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University of Auckland news for staff | Vol 41 | Issue 18| 20 October

Simulation centre real deal

Minister of Health, the Hon Tony Ryall opened across the globe and noted that “the University’s simulation into adult education. New Zealand’s most advanced simulation facility is world-class and rivals the likes of Dr Jane Torrie, a practising anaesthetist and centre for patient safety at the Tāmaki Harvard”. the Director of Simulation-Based Education in Innovation Campus on 5 October, while Visitors can be excused for mistaking the the Department of Anaesthesiology, says: wistfully postulating the usefulness of a similar centre, with its well-equipped operating room “Drivers for the centre include meeting the simulation centre for analysing and refining and ward areas complete with trainees in scrubs public’s expectations that healthcare providers political support. and holding surgical equipment, for a genuine acquire basic competencies before trying out The Minister praised the clinical leadership of hospital theatre. their skills on patients — generally patients don’t the University in establishing the centre, thanked As New Zealand’s most advanced facility for expect to be practised on any more. many staff for their ongoing work in patient simulation training in health, it will help prepare “The specialist site and hub of expertise also safety and later conversed with a patient before health workers for their future careers, enable enables potentially dangerous or uncommon the operating team led by Dr Simon Mitchell qualified professionals to keep up to date while procedures to be taught, and allows all students talked through the intubation procedure and put practising resuscitation and operating theatre to gain the same experiences without waiting for the patient to sleep. The blinking, breathing, teamwork, and will significantly aid research into unusual situations to hit them in the real world. talking patient was in fact a “manikin” - one of improving patient care. In addition, simulation training can relieve the the many life-sized anatomical human models at It will help meet the growing demand for pressures of clinical placement for our growing the centre used as a teaching tool. teaching using simulation techniques with a workforce and assist in preparing people for the The purpose-built facility is the brainchild of strong focus on teamwork, including scenario complexity of real world situations. Professor Alan Merry, Head of the School of training in debriefing, role play using actors, and “It is an outstanding resource and will Medicine and recognised globally for his employing skills trainers for procedures such as strengthen a safety culture in New Zealand’s research into quality and safety in healthcare. inserting intravenous drips. The world-class current and future healthcare systems.” During the official speeches Professor Merry facility has been designed by a Department of explained that he had explored other centres Anaesthesiology team experienced in integrating From left: Hon Tony Ryall, Alan Merry and Jane Torrie

