Toi Ohomai awarded $1.2 million research grant for veteran-based project
Applying a mātauranga Māori lens on a veteran's transition from the military to civilian life will be the focus of a new research project.
The research project is being undertaken by Toi Ohomai Te Pūkenga Kaihautū Rangahau Māori Dr Tepora Emery.
The project has been named as a recipient of Health Research Council (HRC) funding, and at almost $1.2million, it is one of the largest funding grants Toi Ohomai has received.
Dr Emery says the project, He Toa Taumata Rau (The Many Resting Places of Courage), will look at the transition from military to civilian life and the effects on veterans and their whānau.
She says the grant is significant.
"It's a huge milestone in a research career and we will work hard to ensure our rangahau has impact. But it's also significant given the current merge of all the polytechnics into Te Pūkenga – New Zealand Institute of Skills and Technology.
"He Toa Taumata Rau can assist in establishing the place of Te Pūkenga in the rangahau-research landscape of Aotearoa," she says.