Our seminar this Thursday, 25th August 11am – 12.30pm is titled ‘What is Development?’ and presented by Jeph Mathias and Dr Justin Stevenson. This is an interactive session taking you through the question we all seem to never be able to answer: what is development? ALL WELCOME

Fabulous to see these 3 Massey grads, Dr Akisi Rovono, Dr Suli Vunibola & Dr Hennah Steven participating in the Pacific Ocean Climate Change Assessment meeting in Otautahi/Christchurch. They are also joined by Dr Api Movono, Senior Lecturer at IDS.

A pleasure to share with Dr. Dr. Sharon McLennan, Senior Lecturer at Massey University. Sharon has extensively researched and published on the presence of #Cuba in the Pacific supporting health systems. #CubaEsSolidaridad

Check out the terrific list of #DevNet2022 sessions and submit your presentation proposal by 19 September 2022. Independent submissions and student presentations welcome. devnet.org.nz/conferences/de…

Awesome PhD scholarship available to work with a great team! They are particularly seeking Pacific applicants:

Fiji may have the worlds friendliest COVID test for tourists, but in this article Apisalome Movono & I check behind the scenes - are Fijians getting the health services they need? theconversation.com/behind-the-wor… via The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand

Calling Pacific scholars! We are seeking to publish the voices of Pacific Island scholars on aid & development in a special issue of Development Policy Review. We welcome short articles on aid and development informed by research and personal experience. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/page/journal/1…

Spring is a wonderful time to enjoy the Massey University #Manawatu campus. Dr Rochelle Stewart-Withers & @ReginaNZ1 managed to drag 5 hard working IDS PhD candidates (the almost finished Phuong & SueAnn and the newbies- Jamie, Fenjie & Bronwyn) away from their desks to enjoy the cherry blossoms.

Our seminar this Thursday, 6th October 12PM -1pm is titled ‘‘Hidden figures and voices: Recognising user-groups in coastal fisheries spaces in Fiji’ and presented by Chinnamma Reddy, Senior Marine Project Officer at IUCN Oceania.

It is always exciting for us to hear from our students. Some great images here from Frankie Thompson before starting her fieldwork with a health facility in Madhuwan province, Nepal where she participated in the Nepalese Dashain festival. Good luck with the fieldwork Frankie!

Volunteer tourism, or "voluntourism", is coming back, but critics say the largely unregulated industry is overdue for change. New research from Dr. Sharon McLennan (Massey University) highlights problems with the commercialisation + commodification of volunteering. bit.ly/3UzWQT0

Big questions asked by @ReginaNZ1, summer scholar Leilani Faaiuaso & Apisalome Movono at #DevNet2022 as to how we can reimagine tourism in the Pacific so that it complements Pacific peoples lives? Well done especially to Leilani for a stunning contribution!

A couple of pics from #devnet2022 yesterday of two of our fabulous IDS PhD students speaking in the Gender Empowerment and Change session. Awesome mahi Jamie Ogilvy and Phuong Nguyen.

Have you struggled to get an appointment with a GP recently? In this article IDS PhD candidate Johanna argues that the solution to our doctor shortage is not immigration changes but the need to address inequities and bottlenecks in medical licensing. theconversation.com/nzs-medical-li…

Nice piece on Massey News profiling recently capped Dr Michelle Greene. Awesome mahi Michelle - you did us proud and ka pai for the nice korero massey.ac.nz/about/news/cul…

Great piece on fairness in fashion via paying a living wage to garment workers, by IDS graduate Tracy Decena. Tracy is doing important advocacy work through her role at Oxfam New Zealand stuff.co.nz/opinion/300766…?