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Rugby reunion dinner

The recent announcements of the QS and The 1987 All Blacks and their late team-mate prominent figures as Sir Peter Leitch, Martin Times Higher World University Rankings for , a University of Auckland alumnus, Snedden (2011 RWC CEO), Precious McKenzie 2011 (based on 2010 data) reflect what have been honoured at a major dinner. (former weightlifting champion), Gavin Hastings many of us have been saying for some time Eight hundred guests crowded into the Ellerslie (former Scotland and Lions captain) and Jake – namely that the New Zealand university Event Centre for the first ever reunion of the White (coach of the victorious Springboks at the system is being placed at risk by a public inaugural Rugby World Cup winners, held in the 2007 RWC) graced the occasion. policy environment that severely curtails our anxious week before the semi-finals of the 2011 Veteran rugby commentator Keith Quinn ability to grow revenue streams and quality. tournament. compered proceedings and there was a In the 2011 results, all of the ranked New The event on 11 October raised $165,000 for revealing panel discussion involving key Zealand universities fell in the rankings, the Trust which funds the John Drake Memorial members of the 1987 side: Sir sometimes by significant margins, or barely Scholarship established in 2009. The scholarship, (coach), , and held their places This ought to sound worth $5000 a year, supports an outstanding . warning bells in the nation’s capital. all-rounder who intends to study at the University The 2012 Drake Scholarship was awarded to Samuel Viskovich, captain of the Westlake Boys Superficially, the drops in rankings for The and also play for the Auckland University Rugby High School first fifteen, who will be embarking University of Auckland suggest that our Football Club. on a conjoint BA/BCom next year. performance is diminishing, but of course that It was a night replete with amusing anecdotes is not the case. In the last few years we have and memories of a long-vanished amateur era mixed with heartfelt expressions of support for improved the quality of our students, grown Panel discussion on the 1987 RWC (from left): John our graduate programme, increased research the 2011 All Blacks in their quest for the Webb Gallagher, Sean Fitzpatrick, Scotty Stevenson income and impact, and invested heavily in our Ellis Cup. As well as the heroes of 1987 such (moderator, Sky TV), Warwick Taylor, Sir Brian Lochore. infrastructure. In short, we are a better institution than we were. But the rankings measure relative achievement and they show Auckland heads NZ rankings again that other universities around the world are improving more quickly, at least as measured The University of Auckland has once more been particularly given the level of investment that our by the rankings parameters, than are the New ranked as the top university in New Zealand in international competitors are able to attract. For Zealand institutions. the latest Times Higher Education World example UNSW, with only 10 percent more None of this should be a surprise. As I and University Rankings. students than Auckland, has a budget of A$1.4 others have been pointing out to Ministers for billion compared with our NZ$890million. It is a years, New Zealand invests less in each Auckland was placed joint 173rd with the tribute to all who work at our University that they university student or staff member than any University of New South Wales (UNSW). can retain such a high international standing other country with universities in the world’s The University of Auckland is the only New when New Zealand is in a constrained spending top 200. Our public policy environment Zealand university to feature in the top 200, and environment. promotes a cheap university education over is sixth of the 27 ranked in Australia and New “However, it is of real concern that, as with the the quality of its universities, with among the Zealand. Our performance places us in the QS rankings released a month ago, the New highest levels of student support and lowest middle of the G8 (behind Melbourne, ANU, Zealand universities have all just held on to or levels of institutional support in the developed Sydney, Queensland and Monash) and ahead of slipped in the rankings. International rankings world. The consequences are beginning to be Western Australia and Adelaide. are critical for New Zealand's ambitions to seen not only in falling rankings, but in a Auckland outperformed all other ranked New double our income from overseas students over reduced ability of the institutions to cope with Zealand universities in each of the parameters the next 15 years.” external pressures, as seen most obviously in included in this ranking (teaching, international THE’s methodology uses 13 performance the University of Canterbury’s proposal to outlook, industry income, research and citations). indicators across five broad categories: teaching; disestablish significant numbers of jobs over Auckland’s industry-generated income is ranked citation impact; research; international mix; the next three years as a consequence of the second highest in Australasia and among the industry income. The rankings are also the first to financial challenges following the Canterbury top 65 of all 400 universities ranked. include a worldwide reputation-based indicator earthquakes. As the rankings fall, so too will In 2010 Auckland was placed 145th and this of teaching quality. our international student numbers, creating year all but one of the other New Zealand The rankings are detailed at even more financial problems. The question universities have also lost ground. Their rankings www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/world- remains – what more must happen before the are: Otago 224, Victoria 267, Waikato 318, university-rankings New Zealand public and government realise Canterbury 333, Massey 372. The QS World University Rankings also the peril our university system is in? The Vice-Chancellor, Professor Stuart McCutcheon, said: “We are very pleased to have placed The University of Auckland, at 82nd, remained in the top 200 universities in the world, top in New Zealand.

2 20 October 2011 Boyle open for business The building’s Code of 2012, the Liggins Institute. There is a large Compliance Certificate central atrium providing one main entrance from was signed in early late next year along with two lecture theatres September, slightly ahead seating 250 and 300 respectively. of schedule. Other units will shift there temporarily from Faculty Administration neighbouring buildings (501, 502 and 503) as staff and the School of their major refurbishment work is completed and Medical Sciences are the they are fully linked to the Boyle. Numerous staff first to move into the have been decanted during the course of the Boyle. The process will Grafton project which started back in 2007 and continue until Christmas. thanks is due to them for their forbearance in Staff at Medical and Health Sciences have Other occupants include the Schools of the face of considerable disruption. begun occupying the new Boyle Building, Nursing and Pharmacy, the Department of Landscaping work at the Park Road frontage centrepiece of the $240 million redevelopment Optometry and Clinics, new Information is now under way and the building’s formal at the Grafton Campus. Commons and student commons and, from late opening is planned for next May.

