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Auckland flooding - Crisis Management Team updates
Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa Massey University has activated its Crisis Management Team following flooding across Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland.
Opinion: ChatGPT – what does it mean for academic integrity?
By Professor Giselle Byrnes
Professor Jarrod Haar to join School of Management
Sought-after management academic Professor Jarrod Haar, Ngāti Maniapoto, Ngāti Mahuta, is returning to Massey University as Dean’s Chair in the School of Management.
Staff and alumni recognised in 2023 New Year Honours
Two Massey staff members and 20 alumni have been named in the 2023 New Year Honours list.
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Massey University sets new standard for Te Tiriti excellence
This Waitangi Day, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa Massey University is celebrating the launch of an extensive project setting a new standard of excellence in Te Tiriti o Waitangi analysis, practice and implementation initiatives across all areas of the university.
Journalism graduate gains experience in Jakarta before return to Masterton
Isabella Cleary is at the tail-end of a journalism scholarship in Jakarta and will soon be returning home to take up her first reporter role in Masterton.
Adapted kart enables dream for wheelchair-bound racer
A team of engineers from Massey's School of Food and Advanced Technology made a dream come true for one of their team mates recently, when they adapted a go kart so he could take part in an end of year celebration.
Ally Wollaston and Luke Mudgway sprint for win at Criterium nationals
Ally Wollaston continued her winning start to the year when she defended her title at Cycling New Zealand’s National Criterium Championships in Palmerston North.
Conversations That Count – Ngā Kōrero Whai Take
Conversations That Count – Ngā Kōrero Whai Take is a mixed media, podcast, editorial and event series brought to you by Massey University in partnership with The Spinoff. It provides a platform for the university and community experts to share their thoughts on how to overcome some of New Zealand’s biggest challenges.
Research news
Massey and CHEF celebrate 30 years
Over the last three decades, our feline research centre has been at the forefront of exploring the nutritional needs of cats across the country.
How data-based tools can prevent crowd crushes
New research, recently published in Science highlights how analysing and monitoring crowds can help prevent deadly crowd crush incidents.
Understanding perceptions about natural hazards in lower seismic areas
Dr Lauren Vinnell from the Joint Centre of Disaster Research is leading a research project to better understand what influences the thoughts and actions of people who live in regions of lower seismic risk.
Cancer therapy research gets funding boost
The Cancer Society of New Zealand has announced funding for three Post-Doctoral Fellowships, with Research Officer Dr Harikrishnan Kurup being one of the recipients.
Opinion and features
The environmental and social costs of digital technologies
People don’t understand the environmental and social costs associated with digital technologies, warns Massey academic Dr Sy Taffel.
Opinion: ChatGPT – what does it mean for academic integrity?
By Professor Giselle Byrnes
A divine gift: wine drinking in Ancient Greece
Associate Professor Gina Salapata spoke at the Symposium of Gastronomy late last year about the wine-drinking history of the classical Greek symposium.
Going the distance - 60 years of distance learning at Massey
For thousands of people, studying by distance had been a game changer long before COVID-19 forced a mass switch to online learning. In fact, here at Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa Massey University, distance learning has been changing lives and careers for the past six decades.
Awards and appointments
Seven University Research Medals awarded for 2022
Two of the university’s prestigious Research Medals have been awarded jointly for 2022, a reflection of the talent of those nominated.
Professor Jarrod Haar to join School of Management
Sought-after management academic Professor Jarrod Haar, Ngāti Maniapoto, Ngāti Mahuta, is returning to Massey University as Dean’s Chair in the School of Management.
Staff and alumni recognised in 2023 New Year Honours
Two Massey staff members and 20 alumni have been named in the 2023 New Year Honours list.
Physics tutor wins Lecturer of the Year title
A senior physics tutor from the School of Natural Sciences has taken out the top prize at this year’s Albany Students’ Association Lecturer of the Year Award.
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Massey University sets new standard for Te Tiriti excellence
This Waitangi Day, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa Massey University is celebrating the launch of an extensive project setting a new standard of excellence in Te Tiriti o Waitangi analysis, practice and implementation initiatives across all areas of the university.
Journalism graduate gains experience in Jakarta before return to Masterton
Isabella Cleary is at the tail-end of a journalism scholarship in Jakarta and will soon be returning home to take up her first reporter role in Masterton.
Adapted kart enables dream for wheelchair-bound racer
A team of engineers from Massey's School of Food and Advanced Technology made a dream come true for one of their team mates recently, when they adapted a go kart so he could take part in an end of year celebration.
Massey and CHEF celebrate 30 years
Over the last three decades, our feline research centre has been at the forefront of exploring the nutritional needs of cats across the country.
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