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Racing robots at Engineering Design Show
Thursday, 9 October 2014, 5:23 pm | University of Waikato
Programming Lego robots to have a sense of direction has been the task for a class of University of Waikato engineering students this semester. More >>
Dame Malvina gives back with musical showcase
Thursday, 9 October 2014, 1:26 pm | University of Waikato
In the spirit of giving back to the community, Waikato’s musical icon Dame Malvina Major has put together a special musical showcase that will feature performances by some of the University of Waikato’s top music students. More >>
Sport and arts winners announced at University Blues Awards
Monday, 6 October 2014, 1:50 pm | University of Waikato
Rower Zoe Stevenson and surf life saver Samuel Shergold took out the top two accolades at the 2014 Wallace Corporation University of Waikato Blues Awards on Friday, October 3. More >>
Human Replicant Helps Prevent Bodies Cooking
Monday, 6 October 2014, 12:14 pm | University of Waikato
It may just look like a clear acrylic human-shaped box, but it is hoped this replicant – or phantom case - will play a vital role in the future of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanning. More >>
Students to learn from best-selling author
Monday, 6 October 2014, 9:28 am | University of Waikato
History students and creative writing students at the University of Waikato will learn from the best with best-selling author Stephanie Johnson as their teacher. More >>
New opportunities for elite athletes
Thursday, 2 October 2014, 1:23 pm | University of Waikato
With the Waikato region fast becoming a major centre for high performance sport, the University of Waikato has signed Memorandums of Understanding with BikeNZ and Triathlon NZ. More >>
New scholarship for Pacific students
Wednesday, 1 October 2014, 4:24 pm | University of Waikato
Pacific people with leadership potential are being encouraged to apply for a new University of Waikato scholarship funded by the estate of the late Morrinsville accountant and farmer Edna Money. More >>
Sargeson Lecture to Feature Award-Winning Novelist
Wednesday, 1 October 2014, 1:21 pm | University of Waikato
Taking an imaginary place and making it seem real is something which novelist and short-story writer Catherine Chidgey is extremely good at. It’s this idea of place in her writing that she will address at the 12th annual Frank Sargeson Memorial Lecture ... More >>
Tauranga's Café Scientifique hits record attendees of 150
Friday, 26 September 2014, 5:32 pm | University of Waikato
September’s Café Scientifique hit a record of 150 people attending the meeting with guest speaker Dr Marcus Wilson, Faculty of Science and Engineering from the University of Waikato. He explained how different patterns of electrical activity ... More >>
University a finalist in Australasian sustainability awards
Thursday, 25 September 2014, 2:00 pm | University of Waikato
The University of Waikato has been selected as a finalist in the 2014 Green Gown Awards Australasia. The university is one of four finalists in the Best Newcomer category for its programme “Waste Innovation, from campus to community: using waste ... More >>
MBIE funding for titanium brings lighter dive knife closer
Tuesday, 23 September 2014, 5:24 pm | University of Waikato
The development of titanium products received a financial boost in the latest round of Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment’s (MBIE) science research funding. More >>
University prepares for Blues Awards
Thursday, 18 September 2014, 2:11 pm | University of Waikato
Next month the Wallace Corporation University of Waikato Blues Awards celebrates more than 60 high-achieving students who excel in sports, and the creative and performing arts. More >>
Focus on fracking in law talk
Thursday, 11 September 2014, 5:20 pm | University of Waikato
A visiting law expert will use the controversial fracking process to demonstrate how the use of sustainable development law is evolving to deal with technological change. More >>
Endangered bird may be more at home in lowland environment
Thursday, 11 September 2014, 11:49 am | University of Waikato
A native bird long thought to be most at home in Fiordland tussock may actually be more comfortable in wetlands and a Waikato University student has won a scholarship to find out where takahe prefer to live. More >>
University of Waikato Award for Pacific Education Advocate
Wednesday, 10 September 2014, 3:01 pm | University of Waikato
Le Mamea Taulapapa Sefulu Ioane with Joan Bolger and University of Waikato Chancellor Jim Bolger when a delegation from the University visited Samoa last year. More >>
Cyber experts battle zombie outbreak
Tuesday, 9 September 2014, 2:09 pm | University of Waikato
Cyber security experts will be put to the test next week when a staged zombie apocalypse will see them trying to access secure networks in search of an antidote. More >>
Great range of lectures at Waikato Uni's Kingitanga Day
Monday, 8 September 2014, 11:19 am | University of Waikato
Several lectures form part of the programme at the University of Waikato’s Kīngitanga Day celebrations on Thursday, September 18. More >>
Public lecture series commemorates 100th anniversary of WW1
Friday, 5 September 2014, 12:12 pm | University of Waikato
The University of Waikato and the Tauranga Historical Society have organised a free public lecture series to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the First World War. The eight-part series is called ‘Sons of Empire: New Zealand and World War One’ ... More >>
Waikato PhD research to strengthen titanium industry
Thursday, 4 September 2014, 12:26 pm | University of Waikato
Finding out how powder-produced titanium and titanium alloys fracture is the challenge for University of Waikato PhD student Ajit Pal Singh. More >>
Water quality technician a KuDos Award finalist
Wednesday, 3 September 2014, 4:53 pm | University of Waikato
Web-accessible water monitoring stations which provide real-time data for the management and restoration of lakes are creating a stir internationally. More >>
