They are all topics of theses from students who have studied Food Technology at Massey University. 2014 marks the fiftieth anniversary of Massey University offering the world’s first Food Technology degree. So what research topics have these students been investigating over the years? Studies are varied and range from food nutrition on a domestic and national level, to scientific investigations in specific foods and food properties. Making cheese is a popular hobby these days, but what are the optimal methods for making halloumi from cow’s milk? Find out in Rayed Rashid Shaker’s doctoral thesis, Technological aspects of the manufacture of Halloumi cheese (1988). Feijoas make fabulous fresh eating, but they have a short season...Read more
Kupu o te Wiki, or Word of the Week, is brought to you by the Library’s Māori Staff. The word this week is: tārere (tah-rair-rair) or swing It’s a nice day to take the kids to the park, they love the tārere...Read more
The best browsers to use with eTV at the moment are Firefox or Safari. eTV is not compatible with Internet Explorer, and a recent update of Google Chrome has also created problems. If you prefer to use Chrome, here is the advice provided by eTV...Read more
Kupu o te Wiki, or Word of the Week, is brought to you by the Library’s Māori Staff. The word this week is: Rama waka (rah-mah wah-kah) or traffic lights When the rama waka are broken, the give way rules apply...Read more
Science journals currently in the New Zealand collection at Manawatū are progressively being moved to Level 1 of the Library to sit beside other journals on the same topic. Moving will start from Dewey number 500 and progress through the relevant...Read more
eTV have announced an outage for this Tuesday-Thursday: ...Read more
Do you need to get a handle on your references? EndNote classes have been scheduled at all Massey libraries. For details and booking, please see the Library Tours & Classes Schedule. Distance students, keep an eye out for our live online...Read more
Kupu o te Wiki, or Word of the Week, is brought to you by the Library’s Māori Staff. The word this week is: tauera (toe-ear-rah) or towel Where are all the tauera? We want to go swimming...Read more
Library hours will vary from the usual on these days in February: Thursday 6 February, Waitangi Day: Albany 10am-6pm; Manawatū & Wellington Closed Sunday 9 February, extra opening day: Manawatū & Wellington 1pm-6pm Saturday 22...Read more
Earthquakes affect us all differently, in different aspects of our lives. Whether it is the societal implications of earthquakes or scientific analysis of seismic activity and fault lines, there is plenty of useful research conducted by Massey...Read more
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