Tag: University of the South Pacific
Asia Pacific Report tribute to Teresia Teaiwa – thanks to Tagata...
Dr Teresia Teaiwa featured in a Tagata Pasifika video when winning the Manukau Institute of Technology Pacific Education Award prize at the SunPix Pacific...
Accuracy the key in climate change reporting, student journos told
By Abishek Chand in Suva
Student journalists of the University of the South Pacific have been reminded about the threat of climate change and the...
Top journo students honoured at USP’s award night
The University of the South Pacific hosted its annual journalism awards this month, honouring some of the top students who report for the journalism...
USP vice-chancellor ‘must step down’, says MP
Fiji's opposition is calling on the University of the South Pacific's vice-chancellor to step down, after USP's decision to de-register students who have outstanding...
Resource rich economies dwarf the region, ADB conference told
By Peter Solo Kinjap in Suva
The resource rich economies in the Pacific have dwarfed the entire region’s economic performance and slowing its growth, Emma...
PCF student interns gain new perspectives about media industry
By Michelle Curran
After just one-week in New Zealand, three Pacific-based media and journalism students taking part in Pacific Cooperation Foundation’s (PCF) Media Programme have...
RSF calls for end to PNG police violence against journalists
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) says it is appalled by a police attack on a woman journalist during a student demonstration that was dispersed violently...
USP student journalists condemn ‘highly reckless’ police in PNG shootings
Student journalists at the University of the South Pacific have condemned the Papua New Guinea police for the "highly reckless" open firing into a...
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...
Fiji’s Daku village people adapt to challenge of rising sea
Biu Naitasi, Daku's headman, featured on TJ Aumua's video from Daku.
By TJ Aumua in Daku, Fiji Islands
Rising sea levels are a major threat to...
Poisonous starfish threatens survival of Pacific coral reefs
TJ Aumua's video report "Scientists take on Pacific crown of thorns starfish threat".
By TJ Aumua in Suva
The crown-of-thorns phenomenon may sound like something from...
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...
Free lunch for some Fiji schools, cyclone classroom damage $42m
By Maggie Boyle in Suva
Students attending schools managed by TISI Sangam, Fiji's largest non-government organisation, in some cyclone-ravaged areas will be provided lunch for...
Fiji Report: Women challenge Pacific ‘patriarchal culture’ and violence
Report by Pacific Media Centre - By Kai Ping Lew in Suva
A panel of violence against women at the University of South Pacific has provided insights...
