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Relevant Research - April 2020

This past month our Research and Postgraduate team has been able to continue providing research support services from home, however staff and student research has been affected by the lockdown. Some research projects are being pivoted to alternative ways of working and also to inform our understanding of what we are living through, and essential design and prototyping of protective equipment has been undertaken in our workshop facility EPICentre.

In the meantime we will continue to bring you stories of research conducted earlier, but as time goes on it's likely you'll notice that COVID-19 becomes a recurring theme as our research seeks to remain relevant to our society.

Be kind and stay safe.

Prof Leoni Schmidt
Director: Research and Postgraduate Studies
ISSN 2624-084X

Contents

Oamaru

Transport troubles

by Lesley Brook

How can we help non-drivers to get around?

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Auckland campus classroom

Learner-centred teaching

by Lesley Brook

A new app is helping teachers reflect on their professional practice.

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Nicholas Bowker-Napp's coffin design

DIY coffin

by Lesley Brook

An opportunity to do something for the deceased may help the grieving process.

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Queenstown

Crunching the numbers

by Lesley Brook

More is not necessarily better when it comes to international tourists.

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Poppies

Tall Poppy syndrome

by Lesley Brook

High profile entrepreneurs have different strategies for coping with unwanted attention.

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"Winter's Blight" scene

"Winter's Blight"

by Lesley Brook

The latest collaboration from Jon Wilson and Claire Campbell has been picked up by film festivals all over the world.

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Clearwater Civil vehicles

Washbay design

by Lesley Brook

Where do you go to clean large dirty vehicles?

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Nursing students

Getting better

by Lesley Brook

New Zealand can do better at equipping and supporting graduate nurses for mental health nursing practice.

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G2 - Definitive Genesis at The Robin Bilston

The more the merrier

by Lesley Brook

Social media can positively influence event attendance.

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