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Relevant Research - June 2022

This month our selected research stories include Shaun Tahau's Master of Professional Practice research. Shaun is our Tumuaki Whakawhanake/ Director Māori Capability, and he created a slice of history - our first-ever learner to complete postgraduate study fully in te reo Māori. Congratulations Shaun!

We are looking forward to Professor Jean Ross' Inaugural Professorial Lecture on 20 July. Jean's topic is Collaborating with Communities: Communities Collaborating with Global-Local Impact. Click here for more information and to register to attend.

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

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New Zealand v Australia netball, Commonwealth Games 2010

Data driven coaching

by Lesley Brook

How might coaches for elite sports teams make best use of the wealth of data available?

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Lunchtime at Te Punaka Ōwheo, Otago Polytechnic

Kei te pai

by Lesley Brook

A Māori language strategy will encourage learners, staff and visitors to Otago Polytechnic to use te reo Māori. Mā tētahi rautaki reo Māori ngā ākonga, ngā kaimahi me ngā manuhiri e akiaki kia whakamahi i te reo Māori.

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Design outcomes, Pine Project

Pine Project packaging

by Lesley Brook

A pest species could provide an economic opportunity.

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Otago Polytechnic veterinary nursing students attend to a dog

The art of delegation

by Lesley Brook

Vet Nursing Assistants need to be effectively integrated into veterinary practice.

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Peristaltic pump prototype

Peristaltic pump

by Lesley Brook

A new open source design with readily available components will make it much cheaper to build a peristaltic pump.

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Otago Polytechnic student working online

Moving project-based learning online

by Lesley Brook

Our lecturers have found ways for students unable to travel to New Zealand to nevertheless successfully complete their qualifications.

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Loss Legacy, Te Ra Awatea Kemp (2021). Acrylic paint on textiles, 150 x 250 cm. Photograph 

Loss Legacy

by Lesley Brook

Te Ra Awatea Kemp, a Bachelor of Visual Arts student, memorialises her great grandmother in this artwork.

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Produce from the Living Garden at Otago Polytechnic

Grow your own

by Lesley Brook

Having a vegetable garden has health and social benefits.

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New water valve cover installed in Dunedin street

Testing under pressure

by Lesley Brook

Our Engineering staff have tested the performance under pressure of a proposed new plastic cover.

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