OPSITARA Research
The start of this month was a milestone for us with Otago Polytechnic becoming part of Te Pūkenga, and you'll notice a new logo on this issue. Acting Chief Executive Peter Winder has affirmed the importance and value of research in Te Pūkenga, and we look forward to working even more closely with our friends and colleagues in the research offices across Te Pūkenga.
Project work by our students has been on show this month, and you can read about three of our Art students in this Otago Daily Times article. Also this month, we enjoyed Yvonne Thomas' Inaugural Professorial Lecture. If you were unable to attend in person, you can watch the recording on our YouTube channel.
We will continue to bring you interesting stories about a range of research by staff and students in our Otago Polytechnic division. We hope you have a well deserved break over the summer and we look forward to partnering with you in research in 2023.
Prof Leoni Schmidt
Director: Research and Postgraduate Studies
ISSN 2624-084X
Fruit or sweets?
What are the barriers and facilitators to healthy eating and physical activity of office-based workers? Read more…Blowing Bubbles
A radio show has been connecting people throughout the challenges of COVID-19 restrictions. Read more…Prisoner rehabilitation
Why do former prisoners not access health and social services after release from prison? Read more…Cultural collaborations in the classroom - He mahi tahi ā-ahurea ki te akomanga
Māori values are being modelled for learners through teaching practice. He mahi tahi ā-ahurea ki te akomanga. Read more…Milk bottle top recycling
An interdisciplinary student project is supporting people with disabilities in meaningful work collecting, sorting, and shredding ... Read more…Growing Rural Health - Tipu Haere Tuawhenua Hauora
A new book captures and celebrates the development of rural general practice in the last 30 years. Read more…Cedar meets harakeke
Students from two countries engage with the "more-than-human" world. Read more…Male occupational therapists
Strategies to support male students may help address gender imbalance in the occupational therapy profession. Read more…