Visiting professorship to the UK

The NZ-UK Link Foundation has established a with the aim of making a substantial • issues related to civil emergency planning - new three-month Visiting Professorship contribution to the bilateral academic dealing with natural disasters at home (VPship) programme between academics from relationship in a changing world. and abroad the UK and New Zealand. A search for a The Foundation’s VPs can represent almost • community issues such as the role of candidate for the next VPship starting in any academic discipline. However, for 2012 the community groups, charities, and volunteers September/October 2012 is now underway. Foundation is particularly interested in in providing practical support and services Established in 1991, the NZ-UK Link applicants whose areas of interest are in one of to society. Foundation is a registered charity whose the following fields: It is hoped that the next Visiting Professor will objectives are “the advancement of education • the economic relationship , for example, take up his/her post in September/ October for the benefits of the public in the UK and New trade/financial institutions (governance and 2012. Applications must be submitted by 17 Zealand”. The Trustees recently undertook a regulation/investment) December 2011 to the Chair, NZ-UK Link strategic review with the result that the • immigration/workforce mobility including the Foundation c/o New Zealand House, Haymarket, Foundation supported the establishment of the contribution which immigrants from each SW1Y 4TQ or by email to graeme. new Visiting Professorship (VPship) programme country make to the other [email protected]. Highlighted events

Open Access Active Learning Showcase Inaugural lecture Not sure what Open Access means? Increase All staff are invited to the Centre for Academic Professor Judy Parr (Education) presents her your awareness of this topical issue around Development’s Eleventh Annual Showcase. With lecture titled “Writing and the challenge for scholarly and academic publishing during Open an exciting line-up of 18 presentations, this event writing pedagogy.” “An understanding of what Access Awareness Week (24-30 October). will showcase collaboration amongst staff across writing is and does and how people learn to do This year’s Open Access Week will highlight the the wider University. it is addressed by a number of disciplines,” says collaboration and collective action that have Keynote speakers are 2011 National Tertiary Judy. “In terms of informing pedagogy this heightened the momentum behind Open Access Teaching Excellence Award winner Dr Ross provides potential strength but also drawbacks. I and showcase a broad range of initiatives McDonald and the Prime Minister’s Supreme will explore this issue and will draw on my work around the globe. Participation by hundreds of Award winner Professor Michael Walker. A panel to discuss the likely nature of knowledge and of universities, research facilities, and other sites of National and University Teaching Excellence practice that contributes to effective teaching worldwide will illustrate the depth and breadth Award Winners includes Rena Heap, Paul Denny, and learning of writing.” of support for Open Access and demonstrate the Professor Robin Kearns and Associate Professor Wednesday 2 November, 6pm for refreshments, real impact of unfettered access on advancing Raymond Miller . The Showcase will take place 7pm for the lecture. discovery across disciplines. For details of an on Tuesday 25 October from 10am–4.15pm in Engineering Building, 20 Symonds Street – ENG event at the University on 26 October at 10am the Engineering Building and on Wednesday 26 3.403 see www.openaccessweek.org/events/event/ October from 10am–12noon at the Conference Confirm attendance with Maureen Tizard at: m. listUpcoming Centre Lecture Theatre. [email protected] For more information about SPARC®, the To register your attendance, please go to www. Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources cad.auckland.ac.nz/workshops Coalition, see www.arl.org/sparc/

