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{{Infobox university
| logo = File:Massey University Logo with Namestyle.svg
| name = Massey University
| caption = [[Coat of arms]]<!--Official university crests belong here. If you doubt it, look at Cambridge, Yale, Harvard, etc. The 'logo' used more often belongs on the bottom, hence the 'Logo' label.-->
| motto = Floreat scientia
| latin_name = Universitas Massey
| former_name = <!--Please no not list every single historical or antecedent institution or this article will be a mile long.-->{{ubl |''Antecedent institutions''<ref>{{Cite web |title=History |url=https://www.massey.ac.nz/about/history-of-massey-university/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240514200157/https://www.massey.ac.nz/about/history-of-massey-university/ |archive-date=14 May 2024 |access-date=24 May 2023 |website=Massey University |language=en-NZ}}</ref>{{br}}<small>(1923–1927)</small> |[[University of New Zealand]]{{br}}<small>(1928–1961)</small> |[[Victoria University of Wellington]]{{br}}<small>(1961-1962)</small> |Massey University College{{br}}<small>(1963–1964)</small> }}
| motto = ''Floreat scientia'' ([[Latin language|Latin]])<ref>https://www.massey.ac.nz/about/history-of-massey-university/massey-becomes-a-university-and-expands-19641992/</ref>
| academic_staffmotto_lang = 3,092la
| mottoeng = ''Let knowledge flourish''
| established = {{startStart date and age|19271928|03|20|df=y}}
| accreditation = [[New Zealand Qualifications Authority|NZQA]]
| endowment = {{NZD|56 million|link=yes}} (31 December 2021)<ref>{{cite web|title=Massey University Foundation Annual Review 2021|url=https://foundation.massey.ac.nz/file/annual-reviews/MUF-AR-2021.pdf|access-date=1 December 2022}}</ref>
| motto endowment = Floreat scientia
| chancellor = Michael Ahie<ref name="Ahie Chancellor Appointment">{{cite web|url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/education/87640211/New-Massey-University-chancellor-elected-following-comment-controversy|title=New Massey University chancellor elected following comment controversy|publisher=stuff.co.nz|date=16 December 2013|access-date=16 December 2016}}</ref>
| budget = {{NZD}}564 [[1,000,000|million]] (2022)<ref name="AnnualReport2022" />
| vice_chancellor = Jan Thomas
| chancellor = Alistair Davis<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=University Council |url=https://www.massey.ac.nz/about/governance-and-leadership/university-council/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230408024423/https://www.massey.ac.nz/about/governance-and-leadership/university-council/ |archive-date=8 April 2023 |access-date=24 May 2024 |website=Massey University |language=en-NZ}}</ref>
| city = [[Palmerston North]], Auckland, [[Wellington]]
| country vice_chancellor = Jan Thomas<ref name=":0" New Zealand/>
| city = [[Palmerston North]], [[Auckland,]] and [[Wellington]]
| students = 27,533 (2022)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.massey.ac.nz/documents/1423/Massey_University_Annual_Report_2022.pdf|title=Annual Report 2022|date=2022|website=www.massey.ac.nz|pages=37–38|access-date=2022-05-08}}</ref>
| type country = [[publicNew university|PublicZealand]]
| total_staff = 3,092 (2022)<ref name="AnnualReport2022">{{Cite web |date=2022 |title=Massey University Annual Report 2022 |url=https://www.massey.ac.nz/documents/1423/Massey_University_Annual_Report_2022.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230703170739/https://www.massey.ac.nz/documents/1423/Massey_University_Annual_Report_2022.pdf |archive-date=3 July 2023 |access-date=24 May 2024 |website=Massey University |language=en-NZ}}</ref>
| campus = [[Urban area|Urban]]
| websitestudents = 27,533 (2022)<ref name="AnnualReport2022" {{url|http://www.massey.ac.nz/}}>
| type = [[Public university|Public]] [[research university]]
| campus = [[Urban area|Urban]] and [[Rural area|regional]]
| logo_alt = This is the logo used by Massey University.
| logo_size = 250px
| website = {{url|https://www.massey.ac.nz/|massey.ac.nz}}
| native_name = ''Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa''
| native_name_lang = mri
| image = Massey University Coat of Arms.svg
| image = Extended_Coat_of_Arms_of_Massey_University.svg
| image_size = 160px
| coloursimage_alt = This =is Masseythe triplecoat coloursof <brarms for Massey />University.
| image colours = Massey University Coat oftriple Arms.svgcolours
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| academic_staff = 3,092
| sporting_affiliations = National Tertiary Championships
| mascot = Fergus the Ram<ref>{{Cite web |date=28 September 2018 |title=The secret life of an animal science student |url=https://www.massey.ac.nz/about/news/the-secret-life-of-an-animal-science-student/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230217202941/https://www.massey.ac.nz/about/news/the-secret-life-of-an-animal-science-student/ |archive-date=17 February 2023 |access-date=24 May 2024 |website=Massey University |language=en-NZ}}</ref>
| students academic_staff = 271,533300 (2022)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.massey.ac.nz/documents/1423/Massey_University_Annual_Report_2022.pdf|title=Annual Report 2022|date=2022|website=www.massey.ac.nz|pages=37–38|access-date=2022-05-08}}</ref>
| administrative_staff = 1,792 (2022)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.massey.ac.nz/documents/1423/Massey_University_Annual_Report_2022.pdf|title=Annual Report 2022|date=2022|website=www.massey.ac.nz|pages=37–38|access-date=2022-05-08}}</ref>
}}
 
