Breadcrumbs List.
Education and society
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Feminist professor awarded Marsden Medal
15 November 2021
Feminist professor Virginia Braun who teaches gender, critical health psychology and qualitative research at the University of Auckland has been awarded this year’s Marsden Medal.
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Easing children back into school
15 November 2021
Opinion: This week, the priority in primary schools should be for children to catch up with relationships rather than catch up with school work, writes Peter O'Connor.
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New survey confirms Rainbow Kiwis’ challenges
13 November 2021
Opinion: Latest statistics on the rainbow community in NZ should lead to changes in the way public agencies support Kiwis hit by inequity, writes John Fenaughty.
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Pacific-centred higher education and dementia research: Rutherford Fellows announced
11 November 2021
Two distinguished early career researchers from the Faculties of Arts and Medical and Health Sciences at the University of Auckland are recipients of the $800,000 Rutherford Discovery Fellowship from the Royal Society Te Apārangi.
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Time to listen to New Zealanders with disabilities
8 November 2021
Opinion: New ministry for disabled people cannot come soon enough, writes Susanna Trnka.
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How we can make science education more equitable
8 November 2021
Te Pūnaha Matatini was a natural home for Dr Steven Turnbull to complete his doctoral project on tertiary science participation in Aotearoa New Zealand.
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Systemic bias in the education system focus of newly funded project
5 November 2021
A project focusing on combatting systematic bias in Aotearoa’s education system has been given a grant from the Royal Society of New Zealand Te Apārangi Catalyst Seeding Fund.
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Justice and Ihumātao, and maths identities: Marsden success
4 November 2021
The broad range of research interests within the University of Auckland’s Faculty of Education and Social Work is well illustrated in the latest Marsden round.
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Lockdowns are challenging but kids are resilient
3 November 2021
Children in Aotearoa New Zealand have displayed strength in the face of adversity according to the world’s largest survey looking at the impact of Covid-19 restrictions on children’s health, wellbeing and education.
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Barbara Staniforth: good policies need impartial support
1 November 2021
Opinion: Dr Barbara Staniforth says new policies need new responses, and when they're good we should take partisan politics out of the discussion.
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Marcia Leenen-Young: teaching Pacific history Pacific-style
1 November 2021
Dr Marcia Leenen-Young is navigating a purposeful course through the Pacific’s past.
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Metaverse is the future, but not Facebook’s
30 October 2021
Opinion: With a decade of mistakes to defend, the real world will be hard for Mark Zuckerberg despite the sophistication of his virtual reality, writes Matt Bartlett.