Shaun Hendy appointed to Callaghan Innovation Board
Shaun Hendy, Professor of Physics at the University of Auckland and Director of Te Pūnaha Matatini, has been appointed to the Board of Directors for Callaghan Innovation.
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Te Pūnaha Matatini farewells Samin Aref
A proud moment as the first Te Pūnaha Matatini intern to graduate with a PhD heads offshore to take up a fantastic post-doc opportunity in Europe.
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Shaun Hendy #nofly2018 update
As many of you will be aware, our director Shaun Hendy has been travelling a lot differently this year.
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Interns work to enhance use of te reo Māori
In the summer of 2016-2017, Te Hiku Media and Te Pūnaha Matatini co-funded a number of student internships – work from which led to the development of Kōrero Māori – a project to teach machines how to speak te reo Māori.
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Students thrilled with summer internship experiences
Students who’ve taken part in previous summer internship programmes run by Te Pūnaha Matatini have expressed a high level of satisfaction with their experiences.
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Project to boost scientist mātauranga capability
New Zealand’s Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment has awarded $100,000 in funding for a Te Pūnaha Matatini research project that aims to improve the way in which scientists connect with Māori.
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Testing large-scale predator control in Hawke’s Bay
Te Pūnaha Matatini investigators Audrey Lustig, Mike Plank and Alex James, from the University of Canterbury, are involved in a large-scale predator control initiative in Hawke’s Bay – part of a wide range of research activities referred to as the Cape to City research project.
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New report shows mothers take pay cut to have a baby
A new study co-authored by Dr Isabelle Sin, Te Pūnaha Matatini Principal Investigator from Motu Economic and Public Policy Research (pictured), has shown that mothers take an average 4.4% wage cut after having a baby.
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How do scientific articles and patents gather in importance?
Te Pūnaha Matatini researchers Kyle Higham, Uli Zuelicke, Michele Governale and Adam Jaffe are collaborating to develop tools to better understand how scientific articles and patents gain in impact or importance once published.
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Social network analytics to aid vulnerable kids
Te Pūnaha Matatini investigators Mike Plank, Alex James, Jeanette McLeod, and postdoc research fellow Daniel Lond, are using social network analysis to assess risk in vulnerable children in New Zealand.
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