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15/02/2002
Local students receive $40,000 in bursaries
Bursaries worth $40,000 will be awarded to nine local year thirteen students on Monday by CentralPower Electricity Trust, to assist them in their studies at Massey University next year.

15/02/2002
North Shore branch of United Nations Association launched at Massey.
The World Bank’s senior spokesperson on global warming and climate change will speak on what the Kyoto Protocol means to business at Massey University Albany on Wednesday, 20 February at 3.45pm.

15/02/2002
Massey University negotiators have proposed mediation as a way to solve the current industrial dispute with staff unions.
Registrar Adrienne Cleland says both parties appreciate that substantial progress was made on a range of issues in negotiations in December. “It appears the only remaining issue for union members is the salary offer.”

13/02/2002
Practical agricultural course attracts South Americans
South American agricultural students are showing huge interest in a practical training course being run by Massey University.

30/01/2002
Gene research deals blow to blowflies
Dr Max Scott from Massey University’s Institute of Molecular BioSciences has been awarded the 2001 Applied Biosystems Medal from the New Zealand Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology for his research into chromosomes and gene structure.

30/01/2002
Computer conference attracts international interest
More than 85 international delegates will attend a conference on electronic design and testing of semi-conductors kicking off in Christchurch tomorrow

24/01/2002
Yoghurt boosts immune systems
An apple a day might keep the dentist away but a yoghurt a day could keep the doctor at bay.

23/01/2002
Netball spectators the most abusive
You might expect it to be rugby, but a Massey University study has found that spectators at netball are the most abusive.

23/01/2002
Shortage of food technologists risk to industry
The New Zealand food industry is at risk of not being able to capitalise on market opportunities because companies won’t have the technical ability to meet the market’s demands.

23/01/2002
Budding Scientists get hands-on experience
Eric Gray is glad he is on ‘geek camp’. About to undertake a forensics experiment in the brand new chemistry laboratory on Massey University’s Albany campus, the Liston College student says he was initially not too keen to spend two weeks of his hard-earned summer holiday on a science experience camp.

22/01/2002
Insight into dairying in Australia at conference
Soil quality on dairy farms is the focus of the annual Massey University Fertilizer and Lime Research Centre conference being held in Palmerston North on February 13 and 14.

19/01/2002
Making low-fat high taste
Low-fat milk that tastes like full-cream. Low-cal ice-cream that tastes like the real thing and fat-free cheese that doesn’t taste like chalk. Sound too good to be true? World-leading research being undertaken in New Zealand is making it happen.

Campus News

2002 – looking back and moving forward
Welcome to the 2002 academic year, in which we honour 75 years of excellence and achievement by the staff and students of Massey University.

Tertiary reform 2002
Election year 2002 will see further pressure on the Government to increase funding to universities. The Vice-Chancellor says he will continue to lobby over funding, as Massey Vice-Chancellor and as chair of the New Zealand Vice-Chancellors’ Committee.

Fake degrees a concern
Massey has joined other New Zealand universities in seeking legal advice over two websites selling fake university degrees. The University’s qualifications are among those offered for sale on at least one of the sites.

Massey University Ten Year Plan
A revised timeline for Stage Two of the Ten Year Plan project is now available to staff on the StaffRoom website.

Bruce Phillipps to retire
The Principal of the Wellington campus, Bruce Phillipps, is to retire from the University.

New Chinese deal likely
The strengthening of a 15-year relationship between Massey and China’s Guizhou University is likely to result in increased numbers of Chinese postgraduate students studying at the Palmerston North campus.

Valuing international students
This year is expected to see another substantial increase in the number of foreign students studying at the University. The Director of the International Students Office, Bruce Graham, says actual figures will not be available until next month but indications are that numbers will be up again.

New Albany business majors
The rapid growth of the business sector on Auckland’s North Shore means the Albany campus will offer three new business studies majors to cope with demand.

10 proposals to establish research centres
The University has submitted 10 proposals to the Royal Society of New Zealand in a bid to establish Centres of Research Excellence (CoRE).

Former English head dies
James Reginald (Reg) Tye, who was the University’s first Department of English head, died late last year.

Features

Online learning experience shared
A paper discussing the approach taken by the College of Business for establishing effective web-based learning proved popular at a conference in Berlin recently.

Prospects tough for older workers
Older workers are hardest hit when it comes to finding employment, according to ground-breaking international research conducted by the College of Business.

Food technologists in short supply
New Zealand’s multi-billion dollar food industry is facing a shortage of skilled staff.

Taking the right course
Finding your niche is the key to successful study. No one knows that better than Mette Hansen-Reid who topped off the final year of her BA in Psychology at Albany with a $5000 scholarship.