The University of Auckland News 3 Auckland graduate wins scholarship

The 23-year-old Howick resident was named “The law is all about how we solve disputes, as a scholarship recipient after being short-listed how we choose to structure a society made up of with six others for the Woolf Fisher Scholarship individuals who rely on one another, but who programme, established nine years ago. don't always see eye-to-eye,” says the Russell At Cambridge, he intends to analyse McVeagh solicitor, who was awarded a international commercial law and tax policy scholarship from the firm for his undergraduate through a lens of history and economics, with a studies. view to improving New Zealand's current law, A part-time tutor of contract law at the ultimately making foreign trade easier, and University, when he is not researching or boosting investment in New Zealand enterprise. working, Chris goes target shooting with his Economics was his BCom major at Auckland. father and also enjoys tennis and debating. He “My research will examine cross-border trade has had a long-standing involvement in the and investment – for example if a contract business case competition programme at The involving an Italian and a New Zealander breaks University of Auckland Business School, where down and ends up in court, which country’s law he learnt that ideas become powerful only when governs, and where should the case be heard? If they are presented in a way that can be the case is won in New Zealand, but the understood and when they can be translated defendant's assets are in Italy, can those assets into action. He says the programme provided be recovered? valuable experience in working with other “By critically analysing the law that governs people: “It taught me when to show leadership, these issues, and by seeking reform that when to be loyal, and when to be critical.” Chris Jenkins, a BCom/LLB(Hons) graduate improves certainty and efficiency, we can from the University, is one of three New increase confidence on both sides of the Zealanders awarded a prestigious Woolf Fisher transaction. An updated and streamlined regime Scholarship to study at Cambridge University would see parties contract more efficiently and next year. more often,” says Chris.

“Toni doesn’t just teach health economics. She health sector, or by contextualising health loves health economics and it shows. It shows in economics issues through reference to current the enormous depth of knowledge she has about debates. Techniques like these bring the subject the subject and the way in which she is able to to life for students. present its complexities to students in common- “Toni really enjoys teaching and it is clear sense ways, inspiring them to take up the that she devotes an enormous amount of time challenges she puts before them. and effort to her students, always interested “For most students health economics is a new in their plans and providing them with field of study. If it weren’t for Toni’s approach it excellent feedback. would be easy to flounder and get lost – Toni “Ask graduates of a programme like the doesn’t let this happen. Master of Public Health to reflect on their time at “It is hard not to become involved in a class the university and Toni’s name is frequently Toni is teaching. In large lectures she makes a mentioned as their most outstanding lecturer. huge effort to get students talking. In small Many of these people credit Toni with seeding postgraduate settings students are fully involved. their interest in careers in health policy. She gets involvement by skilfully drawing on the “This is the mark of an excellent teacher and real world issues brought to the class by so it is a pleasure to present Toni Ashton as a postgraduate students who already work in the worthy recipient of a Teaching Excellence Award.” Excellent teacher

Associate Professor Toni Ashton from the Education takes double School of Population Health, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences received a The Faculty of Education has finished the The University’s sports calendar will Sustained Excellence in Teaching Award at Interfaculty Sports Tournament on a high, culminate in the inaugural rugby match played Spring Graduation. Her citation below was winning both the netball and rugby between The University of Auckland and the read by Elizaveta Sopina. tournaments, becoming only the second University of Waikato, in a game dubbed the “I am delighted to speak about Associate faculty to be crowned champions in two “Battle of the Bombays”. Professor Toni Ashton’s excellence as a university different sports. The team to represent the University has teacher. I count myself very fortunate to have Both teams completed their competitions been selected from the students who took part been taught and supervised by Toni, and now to undefeated and made short work of their finals. in the Interfaculty Rugby Tournament. work alongside her as a tutor.

