Archive for the ‘Facilities & Equipment’ Category

The Aoraki infographic yesterday got a great response, with quite a few comments (for ED Blog) and lots of readership. I’m happy you liked it. Policy, Management & People Emerging Researchers Campbell Live did a story last night on the challenges facing emerging researchers, interviewing Melanie Massaro (who wrote a letter last year on postdoc opportunities and gave… Read Full Story.

I’m off to the NZ Assn of Scientists conference today and may be tweeting up a storm. The event looks good and will be topical after last week’s research announcements. Policy, Management & People Students Going Offshore Fairfax had a story at the weekend about top students doing their undergrad degree offshore, which then moved on to NZ… Read Full Story.

If you haven’t yet, check out the student finance conference next week – it’s a good line-up. Policy, Management & People Christchurch Plan The recovery plan for Christchurch education should be released in the coming weeks. Education Centre Otago Uni is handing to a school-organised trust an educational centre that supports Central Otago schools. Presumably they’re dropping revenue-losing… Read Full Story.

Not much in the news today, because comms people exhausted their media releases by Easter Saturday and everyone’s on leave now! Policy, Management & People Extras: MIT’s new campus plans; Waiariki-Awanuiarangi trip to India; profile of Agriculture New Zealand tutor Jenny North. Research & Innovation Dairy Migrants Lincoln’s Rupert Tipples is to research migrant workers, mainly in the… Read Full Story.

The biggest tertiary education story of the weekend was Prof Sir Paul Callaghan’s death, followed by a group of students drinking in Dunedin. Policy, Management & People Paul Callaghan Prof Sir Paul Callaghan of Victoria has died. There has been recognition from, Victoria, RSNZ, the Government, Labour, Greens, MacDiarmid Institute (plus the Board and International Advisory Board), and Massey. There… Read Full Story.

I covered the closure of Computer Power yesterday and an update of the Dom Post’s story shows how supportive the students are of the provider’s educational approach. Policy, Management & People Christchurch CBD Return Design and Arts College is returning to Christchurch CBD premises and is holding an open-entry opening on Tuesday. Get down and given them some… Read Full Story.

Congrats to all those academics participating in the Royal Commission on the Christchurch quake this week. From the media reports, it looks like they have made an excellent contribution to the public sphere by offering suggestions on engineering and architecture options. Policy, Management & People Mergers The latest rumours for Key’s merger announcement are at TV3 and TVNZ,… Read Full Story.

Well the rumours are about that MED, DOL, MSI and TEC may be merged (interest.co.nz). Stuff had it this morning as MED, NZTE and MSI, with maybe DOL and/or TEC – the first three (maybe plus TEC) sounds more plausible. Policy, Management & People Waikato Halls Waikato is spending $7.5m on renovating two hostel blocks. ITOs to Merge… Read Full Story.

Auckland’s Virginia Braun and Gareth Terry are researching the approach of men to body hair – you can take on online survey at the link if you like. Policy, Management & People Upset Students Some Chinese students claim to have been misled by Waikato Institute of Education. Missouri Massey has signed an agreement with the University of Missouri…. Read Full Story.

Policy, Management & People Welcome Back Andy Lincoln’s new VC is Andy West, who some of you may remember from roles such as TEC Chair and NZQA CE (NZN, BusinessDesk, Fairfax, RNZ, TEU). Waikato EFTS …are up 1% for domestic and 6% for international. Waiariki…international numbers are up at FY 2011 levels already. Odd OUSA RNZ had an odd… Read Full Story.


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