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An app to catch a carp
Thursday, 9 June 2016, 10:21 am | University of Waikato
The public can help control the spread of invasive fish species with a new app being launched at this year’s National Agricultural Fieldays at Mystery Creek in Hamilton. More >>
Conservatorium of Music Presents the Marriage of Figaro
Wednesday, 8 June 2016, 10:54 am | University of Waikato
Mozart’s famous opera buffa, The Marriage of Figaro, takes to the stage this month when the University of Waikato’s Conservatorium of Music holds its annual opera production. More >>
Entrepreneurial approach to education
Tuesday, 7 June 2016, 1:18 pm | University of Waikato
Bay of Plenty man Kevin Powell is not your average teaching graduate. While he had every intention of becoming a ‘traditional’ classroom based teacher following completion of his degree, instead he’s taken an entrepreneurial approach to education, ... More >>
Tickets Now on Sale for the Waikato International Cello Fest
Tuesday, 7 June 2016, 11:09 am | University of Waikato
Tickets are now on sale for the Waikato International Cello Fest 2016. Hosted by the University of Waikato, the festival will take place in the Gallagher Academy of Performing Arts from 21-28 August. It is the first time an event of this kind ... More >>
DV Bryant Trust Scholarship the key for Chris
Tuesday, 31 May 2016, 11:52 am | University of Waikato
When University of Waikato graduate Chris Beckham took to the stage at graduation in April to deliver the student address, you would never have known he grew up in a town where, for many people, university wasn’t seen as an option. More >>
KiwiNet funding supports commercialisation
Tuesday, 31 May 2016, 11:28 am | University of Waikato
Funding from KiwiNet and the University of Waikato of $285,000 will allow Electronics Engineer Associate Professor Nihal Kularatna to develop a new version of a power conditioner for Perth’s Thor Technologies Pty Ltd. More >>
Scholarship supports agricultural research
Monday, 30 May 2016, 3:27 pm | University of Waikato
University of Waikato Masters student Rebecca Yeates is this year’s recipient of the $22,000 NZ National Agricultural Fieldays Sir Don Llewellyn Scholarship. More >>
Sleep and Memory – Are They Connected?
Monday, 30 May 2016, 11:33 am | University of Waikato
Have you ever wondered how a baby’s mind works? How babies and young children manage to learn and remember information about the world around them? More >>
In search of mussels
Tuesday, 24 May 2016, 10:24 am | University of Waikato
What’s happening with Waikato’s freshwater mussels? University of Waikato student Michele Melchior’s 10-week summer research project looked at two species of native freshwater mussels to find out. More >>
World set to collapse: NZ Cyber Security Challenge
Wednesday, 18 May 2016, 12:14 pm | University of Waikato
The world as we know it is on the verge of collapse. A group has been formed called the Coalition. Its members don’t like or trust each other but they share a common goal: to throw the world into chaos so they can take control of it themselves. After ... More >>
New appointment affirms focus on population health
Tuesday, 17 May 2016, 3:53 pm | University of Waikato
The University of Waikato’s newly-appointed professor of population health says New Zealand’s health system is facing the early stages of what will be a sustained period of increasing demand for services, with particular pressure arising in general ... More >>
Waikato University takes the lead in cyber security research
Tuesday, 17 May 2016, 11:16 am | University of Waikato
With seven potentially serious cyber attacks on New Zealand organisations detected monthly by the GCSB’s cyber security programme Cortex, it is evident that organisations need all forms of help available. More >>
Waikato leader gets boost
Friday, 13 May 2016, 10:08 am | University of Waikato
Long-standing McKenzie Centre Director Trisha Benge continues to make the world less scary and lonely for hundreds of families who have children with special needs. More >>
Breakers co-owner shares her secret recipe for leadership
Wednesday, 11 May 2016, 10:10 am | University of Waikato
What can you do to make your business as successful as the SkyCity Breakers basketball team? The professional sports team owner Liz Blackwell will reveal the culture and leadership of the Breakers at a free public lecture at the University of Waikato ... More >>
Holding a tune, and finding it later
Monday, 9 May 2016, 11:39 am | University of Waikato
Imagine if Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony wasn’t ever recorded because a young Ludwig forgot to jot down the famous notes “Da-da-da duuumm”. More >>
Engineering at Waikato set to grow
Thursday, 5 May 2016, 2:00 pm | University of Waikato
Image caption: The university’s school of engineering will offer civil and environmental engineering programmes from B Semester. More >>
Bringing te reo Māori home
Wednesday, 4 May 2016, 2:10 pm | University of Waikato
A University of Waikato student has started a business to revitalise the Māori language. It’s called Taputapu and specialises in designing Te Reo Māori homewares. More >>
Nitrogen loss research benefits from scholarship
Tuesday, 19 April 2016, 11:00 am | University of Waikato
Could feeding cows brassicas help reduce nitrogen loss from the soil? More >>
Doing the extras gets you the job
Thursday, 14 April 2016, 12:39 pm | University of Waikato
For Jess Howse, it was the internships and extra-curricular activities she had under her belt that gave her an edge when she was applying for a job. More >>
Computer and maths whiz set to graduate
Thursday, 14 April 2016, 12:38 pm | University of Waikato
Tom Levy has done some pretty cool things at university. Aside from all the learning, Tom, who graduates this month with a Bachelor of Computing and Mathematical Sciences with first class honours, managed to fit in two internships at Google in Sydney, ... More >>