4 20 October 2011

Research news Architecture and women Research Office relocation

What happens to New Zealand’s women the website wants to capture the who, when, At the end of October the Research Office will architects after they graduate? This is the where, and how of this country’s women be moving across the road from its present central question behind a new website, architecture graduates. The information will location at 76 Symonds Street to Level 10, 49 Architecture + Women www. become part of a Architecture + Women Symonds Street. We expect to be functional in architecturewomen.org.nz. exhibition in 2013, a show that will mark the our new premises from Monday 31 October although there may be delays in achieving Co-founded by University of Auckland 80th anniversary of NZ’s first female architect immediate and full functionality across the architecture alumna Sarah Treadwell, who graduate, and 120 years of this country’s office. In that case, priority areas will be heads the School of Architecture and Planning, suffrage movement. attended to first, so if you experience any difficulties with communications in the week respected by all for his sense of fair play and following this move, we encourage you to correct procedures and, consequently, is contact the Research Office Helpdesk on Obituary remembered with great affection by his past ext 87956 or by email at researchoffice@ colleagues. These achievements were set in the auckland.ac.nz midst of a life that had several significant challenges: the car accident in Iran, the suicide Cross-Faculty Research Initiatives Fund of both his parents (at different times), and (CFRIF) awards losing his first wife at a relatively young age. The Cross-Faculty Research Initiatives Fund is That he overcame these hurdles while open to teams of researchers working across maintaining balance, poise and a positive at least two different disciplines or faculties outlook is a testament to the emotional strength who intend to work collaboratively on a specific of the man. research question. This year Professor Debes Alongside his teaching stands his legacy to Bhattacharyya (Engineering) and his team the geotechnical profession in NZ. In 1964 there received a Large Project Category award were two significant earthquakes, one in Japan ($100,000 over two years) for their work on at Niigata and the other in Alaska at Anchorage. novel scaffold development. Four Seed Fund These events initiated a flurry of research activity awards ($25,000 each for one year) were around the Pacific Rim out of which has grown made to teams led by: Dr Theresa Claire the discipline of geotechnical earthquake Davies (hereditary spastic paraparesis, using engineering. Peter Taylor was in the thick of this biomechanics to evaluate hydrotherapy Emeritus Professor Peter Whitaker Taylor was development. He supervised a number of born in 1925 and died in July this year. Peter treatment); Dr Peter Huggard (determining the graduate students measuring the cyclic characteristics of the resilient health obtained BSc from the University of New stress-strain response of soils. This data, Zealand in 1944 and a BE(Hons) degree from professional); Dr Tony Lambert (the psychology combined with those from other university of looking at art); Dr Susan Morton (estimating the University of New Zealand in 1945, having laboratories, contributed to the rapid studied for three years at Auckland University the real cost of pathways to educational development of new understandings of soil success from early life: econometric College and completed the final year at behaviour under earthquake excitation. As well Canterbury University College modelling using a contemporary longitudinal as supervising graduate students, several of NZ resource). After graduation he was employed for a whom worked with ingenious devices of his couple of years by the Auckland City Council design, he completed a staff PhD. Inter-disciplinary Research: Opportunities and then took up a position with the Anglo- During the late 1950s and 1960s laboratory and Challenges - What is inter-disciplinary Iranian oil company. While in Iran he had a cyclic load testing at earthquake frequencies research? What value can it deliver? What terrible car accident which necessitated was a challenging undertaking. Peter had a flair challenges does it present? withdrawal to England and several bouts of for developing the mechanical devices needed This is an open forum hosted by the Deputy plastic surgery, with an extended period of for this research; on more than one occasion he Vice-Chancellor (Research), Professor Jane recuperation. While recovering he spent time as remarked to me that to do experimental work in Harding. Chair: Professor Peter Hunter, a demonstrator in soil mechanics at Cambridge soil mechanics one needed to be as much a Director Auckland Bioengineering Institute. University. Subsequently he worked for the then mechanical engineer as a civil engineer. His Speakers: Professor Paul James, Director London County Council. research frequently broke new ground and yet United Nations Global Compact Cities In 1953 Peter returned to NZ and took up a was always of interest to the engineering Programme; Professor Rod Dunbar, Director lecturing position with the School of Engineering profession. In the early 1980s he supervised two Biopharma and Maurice Wilkins Centre; Dr at Ardmore. He was promoted to Associate masters students doing experimental work on Deidre Brown, Director Te Whare Kura; Professor in 1971 and full Professor in 1977. From rocking foundations. Today, rocking foundations Professor Jenny Dixon, Dean NICAI. 1977 to 1985 he was Head of the Department is a “hot” topic and his papers published more For staff and Postgraduates, 26 October, of Civil Engineering. He retired a few years than 30 years ago are still cited. 2–5pm before the then mandatory age of 65 to pursue The combination of Peter’s teaching prowess Venue: Fisher Paykel Appliances Auditorium consulting interests. and the applicability of his research work and Lobby Peter was a gifted teacher. He had the knack resulted in NZ-wide recognition that his Registration (forum and catering) j.mcmillan@ of being able to use just the right amount of geotechnical group was the best in the country. auckland.ac.nz simplification and yet preserve the core concepts of the material at hand. As a head of Professor of Civil and Environmental department he was extremely successful and Engineering, Mick Pender

