Breadcrumbs List.
Doctoral
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Worrying trend on vaccination – new study
10 June 2020
Anti-vaccination attitudes in New Zealand are becoming more entrenched among almost a third of the population and the trend is a worrying one, researchers say.
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Māori and Pacific dread armed police patrols
9 June 2020
Opinion: Fear and anger from Māori and Pasifika to armed policing in Aotearoa are not emotional reactions: they are valid scientific conclusions, writes Emilie Rākete.
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The psychology of sustainable workplaces
21 April 2020
By acknowledging universal psychological drivers we can build more sustainable workplaces and organisations.
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The secret life of our aquifers
21 April 2020
What is the impact of nitrogen pollution on our aquifers providing drinking water for 40 percent of New Zealanders?
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Modern political differences linked to human evolution
15 April 2020
What determines our views on taxation, welfare, crime, healthcare, military spending and climate change?
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Sexually deceptive orchids and a duped wasp
7 April 2020
Falling for the sex-deception techniques of orchids could be a costly business for male parasitoid wasps according to a new study looking at the ‘economics of sperm’ as a vital part of long-term survival.
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Graduate's challenge: let's reimagine education in Aotearoa
6 March 2020
When Maia Hetaraka walked across the stage yesterday at the University of Auckland’s Tai Tokerau graduation, she was completing a long and challenging journey.
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Smarter than we thought: Kea reason about probability
4 March 2020
Kea make smart predictions when reasoning about uncertain events, behaving similarly to humans when faced with statistical reasoning tasks, according to a new study from the School of Psychology.
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New doctoral programme addresses demand for indigenous education research
4 March 2020
The Faculty of Education and Social Work has launched a new Doctor of Education (EdD) theme to grow indigenous scholarship and increase doctoral completion rates among indigenous people in Aotearoa New Zealand.
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Māori and Pacific babies bigger and leaner, Asian babies ‘thin-fat’
4 March 2020
The facts and fictions of baby fat have been revealed in the first-ever study of Aotearoa New Zealand newborns’ body composition, including a surprise that could refocus early healthcare.
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Ihumātao’s heritage listing win - what does it mean?
28 February 2020
Opinion: Giving Ihumātao the highest heritage listing available is a strong signal for the Government and Auckland Council, write Nicola Short and Dr Frances Hancock.
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Stanford and MIT beckon for young health researchers
26 February 2020
An emerging expert on the nocebo effect and a promising young heart researcher have won prestigious scholarships, funded by entrepreneur Andrew Bagnall, to study at Stanford and MIT.