October 18, 2019
Māori topics lead tauira into research.
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The winner of a major prize for research says universities can do more to increase curricula on Māori topics of interest that Māori undergraduate and postgraduate students can engage with.
Dr Anne-Marie Jackson, a senior lecturer in Māori physical education and health, was this week awarded the 2019 Te Kōpūnui Māori Research Award for community research forging new knowledge at the interface of mātauranga Māori and physical sciences.
She says she wants to promote mauri ora or wellness and also research excellence in a way that uplifts the hopes and aspirations of Māori communities.
While there has been a lot of emphasis in trying to encourage more Māori into tertiary study, more work can be done to increase the amount of Māori-led curricula students can engage in.
"I think we have been doing some really great things and there is a lot of room to improve and I hope that is what this award can help accelerate, that we can undertake research that is kaupapa Māori led, that does have benefit for Māori but also for our communities and for everybody too in that broader kaupapa around research excellence," she says.
Dr Jackson’s recent projects have included studying customary fisheries management in Otago, and leading a team of researchers and communities to create a free Māori water safety programme.
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