The University of Auckland News 5 From the collection

In memory of Len Castle 1924-2011. Distinguished Alumnus of The University of Auckland, North Island are areas to which I have returned awarded 2004. many times…to record on film the detail and drama of these fascinating places…Here at your feet, and in the air you breathe, are the feverish exhalations of volcanic activity. These sites are the art galleries of nature’s creators. Thrust to the surface from subterranean crucibles, boiling water and gases create ephemeral or slowly evolving abstract patterns.” It was not until 1992 when Len was chosen as one of 13 ceramicists by curator James Mack to exhibit at the World Expo that these visual effects found expression in clay. The theme for Expo that year was “The Voyage of Discovery”, to commemorate the 500th anniversary of Columbus’s expedition to the Americas. Located on the former site of a ceramics factory, New Zealand contribution was titled “Treasures of the As a young science teacher living and working momentum for a lava eruption in February 1949 Underworld”. Len’s instruction from James Mack on the Auckland volcanic field, Len Castle which lasted three weeks and sent out a plume of was to create ceramics that would make manifest made great use of lava tubes and caves, and ash six kilometres long. Colour photography was “the natural energy of the land and sea – took field trips to Rangitoto. He was delighted still rare at that time, but six years later in 1954 suggesting magma bursting forth, then cooling when Ruapehu’s boisterous activity for several when Ngāuruhoe erupted again, amateur as it flowed into the blue Pacific Ocean”. months in 1945 briefly eclipsed war reports photographers had access to Kodachrome to Previously, Castle had evolved new shapes and from the Pacific theatre. Like the painter Colin record the drama. This time the volcano glazes experimentally, but here he was forced to McCahon who was studying the line drawings produced six million cubic tonnes of lava, expelled abandon the intuitive approach in order to of landforms produced by Charles Cotton at as energetic fountains of red magma spurting express the imposed theme or idea. His response this same time, Len married aesthetic above the summit. Compelled by images of this is a blend of two worlds. Rather than illustrate a sensibilities with an interest in geomorphology. wondrous natural spectacle, Len felt there was an particular place literally with these bowls, Len Compelled by the perfect symmetry of Mt analogy to the combination of fire and clay in his chose to sharpen the contrast between the Ngāuruhoe, Tongariro’s main active vent, Len nascent practice as a potter. Although the rugged, scoria-like exteriors and the blood-like visited the volcanic plateau on holiday, taking the volcanic series of bowls did not eventuate until runs of red lava or cool, pooling blue on the opportunity afforded to climb to the summit from 50 years later, his approach to the subject was interior, using his library of photographs to guide the traverse crossing route. Ngāuruhoe’s cone is galvanised by his youthful close encounters. him. The interplay of colour and texture would shaped by frequent eruptions and its steep, Len’s achievements with glazes in recreating sustain him well beyond Expo, and into a new scoria-laden sides make for a difficult scrabble to the intense red of lava or the turquoise blue of a century of practice. crater lake also owe a debt to his early the top, but Len achieved enough stability for By Linda Tyler photographic snapshots documenting the trip. enthusiasm for nature photography. He began The following year, 1948, the volcano sent many photographing in colour himself in the 1960s, cubic metres of rock skyward sporadically. This originally using 35mm slide film. He writes: “The showy display turned out to be just building volcanic and geothermal localities of the central Len Castle Volcanic Series 1994 red glazed earthenware bowl

Mapping Auckland You Are Here: Mapping Auckland explores 200 boundaries are subject to change over time, it years of Auckland’s planning and evolution using shows they are subject to change depending on 40 maps from the museum’s 10,000-strong who it is that is doing the planning or making the collection as the lens. map,” says Kathy. With Auckland soon to mark the one-year Auckland Museum exhibition developer anniversary of the introduction of the “Super Georgina White says the exhibition works on City”, Kathy says it is a timely reminder that the multiple levels to draw in different audiences. “In region has been imagined and re-imagined many the exhibition we explain how Bean Rock got its times over. name, and we describe how the lighthouse “The boundaries and internal divisions of this keeper’s son kept in touch with his father by city have been re-drawn many times and there standing outside his family home in Devonport at have been many different motivations and night and sending messages in Morse code Auckland academic Kathy Waghorn, from the rationales for changing them. Maps are always across the harbour.” School of Architecture and Planning is made from a specific point of view. This exhibition co-developer of a major new exhibition at doesn’t just show that these plans and Auckland Museum.

