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Māori social systems focus of novel research collaboration
Archaeology and modern network science are combining to investigate the development of Māori social networks over time as part of a new three year $705,000 Marsden-funded project. The research draws upon the skills of archaeologist Professor Thegn Ladefoged and...
Murray Cox & his complex systems approach to DNA
Associate Investigator Professor Murray Cox is applying the tools and methodologies of complexity science to explore some of the enduring mysteries of human and agricultural genetics. His transdisciplinary DNA detective work could lead to new health treatments or the...
InfectedNZ
New Zealand – we’re not immune. InfectedNZ, an online campaign running from November 21-25, is set to spread the message about the impacts of infectious diseases and antibiotic resistance in Aotearoa New Zealand with a series of data-driven blog posts and social media...
Bad Science and Beyond
“I just don’t care!” the doctor said, in response to a query on a personal health-related issue during a recent New Zealand television interview. I certainly had never heard a doctor speak in this way – and it made me curious to hear more in his live talk. I was not...
Science for Policy: Part I
A good deal of the research we do at Te Pūnaha Matatini is intended to inform government policy. But it is one thing to do the research, and quite another to have that research influence policy. This is why there is a growing interest in the relationship between...
Healthcare Analytics Workshop
Te Pūnaha Matatini is sponsoring a Health Analytics Workshop following the 2016 Joint NZSA+ORSNZ Conference. What: Health Analytics Workshop following the Joint NZSA+ORSNZ Conference When: Thursday 1 December, 2016 (full day) Where: AUT City Campus...
Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga summer internship
Applications are now open for student summer internships at Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga, New Zealand's Māori Centre of Research Excellence. Projects include one at the Auckland City Council titled: “Indigenous knowledge as evidence in local government decision-making:...
A more social network
In the immortal words of Vanilla Ice - Stop, collaborate and listen. Collaboration is a cornerstone of modern science and with flight tickets cheaper than ever before and the internet effectively eliminating the expense of correspondence, academics and researchers are...
Yarns of wisdom at Maths Craft Festival
Armed with knitting needles and crochet hooks, Drs Jeanette McLeod, Julia Collins and Phil Wilson are on a mission to bring maths to the masses. The trio are behind Te Pūnaha Matatini's Maths Craft Festival, running at the Auckland Museum on the weekend of September...
Reframing Innovation: conversations from around the web
Did you miss our Reframing Innovaton campaign with Figure.NZ? Catch-up on the conversation from around the web with our Storify: [View the story "Reframing Innovation" on Storify] Want to find more about telling stories with data? Sign up for a Figure.NZ account and...
Cate Macinnis-Ng receives Plant Biology award
Congratulations to new Associate Investigator Dr Cate Macinnis-Ng who recently received the Roger Slack Award in Plant Biology. The annual award by the New Zealand Society of Plant Biologists recognises an outstanding contribution to the study of plant biology in the...
Māori Knowledge & Development Panel Forum
He aha te kai a te rangatira? He Kōrero, he kōrero, he kōrero. Nō reira, nau mai, haere mai! You are warmly invited to attend a PBRF forum focused on the Māori Knowledge & Development Panel led by Professor Margaret Mutu and Dr Aroha Harris. The forum is: Aimed at...