P-cubed Newsletters

It’s that time of year when there are lots of comings and goings. All the best to Robin, Murray, Tom, Jan, Kathy, Kevin and Melissa who are on research and study leave this coming semester – may you have a rewarding and regenerative time. Sadly, we will be saying farewell to Vanessa Castro, who has a new role as the Resource Consents Specialist (Stormwater, Wastewater and ITA) at Auckland Council. Vanessa studied Biotechnology and Bioprocess Engineering and Environmental Chemistry and worked for 4 years in this field for the Brazilian government before moving to NZ. She is really passionate about environmental preservation and management so this job is a great personal move. Vanessa’s last day is 26th July – please join us on Wednesday 24th for a morning tea farewell. Finish Reading Issue 12- Monday 8th July 2019

Thanks to all who completed the pesky staff survey – we got across the 70% response rate and earned ourselves a free morning tea courtesy of the Dean. Sausage rolls again! More on that once we get given the cost code. We didn’t knock Marine Science off their perch – they hit 100% but really, how many of them are there? Finish Reading Issue 9 – Monday 27th May 2019

Great to see so many students, family and friends at the Autumn graduation. It was a proud moment for us and an especially proud moment for parents! Thanks to everyone who came along to our ENV celebration and made it such a happy event. Tautoko in practice!I’ve been thinking about that word a lot. It is all about support and encouragement, backing our team. Lately we’ve been manifesting it at the scale of the nation to emphasise the values that we stand for in terms of diversity and inclusion. At the small scale, to tautoko – or not – is where we can have the greatest impact on the wellbeing and effectiveness of each other Finish Reading Issue 8 – Monday 13th May 2019

Contents HeadSup Kia ora koutou People are continuing to come and go on Level 6. Hayley who did a terrific job setting up P-cubed has headed off to Australia for a new adventure and shortly Chris will be leaving his role as Academic Services Coordinator to take up a...

As salaam-alaikum, peace be upon you. This beautiful islamic greeting will have been offered and answered many times as people arrived last Friday for prayer at the Al Noor and Linwood Mosques. The callous slaughter that ensued is heart-wrenching and affecting on many levels. My thoughts are with those who were there, those who have lost their loved ones, and to the many who became involved… Finish Reading Issue 4 – Monday 18th March 2019