6 20 October 2011 bdrms, separate livingroom, two bthrms, come along to network, learn about auckland.ac.nz/NZGovernanceOct2011 hundreds of books, friendly cat. Fully furnished. What’s on the new initiatives and celebrate the Ring Stephanie Johnson on 360 0102 or (021) achievement of some of our outstanding 065 8588 or email [email protected] THURSDAY 20 OCTOBER teachers. We have presentations from a saturDAY 29 October London-style apartment in Parnell Accounting and Finance seminar wide variety of disciplines and keynotes Exhibition talk available to rent from mid-January 2012 for a minimum of a year. Beautifully appointed. Prof George Foster, Stanford University: from this year’s National Teaching 1pm Gus Fisher Gallery, 74 Shortland St. An accounting presentation. 11am- Excellence Award winners. Fully furnished including linen and china. Two Exhibition curator Len Bell discusses the bdrms/two bthrms. Panoramic view of harbour 12.30pm Decima Glenn Rm, Level 3, To more details go to CAD’s News and implications of émigré artists working in Owen G Glenn Bldg, 12 Grafton Rd. Events Page, to register your place go to and city. Close to Judges Bay beach, the NZ. Queries to Domain, cafes and buses. $675 pw. Contact Queries to [email protected] www.cad.auckland.ac.nz/workshops [email protected] [email protected] School of Asian Studies/DALSL Dept of Māori Studies seminar seminar Dr Sue Abel: Cultural competence and Dr Robert Sanders, UoA: To mark or not cultural safety in the news. 1-2pm Room MONDAY 31 OCTOBER overseas aCCOMMODATION to mark: Just how similar are Chinese 101, Māori Studies. The Doctoral Skills Programme Cambridge UK holiday exchange. I would dialects? 3-4pm Patrick Hanan Rm 207- Queries to [email protected] Academic Careers Day like to exchange my three-bdrm cottage in 501, Arts 2. Bioengineering research seminar 9.30am-3pm, Fale Pasifika. Grantchester, Cambridge UK for a beach Queries to [email protected] Dr Arthur Beyder, MD PhD, General Brings academics together on panels house preferably in the far North but Centre for Biodiversity and Mills Foundation Clinician Investigator designed to help doctoral students anywhere hot in NZ considered. I need a Biosecurity seminar Fellow, Division of Gastroenterology understand the realities of an academic couple of weeks in February 2012 and you Dr Shane Wright, Senior Lecturer and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic: career. Lunch provided by Careers are welcome to use my home any time in the in Biogeography, The University of Voltage-sensitive ion channels as Northern Summer. I have a UoA staff referee. office and School of Graduate Studies. Auckland: Energy and the rate of mechanosensors exemplified by a Grantchester was the home of Rupert Brooke Doctoral students need to book at www. evolution. 3.30pm Landcare Research mechanosensitive voltage gated sodium and is a site of pilgrimage for poetry lovers. library.auckland.ac.nz/booking/doctoral/ Cafeteria, Tāmaki Innovation Campus. channel Nav1.5. 4-5pm Ground Floor Cambridge is 4 miles away and is a vibrant index.asp Department of History Seminar Seminar Rm (G010), UniServices House, and truly beautiful town. London is 50 minutes New advances in gastrointestinal Jennifer Ashton: Man on the edge: 70 Symonds St. by train to Kings Cross. Email motility workshop Constructing a Pakeha identity in [email protected] Runs until 2 Nov. Hosted by the nineteenth-century Hokianga. 4pm Auckland Bioengineering Institute. Room 59, Dept of History. WEDNESDAY 26 OCTOBER For further information visit www.abi. ACCOMMODATION REQUIRED Student Jazz Ensemble concerts Doctoral information evening auckland.ac.nz/uoa/gi-motility-workshop House-sit 2012. Are you looking for a mature, Large ensemble concert. 