Study project leads to job
Business student Clara Herrera couldn’t believe her good fortune when she landed a job with the company she had worked for during a third-year student project in professional management.

Research and Development

Research deals blow to blowflies
Dr Max Scott from the Institute of Molecular BioSciences has been awarded the 2001 Applied Biosystems Medal from the New Zealand Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology for his research into chromosomes and gene structure.

Insight into tom cat smell
Tomcats beware. Your ability to spread your scent far and wide might be under threat thanks to some groundbreaking research by Dr Wouter Hendriks and his team from the Institute of Food, Nutrition and Human Health.

Netball spectators most abusive
You might expect it to be rugby, but a Massey study has found that spectators at netball are the most abusive.

No more need to brush tabby’s teeth?
The University’s feline research unit has secured a $50,000 research contract with French pet food manufacturer Royal K9 to investigate the potential of dry cat food to prevent the build up of tartar and plaque on cats’ teeth.

Project targets China’s milk hygiene
Agricultural Services Director Tim Harvey has embarked on a two-year Asia Development-funded project to improve milk hygiene practices in China’s Guizhou province.

Prickly weed strikes back
Onehunga weed is widespread throughout the country and makes its prickly presence felt – literally – during the summer months. Usually spraying the scourge with herbicide will prevent the prickles but trials on some strains of Onehunga weed from Dargaville and Helensville have found they are resistant to the most commonly used herbicides.

Yoghurt boosts immune systems
An apple a day might keep the dentist away but a yoghurt a day could keep the doctor at bay.

Success for the Massey RMS
The University’s Recruitment Management System (RMS) has been purchased by the University of Auckland.

Making low-fat high taste
Low-fat milk that tastes like full-cream, low-cal ice cream that tastes like the real thing and fat-free cheese with full-fat flavour. Sound too good to be true? World-leading research being undertaken in New Zealand is making it happen.

Research at Takapuna Library
North Shore residents now have access to the latest social research debate from the School of Social and Cultural Studies at Albany.

Marine research centre planned
A new international marine research centre headed by Dr Mark Orams will be based at the Albany campus.

Events

Cowley shares experience
One of New Zealand’s top children’s writers, Joy Cowley, was at the Palmerston North campus recently teaching a new paper – Writing for Children.

Conference gets low down on dairy dirt
Soil quality on dairy farms is the focus of the annual Massey University Fertilizer and Lime Research Centre conference being held in Palmerston North on 13 and 14 February.

Budding scientists take to the lab
Eric Gray is glad he is on ‘geek camp’. About to undertake a forensics experiment in the new chemistry laboratory on the Albany campus, the Liston College student says he was initially not too keen to spend two weeks of his hard-earned summer holiday on a science experience camp.

Business improvement resource created
A unique business benchmarking and improvement website, BPIR.com, is being launched by the University.

Drama in the community
Rather than simply learning a script and performing a play, a group of Massey drama students tried something different.

Awards and Appointments

Nominees sought for teaching awards
Professor Tom Prebble will convene a committee to oversee the selection of nominees for the Government’s inaugural teaching awards.

Hermansson on Games team
The New Zealand Olympic Committee (NZOC) has named Professor Gary Hermansson as one of the key health team members for next year’s Commonwealth Games in Manchester.

Massey students scoop horticulture awards
Six out of eight grants awarded by the Hawke’s Bay Fruitgrowers Association in December went to Massey University students.

New College of Business position
Substantial growth in the College of Business has led to the creation of a new position directly under the Pro Vice-Chancellor.

More funds for postgrad scholarships
Postgraduate scholarships will receive a $1.5 million cash injection over the next three years, enabling 10 new prestige doctoral scholarships to be established from this year, and many additional postgraduate scholarships to be offered.

Learning disabilities work recognised
Professor James Chapman, head of the College of Education’s Department of Learning and Teaching, has been elected Vice-President and President-Elect of the International Academy for Research in Learning Disabilities (IARLD). He will hold this position for four years, then will serve a four-year term as President.

Moughan appointed
Head of the Institute of Food, Nutrition and Human Health Professor Paul Moughan has been appointed a Director of the newly formed Geoffrey Gardiner Foundation in Melbourne.

Vet student wins scholarship
Fourth-year veterinary student Emily Ensor was awarded the English Speaking Union (ESU)/Companion Animal Society scholarship for the summer of 2002 to work at the Lort-Smith Animal Hospital of the Animal Welfare League of Victoria.

Geological Society president
Institute of Natural Resources lecturer Julie Palmer has been elected president of the Geological Society of New Zealand.

Staff soccer team turns 30
The Massey Staff Soccer Team at Palmerston North celebrated its 30th playing year last season.