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CHANGE GRAFFITI CRIMES Creativity with Street Cred HAPPINESS How Can We Have More of It? ALUMNI PROFILE THE UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND ALUMNI MAGAZINE | AUTUMN 2017 VISION FOR CHANGE GRAFFITI CRIMES Creativity with street cred HAPPINESS How can we have more of it? ALUMNI PROFILE Ingenio The University of Auckland Alumni magazine Autumn 2017 ISSN 1176-211X Editor: Judy Wilford Contributing editor: Helen Borne IN THIS ISSUE Art Direction and Design: Mike Crozier Advertising manager: Don Wilson Proofreading: Rupert Alchin, Tess Redgrave, Julianne Evans Editorial 3 Writers: Tess Redgrave, Julianne Evans, 8 Margo White, Judy Wilford, Suzi Phillips, Letters 4 Vaughan Yarwood University news 4 Editorial contact details Ingenio FEATURES Communications and Marketing The University of Auckland Because of who they are 8 Private Bag 92019 Auckland 1142, New Zealand The fabulous Hunter brothers 14 Level 10, Fisher Building 18 Waterloo Quadrant, Auckland Sharp minds, business savvy 20 Telephone: +64 9 373 7599 ext 83257 14 Facsimile: +64 9 373 7047 Graffiti crimes 24 Email: [email protected] www.auckland.ac.nz/ingenio Creating new realities 28 Audited by www.abc.org.nz Digital doctor in the house 30 How alumni keep in touch Heartening news 32 To ensure that you continue to receive Ingenio, and to subscribe to @auckland, Ways of giving 36 the University’s email newsletter for alumni and friends, please update your details at: www.alumni.auckland.ac.nz/update REGULAR SECTIONS 27 Poem by an alumnus 6 Alumni Relations Office The University of Auckland Opinion 13 19A Princes Street, Private Bag 92019 Auckland 1142, New Zealand Taking Issue 18 Telephone: +64 9 923 4653 Email: [email protected] Research in brief 22 www.alumni.auckland.ac.nz Around the globe 26 Copyright Alumni networks 34 Articles reflect personal opinions and are not 28 those of the University of Auckland. No parts History 37 of this publication may be reproduced without prior consent of the University of Auckland. Films and books 38 All rights reserved. ©The University of Auckland 2017 Cover image Erna Takazawa. Photo: Dean Carruthers Ingenio website Check out our website www.ingenio-magazine.com If you’re as happy to read Ingenio online as in print, we’ll stop sending you the magazine and instead you’ll receive an email each time the website is Photos: Martin Argyroglo, Godfrey Boehnke, refreshed with the latest Ingenio content. Dean Carruthers, Sampford Cathie, You can search articles, browse by topic, view videos Richard Ng, Paul Simei-Barton, Billy Wong and leave comments on the Ingenio website. 2 | Ingenio | Autumn 2016 EDITORIAL TRANSFORMATION THROUGH EDUCATION The University is committed to two of our largest degrees that provide delivering high impact learning the foundations of a liberal education. experiences that prepare students to We are in the process of implementing face the challenges of working and significant changes to the structure of contributing to an uncertain world, in these degrees, and programmes within which they are likely to change careers them, to embed clearly-defined, highly more than five times. marketable skill sets that provide enhanced career and postgraduate study n 2016, as an expression of this outcomes for students. commitment, the University renewed Our profile also frames the Iwhat is known as its graduate development of new types of active and profile, which defines aspirations learning experiences (internships and for all Auckland graduates and the work placements, for example) that areas (e.g. introductory data analysis, developmental opportunities that are being embedded in programmes academic integrity, and logical and every student will have access to while and courses, as part of the University’s critical thinking). The development of completing a University of Auckland student employability strategy. These a MOOC based on our Logical and degree. From 2017 our academic opportunities are increasingly being Critical Thinking course has led to the community is working to embed this made available to students within their enhancement of our face-to-face course framework to ensure that all students programmes of study and are designed as well as the development of an online are aware of and have access to the to support them to develop forms of for-credit version for University of significant personal development knowledge that are acquired in context Auckland students. This option provides opportunities available to them. and thus increase their professional flexible access for students. The overarching aspiration shared as well as academic capabilities. The Finally, the University is exploring by our academic community is that emphasis of these experiences is on the introduction of micro-credentials a University of Auckland degree will problem-solving, critical thinking and – a type of alternative credential that transform graduates into independent collaboration. provides students and alumni with and critical thinkers able to apply their In addition to renewing its graduate opportunities to develop knowledge in disciplinary expertise in all spheres of profile, the University has harnessed new niche areas relevant to their