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It Takes a Village: Externally Funded Collaborative Research and Innovation

Guest post by Brenda Massey Unitec has a reputation for focusing on applied and impactful research, delivering breakthrough discoveries and practical, low-cost solutions that are readily implementable. Research at Unitec concentrates on opportunities and problems identified by industry, community and… Continue Reading →

Te Aka Pūkaea: Exploring Māori Modern Learning Environments

Guest post by Cat Mitchell Ngā Wai a Te Tūī, Māori and Indigenous Research Centre Classroom design has undergone fundamental change in recent years. In the past, most of the classrooms built could be described as ‘single-cell’ structures designed for… Continue Reading →

Unitec researchers facilitate better asbestos awareness

Guest post by Yanina Purcell Unitec’s Environmental Solutions Research Centre (ESRC) investigates ideas and concepts under two main themes of waste and pollution. Current research within these fields includes asbestos awareness and disposal solutions (bioremediation), construction and demolition waste minimisation… Continue Reading →

Studying the efficacy of drawing for healthcare students

Guest post by Dr Samantha Heath If you asked my colleague Dr Joseph Aziz, a Senior Lecturer in Healthcare at Unitec’s School of Healthcare and Social Practice, about the importance of drawing as a form of communication in healthcare, I… Continue Reading →

Unitec staff and students present at recent SRARNZ conference

Authors: Dr Marleen Baling and Unitec Frogs, geckos and skinks might sound like the ingredients for a witch’s potion but they are also the subjects of fascinating research projects presented by Unitec’s School of Environmental and Animal Sciences at the… Continue Reading →

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