Tuesday, 15 December, 2020 - 08:43
A new ESR study has found that internet searches, Healthline calls and school absenteeism data could alert health officials to a disease outbreak days ahead of other systems.
The ESR researchers used the 2016 Havelock North Campylobacter outbreak to investigate whether these alternative data sources could have provided an earlier indication of the campylobacter cases in the community - and the results were conclusive.
The 2016 campylobacter outbreak began on August 8, but the full extent of the outbreak was not known until August 14. Researchers’ modelling found that they could have detected an increase in cases up to five days before the outbreak was detected via traditional pathways.
University changes UE rules for COVID disruption 15 Dec 2020 12:00 PM
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Te Herenga Waka - Victoria University of Wellington has created a new admission category for school leavers who may have missed out getting University Entrance because of the disruptions caused by COVID-19.
Provost Wendy Larner says Provisional Admission recognises the university’s core ethical values such as fairness and empathy.
She says there will be additional academic and pastoral support including dedicated advisors for students in that category.
When exam results are available at the end of January, the university will email admission offers to students who have not achieved UE but meet the criteria for provisional admission.
Press Release – Teaching and Learning Research Initiative
The Teaching and Learning Research Initiative (TLRI) funds research projects that aim to improve outcomes for learners. All projects are partnerships between researchers and educators.
This year, the TLRI launched Whatua tū aka, a new pathway to encourage more kaupapa Māori educational research. Whatua tū aka, was developed in collaboration with a TLRI Māori advisory group. It seeks to improve equity for Māori learners by supporting kaupapa Māori educational research and building kaupapa Māori research capability. Sheridan McKinley, NZCER’s Kaiwhakahaere Māori has overseen the implementation of the new kaupapa Māori funding pathway.
The last time you used a car parking building and paid for the service online, did you pause to read the terms and conditions? If not, you might be surprised to find the car park operator could have the right to remove your vehicle without having to give any reason and would not be obliged to refund any charges you’ve paid.
This is just one example of commercial terms identified as potentially unfair in a new study by Te Herenga Waka Victoria University of Wellington in association with the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment.
The study compared contracts from 2015 and 2018 (the latest available data) to assess whether businesses are revising their contracts to remove “potentially unfair terms” in line with changes to the Fair Trading Act introduced in 2015.