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Taking maths education into the future
15 December 2022
Dr Igor Kontorovich describes how we can ensure mathematics education is fit for future learning.
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Teacher expectations crucial to learning
28 November 2022
Perception is reality when it comes to teachers and their expectations of their students.
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Fairer tax for big tech
18 November 2022
The global digital economy is worth many trillions of dollars but on average digital companies pay only 9.5 percent tax.
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Meet the 'space invader'
28 September 2022
At present progress, a century would pass before academics reflected the diversity of our people. Sereana Naepi puts the spotlight on universities and who they serve.
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Tools of ancient hunters find their place in outer space
19 July 2021
Space might be the final frontier, but, like all frontiers it’s strewn with junk. Luckily, Professor Guglielmo Aglietti, director of the Auckland Space Institute has a plan
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Literacy needs a life course revolution
30 June 2021
Professor Stuart McNaughton on how a life course approach to literacy and learning would support our children to be confident readers, writers and critical thinkers.
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Inside the Reading Wars
30 June 2021
There is a national debate about how best to teach children to read and write against the backdrop of international comparisons that show a decline in our children’s literacy.
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Deciphering the decline
30 June 2021
From the rise of social media to dramatic change in the education system, many reasons are offered to explain New Zealand’s decline in international iteracy assessments. Stuart McNaughton says a single cause is very unlikely.
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The economics of happiness and well-being
17 February 2021
New Zealand has its own world expert on the economics of happiness. Professor Robert MacCulloch says the pandemic is an opportunity to show how we could do a lot better.
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The insidious return of 'slavery'
16 February 2021
International business researcher Christina Stringer has lifted the lid on migrant workers facing serious exploitation in New Zealand
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Ready or not, the blockchain revolution is coming
5 September 2020
The technology behind cryptocurrency is going to change the way the world handles information.
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Can individuals control the monetisation of their data?
5 September 2020
Tech giants rule the world, making billions of dollars from our personal data. Could the ordinary Googling individual get a share of that?
