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USP partners with Department of Energy on biofuel facility

Biofuel producers in Fiji and possibly the region will now have easy access to accredited fuel testing facilities which will ensure that test costs are reduced and the turnaround times for samples to be analyzed are improved. This after a Memorand...

Women journalists flee newspaper careers

A lack of women leaders in New Zealand newspaper journalism is blamed on the “glass bubble”, not the “glass ceiling” in a new study by Massey University. The study of daily newspapers foun...

Waikato researchers create billion-year-old bacteria and trace its evolution

University of Waikato researchers have managed to create a billion-year-old bacterial enzyme and then trace its evolution through history, to the modern day. Associate Professor Vic Arcus and postdoctoral research scientist Dr Jo Hobbs have used new...

The influence of the internet on suicidal behaviour

A recent study by the University of Otago, Wellington into internet pro-suicide and support sites indicates that significant improvements need to be made in this area to help prevent suicidal behaviour. The study led by Professor Sun...

Seven Massey staff involved in Tauranga oil spill clean-up

The University has a large presence at the Oiled Wildlife Response Centre that has mobilised in Tauranga in response to the grounding of the container ship Rena. Wildlife veterinarians Kerri Morgan and Helen McConnell are leading t...

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Friday February 03, 2012

Teaching courses first to kick off Massey year

The first Massey students for semester one will be welcomed at the Manawatu campus Hokowhitu site on Tuesday.About 415 new Colle...

Friday February 03, 2012

Mario Kart insipration favourite at Global Game Jam

A game created by three University of Waikato graduates was voted site favourite at the Waikato leg of the 48 hour Global Game Jam.Catch Me ...

Friday February 03, 2012

Top Chinese university boosts environmental research links with Waikato

A top-level science and technology delegation from Shanghai has spent two days in Hamilton finding out more about the University of Waikato's resea...

Thursday February 02, 2012

Publication sheds light on Constitution Making in Fiji

The real opportunity to devise a new constitution for which the process of public participation and consultation is thoughtfully and creatively devise...

Thursday February 02, 2012

USP and NUS announce partnership

The University of the South Pacific (USP) and The National University of Samoa (NUS) recently formalised their intentions to work together in areas of...

Wednesday January 25, 2012

The Association of Heads of Tertiary Institutions in the Pacific Islands established

The Heads of Pacific tertiary institutions concluded their second meeting in Nadi, Fiji on 13 December, 2011. The two-day meeting was...

Wednesday December 14, 2011

Publication sheds light on development impacts of Fiji's migration

A new research publication focusing on the economic and social impacts of migration in Fiji was launched at the University of the South Pacific in Suv...

Friday December 09, 2011

NZ among nations making no progress on child maltreatment

New Zealand is named in a major international study involving the University of Otago as one of six states and countries which...

Friday December 09, 2011

Facebook monopolises NZ's online social networking landscape

In 2009, 74 per cent of those with a membership to a social networking site said they used Facebook the most often. This figure has jumped t...

Tuesday October 25, 2011

Key drops ball with cling-on handshake at All Blacks final (watch video)

Prime Minister John Key's unusual three-way handshake with All Black captain Richie McCaw and International Rugby Board chairman Bernard Lap...

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Unique degree to boost Maori language teaching

A new four-year Māori immersion teaching degree will help to fill a critical shortage of expert Te Reo teachers and help halt the decline of the language, says Massey University Associate Professor Huia Tomlins Jahnke, who led the development of the course. On Tuesday at Te Kupenga o te Mātauranga marae at the Manawatu campus Hokowhitu... Read more

Student News

University students to train onboard international cruise ships

Six students from the University of the South Pacific will benefit from a year-long internship on board the P&O Cruises’ ships in 2013. The opportunity is a result of a successful partnership that USP has been able to forge with Carnival Australia - a leader in the cruise industry for the region, representing five of the international cruise brands opera... Read more