This is a transcript of The Conversation Weekly podcast episode published on May 5, 2022.
Academic rigor, journalistic flair
University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau, is New Zealand’s highest-ranked, largest and most comprehensive university. It is the only New Zealand university ranked in the Top 100 in the QS World University Rankings, and 137th in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings. It is also ranked sixth globally in the Times Higher Education University Impact Rankings and ranked first in 2019 and 2020. Around 35 percent of the top-ranked academic researchers in New Zealand are at the University of Auckland.
Links
Displaying 141 - 160 of 416 articles
The success of independents at the Australian election is a sign the political culture has shifted in Canberra, with potential benefits for expat New Zealanders and trans-Tasman relations in general.
The last time New Zealanders even had a flu season was in 2019. The flu, along with COVID-19 and other respiratory viruses, is expected to hit hard this winter.
Rotting seaweed has plagued the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, US and West African coasts for a decade. So we’ve developed a new approach to turn what’s now rubbish into green electricity and fertiliser.
Authors writing for Nature journals will also need to separate sex and gender data, so it can’t just be lumped in with other results.
For years, New Zealand has tried to separate its economic dependency on China from its pro-Western strategic alliances. The new Indo-Pacific Economic Framework tests that balancing act even more.
Only by requiring state agencies to budget and plan for gender equity can genuine well-being be achieved for New Zealand’s women.
Tackling climate change is a budget priority, but will we see the major investment in cycling infrastructure and public transport that is one obvious solution?
Art has value well beyond the financial, including proven health and well-being benefits. It’s time this was recognised in the way the sector is funded.
As New Zealand considers how and whether to incorporate traditional Māori knowledge in the science curriculum, what might we learn from the experiences of Japan?
Policies to protect children in sport have been poorly understood by coaches and sports organisations. What can we do to ensure kids are safe but are also getting the most out of playing sport?
In this episode of The Conversation Weekly podcast, we also explore the reasons for India’s neutrality over the Ukraine war.
Community healthcare workers say the price they paid to care for vulnerable patients during the pandemic has been largely ignored. It’s time to recognise their work at the front line.
Ilmuwan harus pandai mengajukan pertanyaan, menyelidiki untuk menemukan jawaban, dan mengingat bahwa tidak peduli seberapa banyak yang mereka ketahui, selalu ada lebih banyak hal yang bisa ditemukan.
Before the deadly eruption of Whakaari White Island in December 2019, pressure and a tremor built up in a pattern seen in other volcanoes. It could help scientists develop an early-warning system.
Our best chance of limiting the emergence of new recombinant COVID variants is to limit the spread of infections, using public health measures to slow and suppress the virus.
Old age poverty is looming for thousands of New Zealanders who are going into retirement without a house, without savings and facing high costs of living.
The Power of the Dog may have lead the pack when it came to nominations, but the big winner of the night was the understated CODA.
As this year’s Oscar nominees for best original music show, Hans Zimmer has become the John Williams of his generation.
Vaccine passes have outlived their usefulness, at least for now. But as New Zealand’s Omicron wave begins to subside, other public health measures remain vitally important.
Authors
-
Marine Ecologist, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
-
Senior Lecturer, Department of Child and Youth Health, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
-
Professor of Sociology, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
-
Senior Lecturer in Child Psychiatry and Paediatrics, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
-
Emeritus Professor of Law, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
-
Senior Research Fellow in the School of Population Health, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
-
Professor of Ecology, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
-
HRC Clinical Research Training Fellow, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
-
Lecturer in Marine Science, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
-
Senior Lecturer Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
-
Director of the Institute of Marine Science, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
-
Associate Professor, Health Policy, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
-
Associate Professor in Human Geography, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
-
Associate Professor of Law, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
-
Research Assistant, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
