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The News and musings from the yards, barrel halls and tasting panels, and from on the road traveled between.
Catherine Leonard
Catherine Leonard (nee Savage) is the Research Director at Ihi Research, with a background in psychology, academia, and community evaluation. Catherine holds a doctorate from Massey University and specialises in…continue reading
Rikke Betts
My research interests are diverse, but I particularly focus on early childhood education, refugee and migration, diversity, social justice, and neurodiverse issues.
Stefan Lindsay
BA then MA in Social, Cultural, and Human Factors Psychology. Undergraduate and Post Graduate paper in Social Anthropology. 11 years alternating between Quality Assurance, Performance Evaluation, and research, while alternating…continue reading
Jumoke Giwa
I am a community development, social justice and equity advocate who conducts research with diverse communities in the Global North and Global South. I am passionate about building the capacity…continue reading
SULIASI VUNIBOLA
Dr. Suli Vunibola is Climate Research Fellow, Macmillan Brown Centre for Pacific Studies, University of Canterbury. His expertise is in the broad interdisciplinary areas of development studies, human geography, ethnography,…continue reading
Madeline Shelling
Kia Ora! Ko Madeline tōku ingoa =) He uri tēnei nō Ngāti Porou, heoi i tipu ake au ki Kaipara, ā, ināianei kei te noho au ki Ōtautahi! I am…continue reading
Sarah Wylie
Coming from a fairly short stint as a researcher and evaluator in the public sector, I have worked as an independent researcher and evaluator across a broad range of sectors,…continue reading
Nadeera Ranabahu
I am a researcher at University of Canterbury. My main research focus is disadvantaged or under-represented groups in entrepreneurship, employment and innovation. Examples of such groups include women, refugees, youth/students,…continue reading
Annette Rotherham
Measuring conversational success with couples where one person has aphasia. I ma carrying out this research as a PhD through the University of Queensland, but as I am based in…continue reading
Bridget Frame
The world of Grant Making is an interesting one: an industry which has burgeoned, with the growth of banking and energy trusts, and gaming trusts. Many Councils also run substantial…continue reading