
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New ideas around creativity, technology and light will be shared at a three-day event, Wellington Lux, being hosted by the College of Creative Arts on Massey University’s Wellington campus in partnership with Oslo School of Design and Architecture.
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A Massey University researcher says releasing Peka Peka’s emperor penguin off the south coast of New Zealand is the best option, should it return to full health.
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Fussy eaters are more likely to tuck in to a healthy meal when surrounded by others doing the same, says a Massey University nutrition scientist who wants to help frustrated parents of picky feeders.
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The inaugural Women@Massey Leadership Seminar held last week (Monday 20 June) was a major milestone in developing an informal network of women in leadership at Massey.
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A Massey University scientist’s study on how wild gorillas in Uganda stay healthy by gorging on protein has highlighted fundamental differences in the way eating habits of various species evolve.
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A Massey University researcher who has studied emperor penguins in Antarctica says the bird at Peka Peka beach looks to be in good shape.
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Performance design graduate Emma Ransley has joined spatial design student Ana McGowan as a winner at the international theatre design exhibition the Prague Quadrennial on Performance Design and Space.
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