Humanities
Afghans hope for action while awaiting court hearing
Afghans with connections to New Zealand are pinning their hopes on a government change of heart as they wait for a judicial review into their case next month. In August, Community Law Waikato launched… Audio
Researchers win big at awards
Researchers from the sciences and the humanities have had their achievements recognised with awards from the Royal Society Te Apārangi.
‘We are by nature a worried species’
Alain de Botton says that while it is natural to worry, the truth is that Homo sapiens are a resilient species that have been through extraordinary cycles of suffering and joy. He says one of the… Audio
Professor Helen Small - Defending the humanities
The value of the humanities (academic disciplines that study aspects of human society and culture) to society, democracy, identity, happiness and economic worth is being debated in most developed… Audio
Humanities enrolments declining
Not as many students are studying the humanities at university as they have in the past, and that's leading to job losses, and a fear that important subjects will be lost. Audio
Job worries turn students away from humanities courses
Enrolments in humanities courses are dropping because students are opting for courses that have a clear job at the end, university leaders say.