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Industrial design graduate wins James Dyson national award
Jack Pugh has taken out the top national award for his medical multi-tool designed to make life easier for busy healthcare professionals.
2024 NZ Food Awards finalists announced
The New Zealand Food Awards is proud to announce and celebrate the 2024 finalists.
State-of-the-art facilities and new industry partnerships celebrated
Ensuring students are ready to leap into the screen arts industry with the confidence, skills and knowledge that employers need is the aim of Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa’s National Academy of Screen Arts.
Innovative Speech Language Therapy programme undergoes professional accreditation site visit
Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa Massey University’s Speech Language Therapy programme has gone through a professional accreditation site visit by the New Zealand Speech-language Therapists’ Association.
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Fonterra offer new Undergraduate Food Technology Scholarships for 2025
The scholarships are being offered to students starting their study at Massey in February 2025.
Conference explores nature-inspired solutions for sustainable development
How we can work in harmony with nature to achieve the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) was the topic of a summit led by Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa Massey University last week.
Cyclones and Turbos to play at Massey
The Cyclones semifinal and the last round robin game of 2024 for the Turbos will be played at the Massey University Sport and Events Centre.
World-renowned academic to take up Scholar-in-Residence posting
Massey’s Center for Culture-Centered Approach for Research and Evaluation (CARE) will be hosting Professor Angela Cooke-Jackson as their next Fulbright Research Scholar-in-Residence.
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
Ruapehu Volcano listed as one of the world’s best demonstrations of geologic features
Ruapehu Volcano has been named among five Aotearoa New Zealand sites on a list of 100 geological world heritage sites .
Researchers secure funding for pioneering climate and disaster projects
Three projects led by Massey researchers have been awarded funding from the 2024 Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment Endeavour Fund.
Embracing diversity and cultural strengths in mathematics education
Professor Jodie Hunter presented research on rethinking mathematics education through the lens of cultural integration at a recent David Clarke Memorial Dean’s Lecture at the University of Melbourne.
Kānuka supports more native birds on hill country farms
Sophie Dobson's master's project has revealed that kānuka trees enhance the number of native birds within a hill country farm landscape.
Student success news
A journey of strength and aroha – being brave to follow your dreams
Having the courage to start something new isn’t easy, but Rachelle Thurgood, Te Ātiawa, Ngāti Maru, did just that when she decided to follow her dream and study towards a Master of Applied Social Work .
Finding gold on and beyond the field
It’s been a remarkable year for student athlete Manaia Nuku, Ngāi Te Rangi, Ngāti Ranginui, who has balanced her academic aspirations with an exhilarating experience in Paris, achieving her wildest dreams.
Transforming doubt to determination to success
When student athlete Aspen Fell found her passion for artistic roller skating, she used the scepticism she encountered as motivation to push herself harder towards her goals.
Fuelling excellence: transforming athletic performance through dietetics
Since graduating with a Master of Science in Nutrition and Dietetics earlier this year, Jessie Speedy has established herself in the world of sports dietetics by launching a private practice that caters to a diverse range of clients who want to optimise nutrition for peak performance.
Opinion and features
Opinion: The Free Speech Union: Leaping from climate surveys to moral panic
By Professor Mohan Dutta
Opinion: Honouring the past, shaping the future: Aotearoa Social Workers’ Day and the journey ahead
By Professor Kieran O’Donoghue
Opinion: Navigating through quicksand? Using GenAI ethically
By Professor Giselle Byrnes and Associate Professor Ruggiero (Rino) Lovreglio
Opinion: Re-politicising and decolonising transport planning
By Professor Imran Muhammad
Awards and appointments
Industrial design graduate wins James Dyson national award
Jack Pugh has taken out the top national award for his medical multi-tool designed to make life easier for busy healthcare professionals.
Growing the future: scholarship evening celebrates emerging agriculture talent
During the annual scholarship evening hosted by the School of Agriculture and Environment, 83 students were awarded nearly $400,000 to support their ongoing studies.
Professor Bruce Glavovic receives 2024 Chinese Academy of Sciences Distinguished Scientist Award
Professor Glavovic has been honoured with a prestigious award granted to foreign scientists by the Chinese Academy of Sciences President’s International Fellowship Initiative .
New appointment to enhance public health education across Australasia
Associate Professor Chrissy Severinsen has been appointed to the Council of Academic Public Health Institutions Australasia (CAPHIA) Board of Directors as Director (Aotearoa).
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Ruapehu Volcano listed as one of the world’s best demonstrations of geologic features
Ruapehu Volcano has been named among five Aotearoa New Zealand sites on a list of 100 geological world heritage sites .
A journey of strength and aroha – being brave to follow your dreams
Having the courage to start something new isn’t easy, but Rachelle Thurgood, Te Ātiawa, Ngāti Maru, did just that when she decided to follow her dream and study towards a Master of Applied Social Work .
Opinion: The Free Speech Union: Leaping from climate surveys to moral panic
By Professor Mohan Dutta
Fonterra offer new Undergraduate Food Technology Scholarships for 2025
The scholarships are being offered to students starting their study at Massey in February 2025.
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