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Winter Lecture Series to look to the future
Wednesday, 18 June 2014, 12:53 pm | University of Waikato
How will we do business in the future? What will Hamilton look like in 20 years’ time? These, and other big questions, will be up for discussion at the University of Waikato’s Winter Lecture Series. More >>
Scholarship opens door to Asia
Wednesday, 18 June 2014, 10:15 am | University of Waikato
University of Waikato Japanese language student Aaron Stewart will be putting what he’s learned into practise when he heads off to Japan on an Asian studies programme in August. More >>
Back to Asia for Ryan on Prime Minister’s Scholarship
Tuesday, 17 June 2014, 11:45 am | University of Waikato
While chicken feet and pig’s trotters might be on the menu in Hong Kong, Ryan Vernall isn’t sure he’ll be eating them on his six-week summer school exchange to the Chinese University of Hong Kong. More >>
Waikato student awarded Zespri fellowship for Psa research
Monday, 16 June 2014, 4:13 pm | University of Waikato
University of Waikato PhD candidate Rasika Subasinghe has been awarded a Zespri Innovation Fellowship for her research into the host cell wall degrading strategies of the Psa bacteria in kiwifruit. More >>
Management students head to Cambodia leadership symposium
Monday, 16 June 2014, 3:44 pm | University of Waikato
Seven Waikato Management School students have been invited to attend the University Scholars Leadership Symposium in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, in August. This annual event, hosted by Humanitarian Affairs (UK), is designed to provide the next generation of ... More >>
Speedy victory for St John’s at Waikato physics day
Monday, 16 June 2014, 12:30 pm | University of Waikato
A team of students from St John’s College, Hamilton were the winners of the Model Car Speed Competition at day one of the University of Waikato’s 28th annual Osborne Physics and Engineering (OsPEn) Days. More >>
Multi-award success for Waikato engineering student
Thursday, 12 June 2014, 9:59 am | University of Waikato
Talented University of Waikato engineering student Lindi Engelbrecht is reaping the benefits of her hard work, winning two scholarships and two awards in recent months. More >>
New agri-tech initiatives from University of Waikato
Wednesday, 11 June 2014, 11:48 am | University of Waikato
HAMILTON, New Zealand, 11 June 2014 – The University of Waikato has launched three key agri-tech innovation initiatives as part of a new approach designed to offer a step-change to the agriculture sector. Vice-Chancellor Professor Roy Crawford made ... More >>
‘Wonder drugs’ popular topic at Waikato biology event
Wednesday, 11 June 2014, 11:28 am | University of Waikato
A talk covering the ‘wonder drug’ effect attracted a packed lecture theatre yesterday, during the University of Waikato’s annual Waikato Experience Biology (WEB) Days. More >>
Surprise win for Waikato student boat builders
Tuesday, 10 June 2014, 10:43 am | University of Waikato
The banks of Oranga Lake at the University of Waikato were teeming with onlookers last week, as over 30 student-built model boats battled it out as part of the annual University of Waikato Engineering Design Challenge. More >>
Scholarship to support embryonic stem cell research
Monday, 9 June 2014, 2:47 pm | University of Waikato
University of Waikato Biological Sciences student Sarah Appleby has won a C. Alma Baker Postgraduate Scholarship for her agriculture-focused masters research project. More >>
A post-doctoral roadshow
Friday, 6 June 2014, 12:48 pm | University of Waikato
This year’s Research Management Law Association (RMLA) roadshow topic is ‘Conditions of Consent’, a topic that came about partly due to the research of University of Waikato doctoral student Marie Brown. More >>
Fieldays scholarship to study cattle embryonic development
Wednesday, 4 June 2014, 11:59 am | University of Waikato
Waikato University student Brooke Wilson has been awarded a $5000 New Zealand National Agricultural Fieldays Sir Don Llewellyn Scholarship for her study into the effects of NANOG down-regulation in bovine embryos. More >>
Agreement with Indonesia opens doors
Tuesday, 3 June 2014, 2:52 pm | University of Waikato
Up to 40 additional Indonesian students could be benefitting from studying at the University of Waikato following the signing of a significant agreement in Jakarta recently. More >>
Japan trip to broaden horizons, boost economy
Tuesday, 3 June 2014, 1:25 pm | University of Waikato
Three Honours students and a Teaching Fellow from the University of Waikato are among 10 young New Zealand multimedia specialists heading to Japan this month for a fully funded trip aimed at raising the profile and understanding of Japan among young people. More >>
Making, shaking and breaking: Prof Pickering talks materials
Tuesday, 3 June 2014, 12:15 pm | University of Waikato
From the houses we live in and the cars we drive, to the computers and smart phones we use, much of our daily activity, comfort level and to a large degree, even happiness, relies on our interaction with materials. More >>
Paying farmers not to pollute
Thursday, 29 May 2014, 1:47 pm | University of Waikato
Providing incentives to farmers not to pollute could be more effective than fining them when they do says University of Waikato economist Professor Les Oxley. More >>
University of Waikato VC announces retirement
Thursday, 29 May 2014, 12:52 pm | University of Waikato
University of Waikato Vice-Chancellor Professor Roy Crawford will retire at the end of 2014, completing 10 years in the role. Professor Crawford announced his retirement at the University’s Council meeting on 28 May. More >>
Waikato Uni internships attract French biology students
Wednesday, 28 May 2014, 4:18 pm | University of Waikato
Research into Antarctic springtails, the ecology of tree functional traits, PSA and drought resistance of conifers has kept three visiting French students busy over the last few months. More >>
Students awarded Prime Minister’s Scholarships for Asia
Wednesday, 28 May 2014, 12:35 pm | University of Waikato
Four University of Waikato students have been selected to study at top education institutions in Asia in the latest round of Prime Minister’s Scholarships for Asia (PMSA). More >>
