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Faculty of Education and Social Work
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Top tips for teaching mental health
21 August 2023
In good news for teachers, a mental health teaching resource for primary-aged children offering a ‘whole-school’ approach is now available.
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National is going all ‘nanny state’ on us
11 August 2023
Rather than addressing the real concerns of schools, after six years in opposition the National Party is offering mandated teaching hours, mandated testing, mandated reporting and mandated bans on cell phones. Peter O'Connor is worried.
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Gutsy win for tuatara researcher at 3MT
9 August 2023
Biological Sciences’ PhD candidate Cam Hoffbeck and her engaging talk on the microbiome of the tuatara took out the top prize at the Three Minute Thesis Final from a high quality field.
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Knowledge is brewing, so raise your glass
4 August 2023
Top academics will speak at Auckland watering holes for free on Tuesday 29 August.
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Curtain falls after 20 years of tackling tough issues
31 July 2023
The dramatised story of a fictional family facing tough issues has just presented its last workshop after 20 years of successful delivery into schools across Aotearoa.
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Māori health researcher receives first grant
17 July 2023
The Health Research Council (HRC) of New Zealand is the government’s principal funder of health research, in the latest funding round a young wahine Māōri doctoral candidate has secured a quarter of a million dollars for her latest research project.
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Violence simply breeds violence at youth justice facilities
11 July 2023
Opinion: Despite aspirations for change, history tells us residential institutions for young offenders tend to default to a culture of conflict, threat, and coercion, says Ian Hyslop
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The power and potential of Mātauranga Māori in education
7 July 2023
In a Matariki inaugural lecture, Te Tumu and Professor Melinda Webber is looking to the future where elements of Mātauranga Māori are a normal and natural part of the national curriculum
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A Matariki story from Epsom Campus marae
5 July 2023
In the 1980s, teacher trainee Moutini Bryers made a significant contribution to the Māori celestial knowledge held at the wharenui at Epsom Campus, write Rose Yukich and Hēmi Dale.
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Matariki 2023 at Waipapa Taumata Rau
3 July 2023
Waipapa Taumata Rau, University of Auckland is hosting a range of events that acknowledge and celebrate the Māori new year, Matariki.
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Researchers, check your bias on ethnicity data
14 June 2023
Researchers working with ethnicity data need to be aware of their own biases, according to new University of Auckland research.
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To give and receive: tips on doctoral writing feedback
12 June 2023
Susan Carter offers advice for PhD supervisors on setting out clear expectations and strategies for delivering effective feedback to their doctoral students.