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Massey University is the only university in New Zealand offering degrees in [[aviation]] and [[veterinary medicine]]. Massey Veterinary School is ranked 21st in the Quacquarelli Symonds' (QS) 2024 world university subject rankings. Massey University is also ranked 30th for Development Studies and 71th for Agriculture and Forestry.<ref>{{Cite web |title=QS World University Rankings by Subject 2024 |url=https://www.topuniversities.com/subject-rankings |access-date=2024-04-11 |website=Top Universities |language=en}}</ref>
 
The [[School of Built Environment]] offers multiple undergraduate and postgraduate degrees in Construction and Built Environment, ranking among the top 150 schools in Architecture and Built Environment in the [[QS World University Rankings|Quacquarelli Symonds]]' (QS) 2024 World University Subject Rankings.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Building success with launch of new cutting-edge construction qualification |url=https://www.massey.ac.nz/about/news/building-success-with-launch-of-new-cutting-edge-construction-qualification/ |access-date=2024-02-03 |website=www.massey.ac.nz |language=en-NZ}}</ref> Massey's Bachelor of Aviation (Air Transport Pilot) is an internationally recognised and accredited qualification, is the first non-engineering degree to be recognised by the Royal Aeronautical Society (1998), and has ISO9001-2000 accreditation.
 
==History==
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In the mid-2010s, the university embarked on a major project to further digitise its distance delivery and in 2015 adopted [[Moodle]] (branded as Stream) as its new Learning Management System (LMS).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.massey.ac.nz/massey/about-massey/news/article.cfm?mnarticle=moodle-the-first-step-in-learning-enrichment-strategy-30-10-2008 |title='Moodle' the first step in learning enrichment strategy – Massey University |publisher=Massey.ac.nz |date=30 October 2008 |access-date=22 May 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.massey.ac.nz/massey/about-massey/news/article.cfm?mnarticle=stream-to-enhance-interactive-online-learning-environment-23-02-2009 |title=Stream to enhance interactive online learning environment – Massey University |publisher=Massey.ac.nz |access-date=22 May 2015}}</ref>
 
The [[COVID-19 pandemic]] that started in 2019 further spurred investment in digital distance education.
 
==Governance==
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* Events
* Media - Radio Control and Massive Magazine
 
===Radio Control===
Radio Control is a [[College Radio|student]] [[radio station]] based on the Turitea campus.{{Citation needed|date= June 2018}} It broadcasts on 99.4 FM, transmitting from an aerial on campus, and streams online. The station was founded in 1981 as 'Masskeradio' and has also been known as 'Radio Massey'.{{Citation needed|date= June 2018}} Radio Control's long-time station mascot Gordon the Dinosaur stood to become the [[Palmerston North (New Zealand electorate)|Palmerston North MP]], promising to build a [[travelator|moving walkway]] from the city centre to the university campus.{{Citation needed|date= June 2018}}
 
The station is run by paid staff and volunteers, with general interest shows between 07:00 and 19:00, and specialist local music and genre-based shows at night. Radio Control is funded by [[NZ on Air]] and the university and regularly hosts live events and broadcasts from various events both on and off the Massey University campus.{{Citation needed|date= June 2018}} It has also provided an early platform for New Zealand artists like [[Benny Tipene]], [[Avalanche City]] and [[Evermore (band)|Evermore]].{{Citation needed|date= June 2018}}
 
==People==