Te Kura Aronui - School of Social Sciences

19/12/2023

01/12/2023

Join us in celebrating Professor Priya Kurian from Te Kura Aronui School of Social Sciences! 🌟 Her exceptional team has just been honoured with a prestigious Marsden grant. 🏆 Read on to discover more about this incredible achievement! 📚

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16/11/2023

As part of the University of Waikato's Tauranga public lecture series, Anjum Rahman (Inclusive Aotearoa Collective Tāhono) will be speaking on 'Un/Real: Whakakotiti - Responding to Online Warfare'.

Register to attend here:
https://www.eventbrite.co.nz/.../unreal-whakakotiti...

This public lecture is free of charge, but audience members will be invited to make a donation to Inclusive Aotearoa Collective Tāhono.
Givealittle: https://givealittle.co.nz/.../inclusive-aotearoa...

15/11/2023

Make sure you check out the awesome new Boon art around Kirikiriroa!

31/10/2023

Ever wondered what Te Kura Aronui - School of Social Sciences is all about? Watch our new video to find out more!

20/10/2023

Can anyone relate?! 😆

Wishing the best of luck to all those who are sitting exams next week.

You've got this!

15/08/2023

Te Wānanga o Ngā Kete Postgraduate Conference is taking place on 9-10 November 2023 in S Block. If you are a postgraduate student interested in winning some prize $$ please check out the link below for further details.

https://www.facebook.com/WUALPSS/posts/pfbid0kjPYfYHPh7fGzrsoVzoiK62WUoARBE84n6WYqgDtTW8H3ZJRkxuwhb6wxn7MRXi6l

REMINDER: STUDENTS CAN EARN SOME EXTRA $$$

Supervisors encourage your students to participate by submitting an abstract for Te Wānanga o Ngā Kete Postgraduate Conference.

The Conference takes place on 9-10 November 2023 in S Block.

PhD, MA and Honours students studying at any NZ university in Law, the Arts, Social Sciences, Psychology, or related disciplines are invited to submit a 200 word abstract. Presenters will each be allocated 15 minutes to present their research, followed by 5 minutes for questions.

And there are prizes!!!
$500 - Best Paper each day
$500 - Rangahua Māori
$500 - Moananuiākea prize

The deadline to submit an abstract is 1 September 2023 (submit here https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd2Wrp0-JRfokwPDEOu6S6D9gONjR3aJS1-DhGiEt_F0ouisg/viewform )

For further info email [email protected]

14/08/2023

The Sociological Association of Aotearoa New Zealand (SAANZ) Conference 2023 on "Global Challenges/Local Responses" is being held at the University of Waikato's Tauranga Campus from 29 November to 1 December 2023.

Please see the link below if you interested in finding out more!

SAANZ2023 Register for SAANZ 2023 Here   The early decades of the 21st Century have brought into stark relief the significance of the 1970s environmentalist maxim to ‘think global, act local’, not just with respect to the environment, but also politically, culturally, economically, and in almos...

04/08/2023

Professor Iain White and Senior Lecturer in Environmental Planning Dr Xinyu Fu, have received Earthquake Commission funding for work to reduce the exposure and vulnerability of homes to natural hazards.

The research will help understand and model future residential growth, better linking it to future hazards. It will also help understand how the effects of different policies on future risk can help us make smarter decisions on where and how cities grow.

Professor White and Dr Fu and their team (pictured below) including Dr Silvia Serrao-Neumann, Dr Sandi Ringham and Dr Rob Bell will research how regulation and land development practice can impact risk exposure to natural hazards over long timeframes.

21/07/2023

Are you a postgraduate student?

If you would like to find out more about the new ALPSS Postgraduate Association, there is a meeting at IJK Ground Floor Reception on 31st of July, 3 pm.

For further details see the post below:

WhatsApp Group Invite

10/07/2023

Welcome to all our new and returning students for B Trimester 2023. Our ALPSS student advisors are available to assist you with any last minute changes to your study options. Send them an email on [email protected].

11/06/2023

Wishing you all the best for your final tests, assessments and exams. Be confident, clear and calm.

You've got this!