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Relevant Research - July 2018

We hope you enjoy reading the mix of stories in this month's Relevant Research. We would also like to invite you to check out our website; we are continuing to add content about how you can work with our students, and now also have a page with information about the different ways you can tap into our staff's expertise.

Please feel free to forward this e-magazine to anyone else you think might be interested in reading an article. We also welcome new subscribers.

Prof Leoni Schmidt
Director: Research and Postgraduate Studies

ISSN 2624-084X

Contents

Developing leaders

Developing leaders

by Lesley Brook

Andy Thompson has developed a model that identifies the golden opportunities to help learners become leaders.

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Improperly Discarded 'Sharps' Can Be Dangerous

Safe disposal of medical waste

by Lesley Brook

Nursing students have helped reduce the public health risks from unsafe disposal of "sharps".

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Māori pataka

Advancing social and cultural entrepreneurship

by Lesley Brook

How can we encourage economic development to benefit current and future generations, using an indigenous lens?

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Caring for the dead

by Lesley Brook

Michele Beevors' knitting communicates her concern for animals.

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IT Showcase 2016

Learning from students

by Lesley Brook

Adon Moskal is helping lecturers refine their teaching through analysis of student answers.

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Change management

by Lesley Brook

How can a company help employees and clients transition to a new product?

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Knowing your community in context

Communities in context

by Lesley Brook

Dr Jean Ross is helping define the professional identity of rural nurses.

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Lookout, Fairlie, Canterbury, New Zealand

Infrastructure design

by Lesley Brook

Fairlie's new Water Treatment Plant has had some input from a Civil Engineering student.

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Healthy pregnancies

by Lesley Brook

Pregnant women have particular nutritional and physical activity needs that midwives need to know about.

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