P-cubed Newsletters

Tālofa lava!
It’s Samoan Language Week and the theme is: Tapena sou ōso mo lau malaga – prepare yourself for the gift of travels.  What a great theme for Alert Level 2. Finish Reading Issue 33-Monday 25th May 2020

This time of year is usually marked by the wonderful Autumn graduation events, where families and friends come together to celebrate the success of our students. Finish Reading Issue 32-Monday 11th May 2020

Welcome to Alert Level 3! The UOA guidelines for our operation under this Alert Level can be found here. It’s not much different to Level 4 but it does allow for access to Labs and equipment for high priority work. Please see the notice below for details on gaining access Finish Reading Issue 31-Tuesday 28th April 2020

Happy Easter, I hope the existential bunny made it to your house. Certainly chocolate and baking seem to be must-have items to stave of third-week-itis. I consumed an entire afghan slice in the space of a day before realizing my bubble is too small for baking. And I’m over Netflix, but the dogs have never been so well-walked. We are getting there though, the curve is flattening. We just have to stay the distance. Finish Reading Issue 30-Wednesday 15th April 2020

This is an extraordinary year. Today we commemorate the people who lost their lives to hatred in the Christchurch terrorist attack last year. We will share food crafted by our hands and stand together in remembrance and determination to eschew white supremacist ideology and other forms of bigotry and hatred. This University values diversity and is committed to creating a safe and inclusive environment for all. This will be the last communal food sharing activity in ENV until further notice Finish Reading Issue 28-Tuesday 17th March 2020

Welcome to Semester 1! Once again the corridors and access ways are buzzing with new and returning students. Please keep an eye out for the lost ones and take time to help them out. Finish Reading Issue 27- Monday 2nd March 2020

There are some great seminars and activities coming up, as listed below. In addition, next week we will be hosting our two short-listed applicants for the Environmental Management Professor/Associate Professor position: Professor Ian Bailey and Associate Professor Wolfram Dressler. In addition to attendance at focus group meetings and various other activities, each applicant will present a seminar on a topic of their choice Finish Reading Issue 26- Monday 17th February 2020

JR is out of town for a couple of weeks but the School continues to rise from its summer repose, and this edition of P-Cubed is packed with details of seminars, events and announcements. Please read on. Finish Reading Issue 25- Monday 3rd February 2020