2011 June

Archive for June, 2011

30 Jun 2011

Brigid Heywood You might not know that name, but she’s the new AVC (Research) at Massey and she seems opinionated and eloquent in this profile, so we may well hear a lot more from her. PM in India The PM’s trip to India included export education and research initiatives – Auckland Uni’s David Baker said the money wasn’t… Read Full Story.

News 29/6 – Robot Forklifts. Timaru MasterChef! Banning Truth.

29 Jun 2011

Robot Forklifts In a great story of graduate success, unlimited covers a group of Auckland Uni engineering students who, after competing in an international robotics competition, visited a Fonterra warehouse and saw potential to automate forklifts. To cut a long story short, it worked and now they have a strong business – read the story. Timaru MasterChef! Timaru… Read Full Story.

News 28/6 – NorthTec-TWOA Hook-up. HEKE Successful? Whales are Back.

28 Jun 2011

NorthTec-TWOA Hook-up TWOA will be co-locating at NorthTec’s main Whangarei campus from August 1. MOE Review The MOE didn’t do so well in a formal review of the organisation, but Secretary Karen Sewell said it was all under control. HEKE Successful? In a great example of a dodgy media release, this one is titled “HEKE appeal paying off”… Read Full Story.

Journalism School Criticism

In: Industry|Industry Input|ITPs|Tertiary Education|Universities

27 Jun 2011

Karl du Fresne wrote a highly critical and engaging blog post about journalism schools about two weeks back. He started off with the common line from older journalists that journalism schools graduates were too academic, and that the schools encourage a bland style and exclude rough diamonds from the industry. He then went on to criticise some of the journalism… Read Full Story.

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Tags: AUT, Journalism, Wintec

News 27/6 – Alasdair Thompson. WITT Poll Surprise. Timaru MasterChef.

27 Jun 2011

Lots of interesting stories today and very few tedious media releases! Bye Jonathan! Jonathan Walmisley is moving on from Telford, having served as CE and then as head of the Telford division of Lincoln since January. The ODT has a long profile of him. I’ve enjoyed working with Jonathan immensely and wish him all the best. Home Auctions… Read Full Story.

News 24/6 – Supercomputers. Chimp Talk. Gorilla Diet.

In: ITPs|Students|Tertiary Education|Universities

24 Jun 2011

Supercomputers National eScience Infrastructure (NeSI) network will be launched today at Auckland Uni – it will get $27.4m from the government and $21m from six partner organisations (Auckland, Canterbury and Otago Unis plus 3 CRIs) over four years (Minister, Auckland Uni, ComputerWorld, RNZ, 3News). Chimp Talk Dame Jane Goodall spoke to 2,000 people at Otago Uni about her… Read Full Story.

News 23/6 – Uni Grad Survey. ITOs Slammed. Top Sikh Links.

23 Jun 2011

Uni Grad Survey Universities New Zealand has launched a new longitudinal survey to map graduates’ experiences in the final year and then 2, 5 and 10 years after completion (NZPA, ODT). It replaces the earlier annual survey, on hold since 2008. It is a good idea, but it leaves a gap in actually assessing universities’ performance from year… Read Full Story.

News 22/6 – Smashing Pokies. Top Vet. Cambridge & Canty.

22 Jun 2011

Smashing Pokies Otago Poly occupational therapy students dropped a pokie machine from a crane to demonstrate the shattering impact of the machines. Top Vet Here’s a profile of Massey’s vet school head Frazer Allan – it’s well worth a read. UFB The EPMU has also weighed in on the labour supply for ultrafast broadband debate. Harawira by 10%?… Read Full Story.

News 21/6 – Most Trusted? Maori Trade Training. Lobbying Questioned.

21 Jun 2011

Drug Bust An Otago Poly student was found with $15-20,000 of cannabis (NB Police estimate, probably inflated and based on street value) in Cromwell last October. He got off with six months community detention. Most Trusted? It may seem nice that 3 scientists, two affiliated with unis, topped the Readers’ Digest most trusted list, but one would hope… Read Full Story.

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Tags: ACG, ACT, CPIT, ETITO, ITF, Labour, Massey University, Metros, NorthTec, Otago Polytechnic, SIT, University of Auckland, University of Otago, University of Waikato, VSM, Wintec

News 20/6 – CHCH101. Kronic 2 The Home. Lead Shot Ban?

20 Jun 2011

CHCH101 Canterbury’s paper on rebuilding Christchurch has stirred some comment about whether it is easy credits or a great way to integrate real life into academic study (RNZ) – quite a few reader comments too. Kronic 2 The Home A company is delivering Kronic to Dunedin student flats. On that note, an Otago Poly student who recently died… Read Full Story.

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