Tag: Research
New tech downgrades reading, harms critical thinking, says Fiji academic
By Losalini Bolatagici in Suva
Critical thinking — the ability to reason effectively — is declining and it's worrying.
Dr Jito Vanualailai, director of the research...
Sea-level rise claims five whole islands in the Pacific
By Simon Albert, Alistair Grinham, Badin Gibbes, Javier Leon and John Church
Sea-level rise, erosion and coastal flooding are some of the greatest challenges facing...
Indonesian ‘tolerance’ under strain as anti-LGBT furore grows
By Sharyn Graham Davies
Indonesia is experiencing an unprecedented wave of anti-LGBT sentiment.
If there was a single event that has incited the current wave of...
McCully launches new Pacific think-tank for ‘targeted research’
Ura Tabu dancers perform the Calypso medley song "Yellow Bird" at the launch of the New Zealand Institute of Pacific Research last night....
New Pacific research institute gives students, staff ‘cutting edge’ chance
By Pacific Media Watch contributing editor TJ Aumua
The launch of the New Zealand Institute of Pacific Research (NZIPR) at the University of Auckland last...
New NZ think-tank launched to advance Pacific research
Research into the challenges and opportunities facing the Pacific Islands and their communities will flourish thanks to the uniting of the resources and expertise...
Academics, African leaders, youth call on NZ police to apologise
By Anna Majavu
Prominent Auckland academics and community leaders have called on the New Zealand police to formally apologise for "rubbishing" new research alleging that...
African youth gather to discuss ‘race profiling’ allegations over NZ police
Full story on the African youth forum on Asia Pacific Report
Africa On My Sleeve
Background to the African youth forum
African Youth: Experiences with the police...
France plans to pave 1000 km of roads with solar panels
The French government plans to pave 1000 kilometers of its roads with solar panels in the next five years, which will supply power to...
Act now to avoid tragedy, academic warns politicians on climate
Victoria University Vice-Chancellor Grant Guilford told delegates at the opening of a university-hosted Pacific Climate Change Conference today that politicians need to act now...
AUT’s first Papua New Guinean PhD focuses on Cook Islands governance
Report by the Pacific Media Centre
One of 53 doctoral students who have graduated at Auckland University of Technology this week is the first Papua...
COP21: Top media ‘fail to connect’ climate, migration and food security
Report by Pacific Media Watch
PARIS: Top news media are failing to identify climate change as a contributor to some of the world’s biggest crises...
End sexism and ‘invisibility’ of women in the media
The latest Global Media Monitoring Project study reveals continuing severe disparity between representation of women and men in news media, indicating the portrayal of...
4th World Journalism Education Congress conference – the Asia-Pacific connection
Report by Pacific Media Centre
Welcome to the 4th World Journalism Education Congress that will be held in Auckland, from July 14 to July 16,...
