About us
Code of Conduct and policies
As Investigators we all have a shared responsibility to deliver on our contract as a CoRE with TEC.
All Investigators will adhere to the following polices:
- Our Code of Conduct
- Our Mātauranga Māori research policy
- Our Supervision Policy
- Our Supervision Expectations
- Our Equity Policy
- Our Sponsorship Policy
- Our Childcare Policy
- Our Communications Policy
- Our Branding Policy
- The Royal Society Te Apārangi Code of Professional Standards and Ethics.
Code of Conduct
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As a Centre of Research Excellence, we value the free exchange of ideas and respectful debate, and we understand our responsibilities in ensuring that our community supports these values. The MacDiarmid Institute is therefore committed to providing a harassment-free experience for participants at our hosted and sponsored events.
Mātauranga Māori Research Policy
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The MacDiarmid Institute supports Māori and Pasifika capability within the Institute at all levels, through targeted strategies of representation and inclusion, and through improving the cultural competency of all Institute members. Our equity objective for students is that Māori and Pasifika students participate and achieve and are retained on par with other students at all levels; we are committed to redressing the stark underrepresentation of Māori and Pasifika in the academic workforce in our fields of research.
Supervision Policy
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We expect Supervisors and Students to adhere to all their University policies and guidelines. A good research experience should base itself in good faith and trust that the supervision journey is premised around mutual respect, responsibility and that there is open communication to raise any issues safely and without judgement should they arise.
Supervision Expectations
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The Supervisory Expectations document is to be used in addition to existing University policies around supervision, but is a useful document to either follow or use as a guideline for discussions around supervision expectations and responsibilities between a student and their supervisor/s. While broad, this document may be used as a starting point to determine finer details.
Equity Policy
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The MacDiarmid Institute for Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology is a New Zealand Centre of Research Excellence. We are committed to upholding the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi, and recognizing the distinct status of Māori as tangata whenua, with whom we look to partner to achieve greater diversity and inclusion within the scientific community.
Sponsorship Policy
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The MacDiarmid institute is committed to increasing diversity in science, and as such, our expectation when sponsoring events is that event organisers will have a documented plan to achieve balanced gender and cultural representation in keynote and invited speakers, and on panels, as well as processes to ensure representative diversity amongst general event attendees. We note that gender is not binary.
Childcare Policy
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The MacDiarmid institute recognizes that many of our events require people to take time away from their family responsibilities, and that this can be an additional burden and barrier to inclusion of people at particular points in their career. We also recognize the other caring responsibilities that all people have, at different times.Return to the Information for Investigators page.
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