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Relevant Research - March 2021

This month we celebrate the launch of our health discourse blog, which is co-edited by Associate Professors Jean Ross and Lesley Gill. The blog will be exploring the physical, mental, social and spiritual dimensions of health and wellbeing (Te Whare Tapa Whā) within the framework of the United Nations' 17 Sustainable Development Goals. Please check out the blog and take the opportunity to engage by adding comments, sharing content, and subscribing to updates. Do let the editors know if you'd like to write a post too. We look forward to your contributions to the discussion.

We hope you also enjoy reading this month's research stories from our staff and students.

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

Contents

Tired child

Sleeping like a baby?

by Lesley Brook

Sensitive infants in particular seem to be less likely to sleep well.

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Chumby Cat, designed by Jesse Keable for Runaway

Cat café

by Lesley Brook

In the continual development of commercial online games there is room for a student's contributions.

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The Complete Entanglement of Everything exhibition

The Complete Entanglement of Everything

by Bridie Lonie

The Anthropocene is here, and artworks may help us feel, understand and deal with it.

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Hospital ward design, night, by Jordan Mitchell

Immersive recovery

by Lesley Brook

It's not just the treatment; the hospital environment can also aid recovery.

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Fat yoga

Weight discrimination

by Lesley Brook

Weight-based decisions in health systems are unjustly disadvantaging higher weight people during COVID-19.

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Copenhagen fish market

Greet and eat

by Lesley Brook

A multi-use dish exemplifies a human-centred approach to food product and service design.

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Students at Otago Polytechnic's Auckland International Campus

Experiential learning

by Lesley Brook

An appreciation for how different strategies contribute to learning is starting to increase autonomous learning beyond the classroom.

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Assessing avalanche risk

Avalanche!

by George Early

Analysing a snow slope quickly and easily can help to identify and reduce exposure to avalanche risk.

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Spring cleaning

Choosing a cleaner

by Lesley Brook

Digital marketing strategies are an essential part of a company's marketing plan.

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