Category: News

Public engagement guidelines for researchers, scholars, and scientists

July 21, 2016

The Royal Society of New Zealand has published guidelines to “support the inclusive engagement of stakeholders in research, scholarship and science”. You can read about them and download them here. Stakeholders are broadly defined to include: researchers, scholars and scientists; the public and communities they serve; the media; and the various organisations for which researchers … More Public engagement guidelines for researchers, scholars, and scientists

RE: New Zealand Festival, event notice

January 13, 2016

The 2016 New Zealand Festival (26 Feb – 20 March) is bringing three exceptional shows to Wellington that each approaches World War I commemorations in a unique way. Premiering at the Festival, Brass Poppies is a ground-breaking new chamber opera about the battle of Chunuk Bair, while the world music collaboration in No Man’s Land brings together … More RE: New Zealand Festival, event notice

RE: Australian Women’s History Network Call for Papers

January 7, 2016

Intersections in History: Australian Women’s History Network Conference Queen Victoria Women’s Centre, Melbourne 31 Mar-1 April 2016. This conference** will explore past and present ‘intersections’ in women’s, feminist and gender history, broadly conceived. Its title gestures towards the theoretical framework of ‘intersectionality’, more usually seen in sociology and gender/cultural studies where it has recently emerged … More RE: Australian Women’s History Network Call for Papers

RE: News from Te Whare Wananga o Te Upoko o Te Ika a Maui, VUW, Wellington

December 18, 2015

News from Te Whare Wananga o Te Upoko o Te Ika a Maui – the head of the fish – Victoria University of Wellington. In 2015 we have said farewell to Tim Beaglehole (28.4.1933-18.7.2015), W. H. (Bill) Oliver (14.5.1925 – 16.9.2015) and Beryl Hughes (18.11.1920-7.12.2015). All three have left strong legacies in the minds and … More RE: News from Te Whare Wananga o Te Upoko o Te Ika a Maui, VUW, Wellington

RE: Remembering Beryl Hughes, 1920-2015

December 10, 2015

Dear Friends Beryl Hughes, a staff member in the History Department at Victoria University of Wellington, c.1961-86 and instigator of women’s studies and women’s history in New Zealand, died on Monday 7 December 2015. Beryl is probably best known beyond VUW for her co-edited collection Women in New Zealand Society (Allen & Uniwn, 1980) with Phillida … More RE: Remembering Beryl Hughes, 1920-2015