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The research team is now recruiting participants for Hāpaitia te ngākau aroha - Elevate empathy. A key part of our project is assessing the efficacy of the combined VR scenario anti-bias training on teachers and their students. The intervention study will allow us...

We are excited to announce that our pilot study is now in the data collection stage with the first focus group discussion completed today and a further four interview sessions scheduled for next week. The pilot study will give us insights into how the VR scenario...

Filming for the Virtual Reality scenario took place in Christchurch over one weekend. An amazing group of talent came together to bring our script to life. We learnt about the added complexity when working with a 360-degree camera, which will later enable the...

Congratulations to Carrie Wang and Daniel Eir who have been appointed as summer scholars to our project. Carrie (Education) and Daniel (Engineering) will primarily help with collecting and analysing data for our pilot study. Summer Research Scholarships enable...

We would like to welcome Roseanna Baker and Melina Amos to the research team. Roseanna and Melina are currently completing their Education Doctorates in indigenous methodologies at Waipapa Taumata Rau. Their cohort, led by academic from  Te Puna Wananga, has the...

We are pleased to announce that Māui Studios has come on board to develop and produce the virtual reality scenario that forms the foundation of our research project. Māui Studios is a kaupapa Māori production studio located in Christchurch and will provide the...