Jonny chats to Dr Bryan Ruddy of the Auckland Bioengineering Institute about his work with healthcare robots, and how his involvement BattleBots bootstarted his research into making motors, and robots, more effective. Thanks to Waiapapa Taumata Rau - University of Auckland!
Jonny chats to Dr Georgia Rudd from the Faculty of Arts and Education this morning on Ready Steady Learn about her longitudinal study into school attendance, and what contributes to rangatahi missing class. Whakarongo mai nei! Thanks to Waipapa Taumata Rau - University of Auckland.
Mia-Mae Taitimu-Stevens chats about her study focusing on the resurgence of kauae among wāhine Māori, examining how historical contexts and generational influences shape perceptions of kauae expectations. Plus the role of social media in expresssion and identity.
It's time to dust off the cobwebs and get those cogs turning in your noggin 'cause Ready Steady Learn is back for 2025 thanks to Waipapa Taumata Rau - The University of Auckland. Jonny is joined by Behdad Ebrahimi of the Auckland Bioengineering Institute to chat about his work with people with a rare, and also serious, lung condition. Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension, or CTEPH for short, is a debilitating condition even post-surgery. Ebrahimi's work involves building computer models of lungs tailor-made to patients' own that can predict how blood flow and pressure will change following surgical intervention. Whakarongo mai nei!
PhD student Ben Scrivener chats to Jonny about his research into functional neurological disorder (FND) in Aotearoa. Ben's research looks into patient experience and epidemiology, many people with FND do not recieve treatment due to a lack of research into the disorder. For more info on FND Ben recommends checking out FND Guide and FND Association NZ
Jonny chats to postdoctoral felllow Dr Juliane Gaviraghi Mussoi about her research into the impact of disrupted sleep. We humans intimately understand how sleep deprivation impacts our wellbeing and especially our communication. However, Dr Gaviraghi Mussoi's research for the School of Biological sciences focuses on the extent to which disrupted sleep impacts the communication zebra finches. Birds use songs to mate, to defend territories and to warn others about predators. So if their song is impacted by lack of sleep, it could impact their chances of reproducing and surviving! Whakarongo mai nei.
This week on Ready Steady Learn, Jonny chats to Phyllis Ohene-Agyei about her research into the
impacts of gestational diabetes (diabetes during pregnancy) on mothers and their babies. Her research focuses on a previously little-studied area – the link between expectant mums having diabetes and
developing mental health issues. Thanks to Te Waipapa Taumata Rau - The University of Auckland!
Just like humans, honey bees have a complex social structure controlled by a circadian rhythm. Guy Warman's research focuses on this clock at the heart of the colony structure, as without it, a colony cannot function.
The University of Auckland Chronobiology group uses cutting-edge technology to non-invasively study the bee clock and understand ways to manipulate it to improve the health and management of bees in Aotearoa.
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