Posthumous degree awarded to pioneering Māori scholar almost 100 years after she began her studies

Published on September 25, 2025

On Saturday 27 September 2025, the descendants of Mākereti Papakura, the pioneering Māori scholar believed to be the first indigenous woman to study at Oxford, were presented with her degree certificate, an MPhil Anthropology, almost a century after her matriculation.
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