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Int'l study: indigenous women need more help to stop smoking

Thursday, 13 April 2017, 10:03 am | Massey University

Indigenous women across four high income countries are not getting the help they need to stop smoking when pregnant. A study published today in the international journal Nicotine & Tobacco Research found common large disparities between indigenous ... More >>

Social media making academia more user-friendly

Tuesday, 11 April 2017, 5:30 pm | Massey University

Ivory tower tweeters, Instagrammers and bloggers are using social media to break down barriers and make academic research more accessible to everyone, say Massey University academics. More >>

Funding for innovative health research

Monday, 10 April 2017, 1:27 pm | Massey University

Three Massey University researchers have been awarded a combined $450,000 to explore poverty and nutrition, tobacco dependence and performance measurement frameworks for health care. More >>

Create1world turning youth artists into activists

Friday, 7 April 2017, 11:24 am | Massey University

With so many humanitarian, economic, military and ecological crises facing the world it can get depressing, especially if you are a young person with a life ahead of you, says Na’or Tal Alfassi Berman. More >>

Central Otago Lakes now more unaffordable than Auckland

Thursday, 6 April 2017, 10:52 am | Massey University

The latest Massey University Home Affordability Report shows Central Otago Lakes has now surpassed Auckland as the most unaffordable region in New Zealand. More >>

Is immigration becoming emotionally charged?

Tuesday, 4 April 2017, 9:26 am | Massey University

High rates of immigration are changing New Zealand in a range of ways, and both government and the public need to consider the issues in depth, says sociologist Distinguished Professor Paul Spoonley ahead of a free public lecture on the topic of immigration ... More >>

Living well in care homes

Monday, 27 March 2017, 3:22 pm | Massey University

Treating elderly people in long-term care facilities with respect and dignity significantly increases their quality of life, according to new research from Massey University, in partnership with Metlifecare. More >>

Advancing Pacific Social Work Symposium

Wednesday, 22 March 2017, 2:36 pm | Massey University

For the first time, a Pacific region-wide gathering designed specifically to address Pacific social work, will be held in Fiji next week. More >>

Getting to Zero: Global Social Work Responds to HIV

Wednesday, 22 March 2017, 12:28 pm | Massey University

With 2030 fast approaching, the goal of ending the world HIV/AIDS epidemic is an ambitious one. Now a new joint publication from the International Association of Schools and Social Work (IASSW) and the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS ... More >>

Learning the mechanics of biomechanics

Wednesday, 22 March 2017, 11:42 am | Massey University

What do a rugby scrum, hip replacement surgery and a game of Wii bowling all have in common? What about rising from a chair, jumping on a trampoline, or making a bed? More >>

Anti-Muslim attitudes not the Kiwi way

Wednesday, 15 March 2017, 4:02 pm | Massey University

Muslim New Zealanders are just normal ¬New Zealanders, the woman at the centre of a widely publicised anti-Muslim attack in Huntly has told Massey University students. More >>

Overcoming healthcare information overload

Wednesday, 15 March 2017, 11:41 am | Massey University

A Massey University PhD student is testing a new way of dealing with information overload when making healthcare decisions – and she is seeking participants to help verify the approach works. More >>

Youth gangs - from street to village

Wednesday, 15 March 2017, 10:55 am | Massey University

A new study of Sāmoan youth gangs in South Auckland has found that sending troubled youth back to their homeland can be detrimental to their wellbeing, and that of the village they are sent to. More >>

Massey team to investigate death of killer whale in Auckland

Tuesday, 14 March 2017, 10:42 am | Massey University

A Massey University team is mobilising to investigate the death of a killer whale or orca, washed up on the west coast of Auckland at Whatipu Beach. Killer whales are considered “Nationally Critical” in New Zealand, with known threats documented ... More >>