Professor of Audiology @UCNZ, auditory physiologist, and general geek. He/him Greg O'Beirne @gobeirne.bsky.social @gobeirne@mastodon.nz

Christchurch, New Zealand
Joined March 2009
Year 10 students trying out our Te Reo Māori speech-in-noise hearing test @UCNZscience #audpeeps #research – at Christchurch City, New Zealand
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Realised it's coming up to 20 years since @signifyingwolf Bonnie Prince Billy last played in New Zealand. Christchurch was an amazing show - the band was having a blast (e.g. an oompah-band version of Wolf Amongst Wolves). Hope he makes it back here someday soon!
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Just a couple of tickets left for my free talk tonight at 8 pm at Two Thumb Manchester St. It's a whirlwind tour of the ear and hearing (and our research). Should be fun! rtbevent.com/dr-greg-obeirne
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Three weeks until I give this whirlwind tour of the ear and hearing (and our research) in a pub to an audience of beer-drinkers. Should be fun, so if you’re in Ōtautahi ChCh, get your (free) tickets now! #RTBCHCH rtbevent.com/dr-greg-obeirne
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Greg O'Beirne @gobeirne.bsky.social retweeted
Incorporating Māori language into 🇳🇿 hearing tests can make it more accessible regardless of language level, finds @royalsocietynz journal study The authors say this is a positive step to developing culturally responsive care in the health sector ❤️‍🩹 spr.ly/6013s3y5B
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Our papers on enabling culturally-responsive hearing healthcare in Aotearoa are now out! It's been my privilege as Tangata Tiriti to work with my amazing colleagues Jen Smith (Ngāti Whātua/Ngāpuhi), Dr Alehandrea Manuel (Ngāti Porou), Tare Lowe (Ngāi Tahu) & James Dawson (Tauiwi)
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This year @ucnz Māori Master of Audiology students Isiah Atherton (Ngāti Kahu), Hannah Alcock (Ngāti Rongomaiwahine, Ngāti Kahungunu), & Chemae Bell (Ngāti Maniapoto, Ngāti Porou) are developing a set of new reo Māori speech assessments for use across the lifespan (from 2.5 yrs!)
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Thanks very much to @EisdellMooreNZ for their support in this kaupapa!
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Greg O'Beirne @gobeirne.bsky.social retweeted
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Kia ora Ōtautahi folks! Gemma would be grateful for a few more participants for this study helping develop a speech test for children. It's a 15 - 20-minute image selection task. You could win a $100 Westfield Riccarton voucher! Details below, link here: canterbury.qualtrics.com/jfe…
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Kia ora Ōtautahi whanau, we're looking for participants to help validate the first-ever Te Reo Māori hearing test! This work is both a contribution to the revitalisation of Te Reo and addresses a gap in health care for Māori. Think you might have a mild hearing loss? See below :)
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Want to improve #Māori hearing healthcare in Aotearoa & become a Kaimātai Ororongo? We're excited to offer 4 Māori scholarships for the Master of Audiology programme @UCNZ, covering fees for the entire degree! Applications close 1st Dec. Please share widely across the motu!
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Signing off from this place for good now. You can find me at @gobeirne.bsky.social and @[email protected]. As a parting gift, here's a pair of shots I took a couple of weeks ago that I'm quite fond of - sunrise and sunset in Nannup, in the southwest of Western Australia.
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Greg O'Beirne @gobeirne.bsky.social retweeted
Israel and Egypt must urgently lift the blocks on food, water, fuel, electricity and medicine getting into Gaza. I spoke to @UNRWA this afternoon. Without guaranteed flows of these essentials, the consequences for Palestinian civilians will be catastrophic.
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Greg O'Beirne @gobeirne.bsky.social retweeted
#Enshittification is the process by which a #platform lures in and then captures end users (stage one), who serve as bait for business customers, who are also captured (stage two). 1/
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Greg O'Beirne @gobeirne.bsky.social retweeted
RIP Professor Richie Poulton, Director of the #Dunedin Multidisciplinary Health and Development Study for past 23 years. This longitudinal study based ⁦@otago⁩ has made a major contribution to understanding of human health, development & behaviour. stuff.co.nz/national/3009806…
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