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December 11, 2022
RNZ Nine To Noon Postgraduate students are petitioning Auckland University of Technology over academic staff cuts — saying it is hugely disruptive and will impact on New Zealand’s research sector. AUT planned to cut 170 academic positions — those affected had until last Thursday to take voluntary redundancy or face a compulsory layoff. The petition ... <a title="‘Huge distress’: Postgrad students feel impact of AUT academic staff cuts" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/12/11/huge-distress-postgrad-students-feel-impact-of-aut-academic-staff-cuts/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Huge distress’: Postgrad students feel impact of AUT academic staff cuts">Read more</a>
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December 8, 2022
Yesterday RNZ’s Nine to Noon programme looked at the impact of redundancies at Auckland University of Technology (AUT) among academic staff — particularly on post-graduate students who are losing their supervisors. The university has announced that 170 academic positions are being cut, but there are concerns about whether the criteria by which staff were selected ... <a title="AUT VC Damon Salesa responds over 170 academic staff cuts" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/12/08/aut-vc-damon-salesa-responds-over-170-academic-staff-cuts/" aria-label="Read more about AUT VC Damon Salesa responds over 170 academic staff cuts">Read more</a>
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December 6, 2022
RNZ Nine To Noon Post-graduate students are petitioning Auckland University of Technology over academic staff cuts — saying it is hugely disruptive and will impact on New Zealand’s research sector. AUT planned to cut 170 academic positions — those affected had until last Thursday to take voluntary redundancy or face a compulsory layoff. The petition states ... <a title="‘Huge distress’: Post-grad students feel impact of AUT academic staff cuts" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/12/06/huge-distress-post-grad-students-feel-impact-of-aut-academic-staff-cuts/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Huge distress’: Post-grad students feel impact of AUT academic staff cuts">Read more</a>
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August 9, 2022
RNZ News New research details the extent of racism, othering and tokenism faced by Māori and Pacific postgraduate students in Aotearoa New Zealand. The paper, published in the Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand, was based off responses of 43 Māori and Pacific students in science, technology, engineering, and maths (STEM) subjects. Many ... <a title="Māori and Pacific students ‘battle racism and tokenism’ at university" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/09/maori-and-pacific-students-battle-racism-and-tokenism-at-university/" aria-label="Read more about Māori and Pacific students ‘battle racism and tokenism’ at university">Read more</a>
