• Unitec researchers facilitate better asbestos awareness

    Unitec researchers facilitate better asbestos awareness

    Guest post by Yanina Purcell Unitec’s Environmental Solutions Research Centre (ESRC) investigates ideas and concepts under two main themes of waste and pollution. Current research within these fields includes asbestos awareness and disposal solutions (bioremediation), construction and demolition waste…

  • Studying the efficacy of drawing for healthcare students

    Studying the efficacy of drawing for healthcare students

    Guest post by Dr Samantha Heath If you asked my colleague Dr Joseph Aziz, a Senior Lecturer in Healthcare at Unitec’s School of Healthcare and Social Practice, about the importance of drawing as a form of communication in healthcare,…

  • Unitec staff and students present at recent SRARNZ conference

    Unitec staff and students present at recent SRARNZ conference

    Authors: Dr Marleen Baling and Unitec Frogs, geckos and skinks might sound like the ingredients for a witch’s potion but they are also the subjects of fascinating research projects presented by Unitec’s School of Environmental and Animal Sciences at…

  • Industry experience for Unitec science students

    Industry experience for Unitec science students

    Co-authored by Dr Diane Fraser Since 2011, Unitec’s School of Environmental and Animal Sciences (EAS) has worked to partner students at Level 7 with external organisations, as part of their self-directed study course for their Bachelor of Applied Science…

  • Architecture lecturer Min Hall develops a prefab building product using straw

    Architecture lecturer Min Hall develops a prefab building product using straw

    Min Hall, a Lecturer at Unitec’s School of Architecture, was awarded Early Career Researcher Fund (ECRF) grants for both 2019 and 2020. These awards have enabled her to focus on Project Pātūtū, in which she is the lead researcher…