The following lists various learning opportunities in topics related to Equity. We also include links to some informative lectures & korero that are great resources.

Training for staff through Career Tools

Several online, short modules are freely available through Career Tools that relate to Equity. To navigate to these go to the Staff Intranet, and locate Career Tools under the Human Resources tab. Here is a selection but there are many more.

Equity at the University of Auckland

Working with Unconscious Bias

Addressing Bullying, Harassment & Discrimination for all Staff

Family and relationship violence and abuse: It’s Not OK

Privacy 101 - An introduction to privacy at the University

Information on equity and inclusion in research

Te Reo Māori Pronunciation Online

Kuputaka - glossary of Māori terms

Te Tiriti o Waitangi/The Treaty of Waitangi

Te Kawa o Waipapa/Marae Protocol Workshop

Māori 131 – Te Taumata Ngaio: Te Reo Māori 1 (Introduction to Spoken Māori)

Te Akoranga Kairangi: An Introduction to Waipapa Taumata Rau

Sponsorship: Creating career opportunities for women in higher education

Disability awareness - universal design for learning (free course)

Disability Confidence 101: this is a free course and part of the Tertiary Education Commission (TEC) Kia Orite toolkit. The course is freely available through Achieve, which is a national network established to ensure equal opportunity and access to post-secondary education and training for people with impairments.

Other sources of training

Take an Implicit Bias test: This test has been designed to raise awareness of implicit bias and encourage self-reflection.

Whai Hauora | Be Well host workshops throughout the year. Topics include Rainbow, creating cultures of consent and respect, and addressing bullying, harassment and discrimination. See this page for more information.

Hosting an event? Make sure your event is inclusive.

LGBTQIA, Takatapui and MVPFAFF+ friendly teaching and learning course: The course is fully online, self-paced and available through Canvas.

Lectures and papers on equity and diversity topics

Tumuaki Professor Papaarangi Reid speaking on what is equity and why is it so elusive? (plenary talk at U21 Health Sciences Group Annual Meeting 2022)

Professor Cathy Stinear speaking on women in academia (plenary talk at U21 Health Sciences Group Annual Meeting 2022)

Hoskins, T., Jones, A. Indigenous Inclusion and Indigenising the University. NZ J Educ Stud 57, 305–320 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40841-022-00264-1

Drs Tara G. McAllister & Sereana Naepi talking on why isn't my Professor Māori or Pasifika (article and link to papers here)

Tara G. McAllister, Sereana Naepi, Elizabeth Wilson, Daniel Hikuroa & Leilani A. Walker (2022) Under-represented and overlooked: Māori and Pasifika scientists in Aotearoa New Zealand’s universities and crown-research institutes, Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand, 52:1, 38-53, DOI: 10.1080/03036758.2020.1796103

If you have other resources you would like to see here, please get in touch (email j.hannam@auckland.ac.nz)