AUT University

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AUT University

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Prof. Gail Pacheco
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Full Professor of Economics and Director of the NZ Work Research Institute at AUT.

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Lisa Meehan
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Associate Director at the NZ Work Research Institute at AUT.

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Mary Hedges
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Research Developer at the NZ Work Research Institute at AUT.

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Organization

Auckland University of Technology (AUT) start life as Auckland Technical School in 1895 and changed names several times before becoming AUT on 1 January 2000.  The central mission of AUT is ‘great graduates’. To achieve this mission, we offer exceptional learning experiences, conduct research that makes a difference, engage with our communities, and celebrate a culture that is inclusive, vibrant and collegial. According to Times Higher Education we are ranked 1st in Australasia and 25th in the World for international outlook and 1st in New Zealand and 101st in the world for global research impact.

The New Zealand Work Research Institute (NZWRI)  provides high-quality research across a broad multidisciplinary programme concerned with people and work.  Our research groups enable over 70 research experts to provide research (at both the national and international level) that ticks the boxes for both academic rigour, as well as being relevant to policy makers in business, government, and the community in general.  We focus on data rich research in three areas: Big Data research that employs empirical evidence from large administrative datasets (national and international); Primary Surveys report on cross-sectional and longitudinal surveys conducted at national, local and workplace levels, and; Mixed methods that combines the benefits of the first two.

Role in MAIA

Prof. Gail Pacheco is the Director NZ Work Research Institute and she will provide expertise in Integrated Data Infrastructure (IDI) analysis and real-life data studies. Her career is focused on  Health & Safety and the Future of Work that combines the future of work trends in NZ (and internationally) with bigdata analysis, OSH and regulatory policy expertise to produce novel and practical insights into the future landscape of health and safety risk in NZ. Her work will identify emerging risks and inform the development of policies and strategies to effectively manage them based on both domestic and international experience and best practice. Prof. Gail Pacheco and her colleagues and Phd students will be engaged in WP1 and in all dissemination activities in Europe and New Zeland (WP4).