Post by Kiwi Frontline on Jul 11, 2020 4:51:06 GMT 12
EQC GRANT FOR MĀTAURANGA MĀORI RESEARCH CENTRE AT MASSEY
Massey University has secured funding from the Earthquake Commission’s (EQC) 2020-2023 University Research Grant Programme to establish a new centre for Mātauranga Māori disaster research.
The grant is one of eight awarded nationally, and constitutes the first significant investment by the EQC in Māori research capability development in New Zealand.
The programme will focus on the generation and application of Mātauranga Māori to shape new risk reduction knowledges and showcase the interconnectedness of all aspects of natural hazard risks and catastrophic events, using a Māori viewpoint. “We will also investigate augmented methods for communicating Māori science to decision-makers, policy-makers, practitioners, and the public,” says Associate Professor Kenney......
www.massey.ac.nz/massey/about-massey/news/article.cfm?mnarticle_uuid=C77137E1-8158-436A-A761-336F2A5BF9D8
Massey University has secured funding from the Earthquake Commission’s (EQC) 2020-2023 University Research Grant Programme to establish a new centre for Mātauranga Māori disaster research.
The grant is one of eight awarded nationally, and constitutes the first significant investment by the EQC in Māori research capability development in New Zealand.
The programme will focus on the generation and application of Mātauranga Māori to shape new risk reduction knowledges and showcase the interconnectedness of all aspects of natural hazard risks and catastrophic events, using a Māori viewpoint. “We will also investigate augmented methods for communicating Māori science to decision-makers, policy-makers, practitioners, and the public,” says Associate Professor Kenney......
www.massey.ac.nz/massey/about-massey/news/article.cfm?mnarticle_uuid=C77137E1-8158-436A-A761-336F2A5BF9D8