FPCLW: Session 12
With one-third of Aotearoa New Zealand in public conservation, what visions and challenges exist for its future development and management?
On Friday 10th July, the University of Otago Research Cluster for Natural Resources Law tackled these issues head-on at a significant symposium entitled The Future of Public Conservation Lands and Waters.
Keynote address. Alistair Morrison, Director-General of the Department of Conservation.
FPCLW: Session 12
With one-third of Aotearoa New Zealand in public conservation, what visions and challenges exist for its future development and management?
On Friday 10th July, the University of Otago Research Cluster for Natural Resources Law tackled these issues head-on at a significant symposium entitled The Future of Public Conservation Lands and Waters.
Keynote address. Alistair Morrison, Director-General of the Department of Conservation.
Margaret Dalziel Lecture 2009: Jam Tarts for the Mind (audio)
Professor Lydia Wevers, Director, Stout Research Centre for NZ Studies, Victoria University, presents the 2009 Margaret Dalziel lecture, given September 17, 2009.
"Jam Tarts for the Mind," an exploration of the webs of intersection between nineteenth-century New Zealand rural readers and popular fiction a hundred years ago.
Margaret Dalziel Lecture 2009: Jam Tarts for the Mind
Professor Lydia Wevers, Director, Stout Research Centre for NZ Studies, Victoria University, presents the 2009 Margaret Dalziel lecture, given September 17, 2009.
"Jam Tarts for the Mind," an exploration of the webs of intersection between nineteenth-century New Zealand rural readers and popular fiction a hundred years ago.
Dimensions of the Global Food Crisis: Session 5
Professor Caroline Saunders, Agribusiness and Economics Research Unit, Lincoln University presents "Feed the world: the role of New Zealand's food exports". 44th Otago Foreign Policy School - Salmond Hall, Dunedin, New Zealand. Friday 26 June to Sunday 28 June 2009.
Dimensions of the Global Food Crisis: Session 5
Professor Caroline Saunders, Agribusiness and Economics Research Unit, Lincoln University presents "Feed the world: the role of New Zealand's food exports". 44th Otago Foreign Policy School - Salmond Hall, Dunedin, New Zealand. Friday 26 June to Sunday 28 June 2009.
Three Generations of Distance Education Pedagogy: Challenges and Opportunities
Professor Terry Anderson, Canada Research Chair in Distance Education, Athabasca University, Canada, has an incredible knowledge of online learning, and his work on the uses of technology in support of open and distance education is at the forefront of research in this area. He will address the challenges of expanding access to high quality distance learning and the growing opportunities to create and sustain learning connections using both old and new approaches to distance education.
Held 30
Winter Lecture Series - 2009: Gene-Genie - once out of the bottle, who should control our genes?
The leader of the Human Genome Research Project, the University of Otago’s Professor Mark Henaghan, looks at how far we should regulate, or if at all, to determine control of genetic testing – and is New Zealand law up to the task? Should we trust in parental choice to make the right decisions with the new technology?
2009 Winter Lecture Series
Children and Families Research Symposium - Inter-parental conflict: Session 1
Dr. Gordon Harold, Alexander McMillian Chair in Childhood Studies, Professor of Psychology, University of Otago presents "How Inter-Parental Conflict Affects Children's Psychological development: Theory, Research and Practice Implications".
Centre for Research on Children and Families Research Symposium - St Margaret's College, Dunedin, New Zealand.
Wednesday 17 March, 2010
Children and Families Research Symposium - Inter-parental conflict: Session 2
Professor Carolyn Pape Cowan and Professor Philip Cowan present "Adopting a Family Bases Approach to Intervention".
Centre for Research on Children and Families Research Symposium - St Margaret's College, Dunedin, New Zealand.
Wednesday 17 March, 2010
Children and Families Research Symposium - Inter-parental conflict: Session 3
Dr. Leslie Leve, Senior Scientist Oregon Social Learning Center and Center for Research, Practice Honorary Senior Research Fellow Centre for Research on Children and Families presents "Parenting Interventions for High-Risk families: Improving Children's Well-Being Through Parenting Support Programs".
Centre for Research on Children and Families Research Symposium - St Margaret's College, Dunedin, New Zealand.
Wednesday 17 March, 2010
Symbolising New Zealand: Session 1 - Devaluing the Pound? A consideration of The Invention of New Ze
Mark Stocker presents "Devaluing the Pound? A consideration of The Invention of New Zealand.
The Centre for Research on National Identity - Symbolising New Zealand conference.
Held September 10, 2010.
Symbolising New Zealand: Session 3 - 100% Landscape
Mick Abbott and Jacinta Ruru present "100% Landscape".
The Centre for Research on National Identity - Symbolising New Zealand conference.
Held September 10, 2010.
Symbolising New Zealand: Session 3 - 100% Landscape
Mick Abbott and Jacinta Ruru present "100% Landscape".
The Centre for Research on National Identity - Symbolising New Zealand conference.
Held September 10, 2010.
Symbolising New Zealand: Session 4 - Symbolising the shadow-side of New Zealand experience in contem
Alistair Fox presents "Symbolising the shadow-side of New Zealand experience in contemporary literature and film".
The Centre for Research on National Identity - Symbolising New Zealand conference.
Held September 10, 2010.
Symbolising New Zealand: Panel Discussion
Round table with Malcolm Mulholland, Massey University, editor of Weeping Waters: The Treaty of Waitangi and Constitutional Change (Huia 2010): "How appropriately is New Zealand symbolised in the current flag, name of the country, and national anthem, and should they be changed?
The Centre for Research on National Identity - Symbolising New Zealand conference.
Panel: Malcolm Mulholland, Grant Gillett, Jacinta Ruru, Tony Ballantyne and Murray Rae.
Held September 10, 2010.
China U.S. Climate Conference
Opening Session: The University, Scientific Research, and Climate Change
Running Time: 1 hour, 22 minutes
This panel will highlight the mutual vulnerability of China and the U.S. to climate change, and the indispensable role of scientific research in understanding the problem and developing solutions.
What's at Risk? Climate Model Predictions and Physical and Biological Impacts
Running Time: 1 hour, 17 minutes
This panel of climate scientists will describe the state of scientific knowledge rega
A Crisis in Human Rights: Genocide in Darfur and Beyond
Focusing on the crisis in Darfur, the speakers will offer a comprehensive view of how and why a conflict evolves into a full-fledged genocide. The Darfur genocide has involved not just the outright immediate killing of people, but also the creation of conditions that have made life impossible by chasing people out into the desert and destroying their homes, villages, food supplies and livelihoods. Speakers will present eyewitness accounts of events on the ground in Darfur as well as academic res
Data Safety Monitoring Boards: Their Place and Role in Trials
Dr Roma Chilengi, Head of Clinical Trials at the Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI)/Wellcome Trust Research Programme in Kilifi, Kenya discusses clinical trial data safety monitoring boards (DSMBs). This introduction starts with a definition of a DSMB and discusses their roles and when they are required. DSMS constitutions, charters and considerations for under developed settings are also discussed.
Engaging Developers with Open Source Projects - "Life of a Wookie"
At the University of Bolton a component of a publicly funded research project entered The Apache Software Foundation incubator. Apache emphasizes community, and in this talk Scott explains the value of community to Wookie. In this talk Scott Wilson discusses what is the value of external contribution, how the project should be run to allow external contributors to become part of the core project, and the reasons behind some of the "bureaucracy" that prospective contributors sometimes don't unde