6.30pm (PhD and EdD) reliable couple (n/s) to care for your home Kenneth Myers Centre, 74 Shortland St. 4.30-6.30pm Rm A201a, A Block, while you are away? Professional Teaching Featuring students from the School of Faculty of Education, Gate 3, 74 Epsom tuesDAY 1 NOVEMBER Fellow and husband moving to the city are Music. Free. Ave. Bioengineering research seminar seeking a house sit in Auckland from Feb 2012. Exhibition talk Information will cover the Doctor of Length of housesit neg (3, 6, 9,12 months). Johan Hoffman, Associate Professor in 7pm Gus Fisher Gallery, 74 Shortland St. Education (EdD) and the Doctor of Areas within 30 mins of Epsom Campus Numerical Analysis, Royal Institute of Photographer Yvonne Todd responds to Philosophy (PhD). The Programme preferred. Email Karen at Technology, Stockholm: Adaptive finite aspects of Frank Hofmann’s portraiture Leader of the EdD and the Faculty PhD [email protected] element methods and computational and commercial work. The gallery is Adviser will be available to answer Sabbatical or holiday retreat in Greek modelling of fluid dynamics and fluid- open until 9pm for Art Week. Visit questions. RSVP at fully-furnished apartment in East structure interaction with applications to Peloponnese close to beach, overlooking www.artweek.co.nz http://doctoralinfoevening2011. aerodynamics and biomedicine. 4-5pm the Aegean, pristine village, orange groves. Queries to eventbrite.com. 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The vision of Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga approaches to enable the use and application of from traditional practice and that it is driven (NPM) is to unleash the “creative potential” of research outcomes; and create and sustain a by the community for a specific purpose – there Māori peoples to bring about positive change significant number of people who are expert and is no external imposition on the process of and transformation in the world. The mission adept in these methods and approaches to topic selection. The key foci of the Wānanga is to conduct excellent research of relevance to knowledge creation and application. The Project are: Māori peoples – research which leads to Wānanga Project is one strategy that we are • Define and analyse the phenomena of transformation and positive change. Through employing to address all those ideals listed wānanga and identify how the process of research we seek to discover, understand and above. wānanga contributes to the realisation of unleash the development opportunities and Traditionally the Whare Wānanga were the creative potential in Māori communities. creative potential that can be found in Māori houses of learning and teaching, where • To analyse wānanga as an approach to peoples – people, knowledge, assets, resources knowledge was both created and passed on. The indigenous knowledge creation and organisations – and also to understand wānanga process began with selection of a • To foster the creative potential of Māori and achieve solutions to needs and issues kaupapa, a topic, and then a venue was selected. communities through the process of wānanga. facing Māori today. Selection of the venue was carefully considered As the journey of indigenous people from and had to reflect the kaupapa being discussed. being “researched” to indigenous people as In some instances venues were used over researchers has taken place, the possibility of an centuries, in others new venues were selected “indigenous” approach to the creation of new and might only have been used once. Each iwi knowledge has also been raised. Such a view had their own tikanga but some common themes resides upon the particular and distinctive were that only males participated, participants worldviews held by indigenous peoples were selected for their aptitude and the process historically and expressed in partial ways by was very ritualised. them today. As the vision of NPM is to unleash For the Wānanga Project we seek to use the the creative potential of Māori peoples, we need process of wānanga to engage with and realise to investigate appropriate and effective ways to the creative potential nascent in our Māori achieve this. Not only do we seek to create new communities and also we seek to understand knowledge, but also to create and apply more about wānanga as a process for creating distinctive indigenous approaches to knowledge new knowledge. Through this project we hope to creation; create and apply appropriate and more effectively engage with communities on their dreams and issues and in so doing realise Dan Hikuroa is the Research Director of Ngā successful methods for the maintenance of Pae o te Māramatanga and a world leader in knowledge; create and apply efficient, those dreams and find solutions for the issues. the integration of indigenous knowledge and meaningful and successful methods and The strength of the wānanga lies in its derivation science

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