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Scoop: AUS Tertiary Update

A “culture change” among students and a collaboration involving the University of Otago, the Dunedin City Council and police is behind a significant reduction in fires and offences committed in the university precinct this year, ...

UNIVERSITIES FACE MAJOR CHANGE

University Secretary John Denham has announced a recent review of the higher education system which will cover all aspects of the traditional system including support for part-time students and flexibility of contracts for academic ...

kidney disease may increase, says academic

kidney disease poses a serious threat to the health of new zealanders, leading united states kidney researcher prof jeff sands says. read more.

Post in peace and conflict

Prof Kevin Clements, an internationally-respected academic now based at the University of Queensland, has been appointed to a new professorship in peace and conflict studies at the University of Otago. read more.

Leadership Team Update 11 November 2008

Already I have had positive feedback from some community leaders in Dunedin. We will continue to be active in making our case both in the public arena and with the new government. It would be appropriate for staff who felt they would ...

9th international conference on parallel and distributed computing ...

Dunedin, New Zealand is hosting the following 3-hours tutorial: **************************************************************** Title: The GRelC Project: advanced grid-database management Organizers: S. Fiore, A. Negro, S. Vadacca, G. ...

How to get website usability training

You may also choose the academic route. Some New Zealand tertiary institutions provide usability training as a component of their wider degrees and diplomas. NatColl has a Diploma of Web Development that includes usability. ...

Four Seasons in One Day

As Dunedin and New Zealand are famous for unpredictable weather, we hope that, having had a taste of summer in the morning, and then winter and spring in the middle of the day, can we have autumn, that season of mists and mellow ...

Grades

I just saw an advertisement for a house that would be appealing: three acres, horse, donkey, chickens, just outside Dunedin. The pity is that it is only a six-month lease... The rest of my day will be spent grading other teachers' ...

Phone, Skype and Mobile

Even here in Dunedin there is concern about MRSI, and dirty fingers are pointed at people who have not been thoroughly sterilized before entering the hospital wards. So Skype was a success, but I came in to work without my mobile phone. ...

youth policies flawed, perth academic says

the australian and new zealand governments are the "ambulance at the bottom of the cliff" when it comes to children's and youth issues, such as obesity and mental health, a leading australian researcher says. read more.

academic to receive doctorate

maori academic and mental health leader prof mason durie will receive an honorary doctorate from the university of otago next month. read more.

Tackling gender inequality, raising pupil achievement / edited by ...

Edinburgh : Dunedin Academic, c2008. vii, 86 p. 22 cm. Call Number: LC212.83.G7 T33 2008 Location: UNR Knowledge Center.

hidden carers

cavaye, joyce (2006) hidden carers. policy and practice in health and social care, 3 . dunedin academic press, edinburgh. isbn 1-903765-66-8, 978-1-903765-66-1.

principle

part 4: kiwi quiz question which new zealand city is twinned with shanghai? auckland wellington christchurch dunedin part 5: today’s online reading: it’sa wrap this is an article about an english family’s experience trying to live ...


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