Browsing Unitec Research Committee Reports by Title
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Focus on Fiji: GIS Mapping to Support Conservation Planning
(2013)In collaboration with the Institute of Applied Science of the University of the South Pacific in Suva, Fiji, the project conducted research on the development of a Geographic Information System for biodiversity conservation, ... -
Home science graduates : Carnegie and beyond
(2009)1. Identify ways in which the teaching of „home' science was shaped by assumptions about gender? 2. How did the teaching of science to girls change? To what extent does this mirror developments and trends in the US? 3. ... -
The impact of educational migration on the professional lives of Colombo Plan scholarship holders
(2010)This project is producing new knowledge that will add to our understandings of the long term impacts of educational migration on the cultural, economic and professional lives of education migrants and their ongoing engagement ... -
Impact of strengths development upon performance and professional aspirations of students in the 'helping professions'
(2010)This project was a pilot study to evaluate the usefulness of StrengthsQuestTM coaching in shaping the aspirations of students in the ‘helping professions’ in New Zealand and to investigate the potential usefulness of a ... -
Investigation into the psychological and physical effects of participating in a mass “depopulation” operation
(2011-01-01)Worldwide, animal welfare investigations result in the discovery of commercial farming operations where large numbers of animals are suffering requiring quick and humane euthanasia. These events called “depopulation” ... -
LAB: Research Theatre Company (part two) - Creating a dialogue with the audience
(2011)The research project LAB: Research Theatre Company (part two) - Creating a Dialogue with the Audience was designed to investigate the dramaturgical development of the theatre show Alfonsina (and the theme of immigration) ... -
Landscape for life - An investigation of opportunities for aesthetic improvement and biodiversity enhancement for living roofs in New Zealand
(2010)Living roofs offer an opportunity to bring conservation into a contemporary context integrated within urban landscapes. Once neglected and under-utilized roof landscapes can now become biodiverse enclaves of indigenous ... -
Landscapes for life (Stage 2) – An investigation of opportunities for aesthetic improvement and biodiversity enhancement for living roofs in New Zealand
(2012)Results from stage 2 of this project have shown that a New Zealand indigenous extensive living roof plant community can provide the basic microhabitat variables required to support lizards with the exception of humidity. ... -
London Town
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Machine learning technology and its application to computer games for health education
(2012)Driven by an initiative of the Adult & Paediatric Diabetes Psychology Service of New Zealand, research has been performed to develop new mechanisms, in the form of computer games, to educate children and teenagers about ... -
Making ancestors
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Measuring social cohesion in community settings: Case studies of pre- and post-Internet intervention
(2012)This case study in a school community near Unitec, in Avondale, aimed to assess strategies for building social cohesion as an element in successful implementation of a community internet scheme. It focused specifically on ... -
A micro-study of Greek female immigrants to New Zealand in the 60s
(2012)The research aim of this research project was to explore the migratory experiences of a distinct group of single women who left Greece en masse to undertake domestic work in New Zealand in the early 1960’s. This was an ... -
Modelling and monitoring the Unitec standard house to improve sustainability and indoor environmental quality
(2012)This project takes a two-pronged approach to investigate issues around the thermal performance and internal environment of New Zealand housing. The first stage of measuring has been completed and the BIM model successfully ... -
Modelling and monitoring the Unitec standard house to improve sustainability and indoor environmental quality.
(2011)A testing facility has been established on the Unitec campus which allows monitoring of temperatures and humidity levels in a standard 3-bedroom house, operating as a control, to compare with the performance a second house ... -
A more sustainable hull form
(2011-01-01)The aim of the project was to find a planing powerboat hull form capable of being pushed through the water more easily than existing hull forms and yet which still maintains, or even improves on practical performance factors ...