professional their lives. Our vision is that University learning technologies and pedagogies goals. These credentials are typically of Auckland alumni exhibit a number to support student learning. In 2016 modular and delivered in short time of trademark qualities that set them it invested heavily in a state-of-the-art frames in a range of flexible formats – apart from other graduates in the learning management system (Canvas) online, blended and face-to-face. marketplace. These include the ability and technology suite. Our teachers These significant developments in to develop unique and sustainable and students now have access to a wide the University’s teaching and learning, solutions to real world problems, and to range of new and exciting technology combined with our ranking as the most lead and influence others with integrity (including lecture recording tools) to innovative university in Australasia and fluency across global cultures and support learning within lecture contexts (excelling in knowledge discovery perspectives. and extend opportunities for engagement and application) will ensure that our The new graduate profile is central to beyond the classroom. graduates have the best chance possible the University’s long-term academic plan. We are using our increased capacity of enjoying fulfilling careers in which It provides academic staff and student for blended and online teaching to they make significant contributions to support services with a shared framework increase educational opportunities the quality of material and cultural life for designing and delivering high impact for distinct constituencies of learners, of all New Zealanders. educational experiences to our students. including off-campus learners. The For instance, it provides the frame University has expanded its Massive for a major reconceptualisation of the Open Online Course (MOOC) offerings Professor John Morrow structure and content of our Bachelor of to provide global access to University of Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic) Science and Bachelor of Arts degrees – Auckland staff in popular curriculum Autumn 2017 | Ingenio | 3 LETTER TO THE EDITOR health while reversing malignancy. CREATIVITY AND THE UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND ALUMNI MAGAZINE | SPRING 2016 At the very least, broadening the scope of research might help to address the THE FUTURE unwanted production of reactive species A two-day summit is being held to highlight resulting from cancer treatment protocols, the significance of creativity for the future these species invariably thwarting long of business and enterprise. This inaugural term survival. event, which aims to create engagement and collaboration between researchers, Best regards, business leaders, social entrepreneurs, Stephen Butcher educators, and artists, is co-hosted by the Creative Thinking Project, the University GEORGE of Auckland Business School and the MASON New Zealand Leadership Institute. The A life of many layers FOR ALL “Creativity: The HeART of Business” OUR FUTURES Reponse from Distinguished Professor summit will take place on 5-6 September Can we do it together? Bill Denny, Director, Auckland LIGHT FORCE 2017. Find out more at: Driving scientific advances Cancer Society Research Centre, www.business.auckland.ac.nz/creativity- University of Auckland the-heart-of-business The writer asks whether the aim of the Campaign to "dramatically improve RANKINGS LEAD RISKS AND cancer survival rates" is too narrow, by REINFORCED focusing on the development of new OPPORTUNITIES treatments. That would be true if it was The University of Auckland’s standing all that was going on in the University, as the country’s leading university was Dear Judy, but there is much complementary reinforced in the latest QS World University research in better nutrition, lifestyle, Rankings by Subject, with the University May I comment on the "For All Our screening and diagnostic technologies; judged best in New Zealand in 37 of the 40 Futures" campaign? I wonder if the not all can be featured specifically in the subjects for which it is ranked. partnership between philanthropy and Campaign. It was rated best in New Zealand in each increased capacity can really focus on the The writer notes that “for most solid of the broad subject rankings, including needs of society and not be limited by its cancers the prerequisite oxidation of 25th in the world in Arts and Humanities. own funding model, in one of its aims in DNA should be regarded as cancer It featured in the top 50 in the world in 16 particular. causing”. In the vast majority of cases this subjects (up from 15 last year), with two of That aim is to "dramatically improve is not correct. The ultimate cause of all those in the top 20. cancer survival rates”. The risk is that the cancers is changes in the sequence of a funding model is a preconception which cell’s DNA (genome), which gives rise to prefers the development of new treatments altered proteins (enzymes) that, in certain NEW CHANCELLOR which demonstrate a productive business combinations, result in uncontrolled cell AND PRO CHANCELLOR outcome rather than a broader approach growth and replication (cancer).
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