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‘Crazy’ business idea built on fresh Kiwi air
Thursday, 14 April 2016, 11:45 am | University of Waikato
The idea of exporting clean Kiwi air to residents of smog-infested cities has seen a team of students from Waikato Management School win a $1,000 prize for the Gallagher ‘Craziest Idea that Might Just Work’ Award at the Innes48 Business Startup Competition ... More >>
University of Waikato to set up Napier base
Tuesday, 12 April 2016, 4:04 pm | University of Waikato
Greater access to tertiary courses in specialist areas such as marine science without having to leave Hawke’s Bay may get a little easier from now on, following the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between Napier City Council and the ... More >>
Bishops to receive University of Waikato’s highest honour
Monday, 11 April 2016, 2:22 pm | University of Waikato
Two of Hamilton’s community leaders will receive Honorary Doctorates from the University of Waikato next month. More >>
University of Waikato honours former Vice-Chancellor
Monday, 11 April 2016, 2:21 pm | University of Waikato
The man who headed the University of Waikato for a decade until the end of 2014 is being awarded an honorary doctorate by the university. More >>
Waikato education lecturer to speak at national conference
Thursday, 7 April 2016, 12:57 pm | University of Waikato
Dr Dianne Forbes, Senior lecturer at the University of Waikato’s Te Kura Toi Tangata Faculty of Education, will be speaking at the national ‘DEANZ2016’ Conference, hosted at the University of Waikato from 17 to 20 April. More >>
Electric car star hits the road to Waikato
Wednesday, 6 April 2016, 12:08 pm | University of Waikato
Electric vehicles offer New Zealand great opportunity to tackle climate change and related problems, but it is a challenge to move to high levels of uptake of electric vehicles (EVs). More >>
Young Hamilton musician gets head-start at uni
Monday, 4 April 2016, 2:12 pm | University of Waikato
A Hamilton musician has landed a scholarship that covers her uni fees and will help develop her talents as an artist. More >>
New Scholarship for German Language Students
Friday, 1 April 2016, 10:16 am | University of Waikato
University of Waikato German language students Stephen Burroughs and Antonio Salsano are the first recipients of a new scholarship valued at around $3,600, which was introduced by the University’s German programme last year. More >>
Old dirt, new boots: the economics of land, water and people
Thursday, 31 March 2016, 3:22 pm | University of Waikato
The evolution of New Zealand’s farming systems towards greater sustainability, and one man’s journey to redefine what it means to be an academic, are the topics for an inaugural professorial lecture being held at the University of Waikato this ... More >>
Cambridge local takes center stage with top scholarship
Thursday, 24 March 2016, 10:47 am | University of Waikato
From school plays to the world stage. At least that’s the plan for Cambridge local Georgia Pollock who’s won a top scholarship from the University of Waikato. More >>
What is Adventure?
Tuesday, 22 March 2016, 1:47 pm | University of Waikato
Adventurous Learning: A Pedagogy for a Changing World by Waikato University Senior Lecturer Dr Mike Brown and Dr Simon Beames from the University of Edinburgh challenges traditionally held views of what “adventurous” means in learning. More >>
Michèle’s top scientific mind
Thursday, 17 March 2016, 2:38 pm | University of Waikato
An academic from the University of Waikato has been named one of the world’s most influential scientific minds. More >>
American E-learning expert to visit NZ in April
Tuesday, 15 March 2016, 4:13 pm | University of Waikato
American E-learning expert to visit NZ in April Well-known international academic and corporate trainer in e-learning, Professor Curt Bonk from Indiana University will be speaking at the national ‘DEANZ2016’ Conference hosted at the University ... More >>
Groundhog Day for flood response
Tuesday, 8 March 2016, 10:29 am | University of Waikato
They say the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result. More >>
Huntly hero wins top Waikato scholarship
Wednesday, 2 March 2016, 2:10 pm | University of Waikato
Former Te Wharekura o Rākaumanga head boy and Dux Keihana Kingi-Takoko has been awarded a hefty scholarship to study at the University of Waikato. More >>
Hamiltonians score top university scholarship
Wednesday, 2 March 2016, 2:03 pm | University of Waikato
Former Sacred Heart Girls College student Erena Calder Hawkins is one of nine Hamilton locals to be awarded a top scholarship from the University of Waikato. More >>
Get the jump on the future of ag-tech
Friday, 26 February 2016, 4:08 pm | University of Waikato
Get the jump on the future of ag-tech at University of Waikato alumni event More >>
Conservatorium of Music Duo Praised
Thursday, 18 February 2016, 12:17 pm | University of Waikato
The Tennant-Austin duo, comprising James Tennant (cello) and Katherine Austin (piano), performed the world premiere of leading composer John Psathas’ Halo at the Auckland Town Hall on Sunday 14 February. Both Tennant and Austin lead instrumental programmes ... More >>
South Waikato students welcomed through new initiative
Thursday, 18 February 2016, 11:42 am | University of Waikato
New university students from South Waikato have been officially welcomed into the University of Waikato’s Te Ara ki Angitū: Pathways to Excellence programme – designed to make university more accessible. More >>
Refugees, conservation and science in one job
Friday, 12 February 2016, 11:09 am | University of Waikato
Andrea Dekrout’s job tackles two of the biggest issues the world is worried about right now – the refugee crisis and environmental conservation. More >>
