Last weekend Te Papa Hauora supported the University of Canterbury Centre for Entrepreneurship (UCE) and the ‘Future of Health’ Disrupt Challenge, held at Manawa. This event involved over 50 undergrad and graduate students, mixed in multi-disciplinary teams, over an intense weekend exploring solutions to some of the big problems facing the health sector. Assisted by […]
Congratulations to Ben Topham (University of Otago Christchurch), S.M Akramul Kabir (University of Otago Christchurch) and Jemima Ganderton (University of Canterbury) for winning top poster prizes for last week’s HRSC Poster Evening. This event focused on local research occurring in Canterbury, with an incredible 38 posters submitted and displayed. Attendees enjoyed pizza and refreshments in […]
FOUNDING PARTNERS CONTINUED COMMITMENT MAKES A HUGE DIFFERENCE None of the success and positive outcomes Te Papa Hauora has brought to the community would be possible without the continued commitment of founding partners and their willingness to collaborate for the greater good. Here’s what Advisory Council members had to say about the precinct and why […]
It’s 10.30am on a brisk Christchurch Autumn day and the ground floor of the Manawa building on Antigua Street is humming. Doctors, nurses, and students from a variety of health professions cluster at tables in the building’s café to meet or just catch up and enjoy a coffee. Next to the café is an open plan common […]
This year’s we’re talking hauora Research Talks featured some of our finest researchers in Canterbury, discussing your health and the health of the community. Teamed up with Ōtautahi Learning Days this year, we brought you the “Future of Health”. Join us in viewing the excellent evening of engaging kōrero below. To view the whole evening […]
Congratulations to all the enthusiastic students who took part in our 2024 Future Leaders Programmes. We have just completed our annual week-long full-time programmes at Manawa involving over 20 final-year health students. Students came from a range of disciplines including medical, nursing, social work, clinical psychology, osteopathy, health sciences, physiotherapy, pathology research, and public health. […]
Te Papa Hauora together with the Canterbury Medical Research Foundation took ‘Living well & ageing well’ research talks back to the Rangiora community last week. Together with Dr Susannah Stevens, Dr Leigh O’Brien, and Professor Richard Porter, we explored the topics of movement, diet and the importance of sleep and how it affects your circadian […]
Read about Peter Townsend’s “Improving Community wellbeing” article, and why the term Community wellbeing is going to be common currency in 2024. Read more here […]
The Te Whatu Ora Waitaha Canterbury Youth Advisory Council (YAC) provides a youth voice to those in charge of health services in Canterbury. It advocates for people aged 12-24. Part of their role is producing health resources. They have partnered with us at Te Papa Hauora to produce a series of videos about endometriosis, with […]
Te Papa Hauora together with the Canterbury Medical Research Foundation took ‘Living well & ageing well’ research talks out into the Lincoln community this week. Together with Dr Susannah Stevens, Dr Leigh O’Brien, and Professor Joe Boden, we explored the topics of movement, diet and the importance of social connections. We hope to do more […]