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University increases efforts to care for campus lakes
Tuesday, 15 April 2014, 4:06 pm | University of Waikato
The University of Waikato is urging people to think carefully before disposing of waste, liquids and hazardous products into drains on campus because of the negative impact on the health of the campus lakes. More >>
Conservation focus for Waikato University scholarship
Friday, 11 April 2014, 12:02 pm | University of Waikato
University of Waikato Biological Sciences student Bridgette Moffat has been awarded the 2014 Tess Embling Memorial Scholarship. The $1500 scholarship was established to commemorate the spirited life and achievements of Tess Embling, who, after establishing ... More >>
Waikato youth biodiversity day a hit
Thursday, 10 April 2014, 5:14 pm | University of Waikato
Frodo the morepork, a hive of bees, a tree-climbing demo and talks from young bio-diversity enthusiasts made for a great day out for 60 youngsters last month. The occasion was the Pukemokemoke Youth Biodiversity Day, an event hosted by the Waikato Biodiversity ... More >>
Planning for her future
Thursday, 10 April 2014, 3:59 pm | University of Waikato
Making plans to move to the Waikato from South Africa after finishing high school was an obvious choice for Lana Kotze, since Hamilton happened to be a similar size to her hometown. More >>
Research looks to combat soil water shortage on farms
Thursday, 10 April 2014, 12:41 pm | University of Waikato
As New Zealand farms continue to face problems associated with ongoing drought, University of Waikato doctoral student Jack Pronger, originally from Cambridge, hopes his current research project will contribute to an improvement in pastoral drought resilience. More >>
Board appointment for senior lecturer
Wednesday, 9 April 2014, 2:06 pm | University of Waikato
University of Waikato Screen and Media Studies senior lecturer Dr Gareth Schott has been appointed to the Government’s Film and Literature Board of Review for three years. More >>
Māori researchers keep pressure on funding stalemate
Wednesday, 9 April 2014, 2:03 pm | University of Waikato
Māori researchers are calling on Government Ministers to come up with ways of tackling the issue of Māori research funding. They believe the decision not to advance Māori research body Ngā Pae o Te Māramatanga into the final round for Centre of Research ... More >>
Painting to commemorate Antarctic soil research
Monday, 7 April 2014, 12:44 pm | University of Waikato
A painting depicting the first-ever Antarctic expedition dedicated to exploring Antarctic soils was gifted to the University of Waikato last month at an event held to celebrate 44 years of Earth sciences research and to commemorate the University’s 50th anniversary. More >>
Earth and computer sciences collaboration a success
Thursday, 3 April 2014, 3:59 pm | University of Waikato
When Earth Sciences student Gemma Johnson embarked on a University of Waikato Summer Research Scholarship, she didn’t expect to come out of the experience with her first research collaboration under her belt. More >>
Lecturer marks momentous occasion for University in Tauranga
Thursday, 3 April 2014, 2:25 pm | University of Waikato
The University of Waikato will celebrate a significant ‘first’ next week when lecturer Nadine Ballam graduates with her PhD. Ms Ballam began her Bachelor of Teaching in 2004 and becomes the first student to have studied from undergraduate to doctoral ... More >>
Charming but obscure Italian opera ‘Betly’ on stage
Thursday, 3 April 2014, 12:16 pm | University of Waikato
Voice performance students from the University of Waikato’s music programme will present a production of Donizetti’s opera comica Betly next Wednesday 9 April. More >>
Waikato graduate’s globetrotting science career
Wednesday, 2 April 2014, 1:14 pm | University of Waikato
University of Waikato Earth Sciences graduate James Blyth is living the dream, working on mining projects around the world. James holds a position as a mining consultant in the Mine Water Management division of SRK Consulting in Brisbane. More >>
2013 Census findings - Household composition
Monday, 31 March 2014, 3:21 pm | University of Waikato
The main change has been an increase in more than one family living within one household, from 2.8% in 2006 to 3.4% in 2013. This has occurred during a lengthy global economic recession, but is still not a large increase – rounded, the percentage would be ... More >>
Masters research explores pasture pulling in pumice soils
Monday, 31 March 2014, 11:55 am | University of Waikato
University of Waikato Earth Sciences student Emma Bagley has won a C. Alma Baker Postgraduate Scholarship for her agriculture-focused masters research project. More >>
University of Waikato continues partnership with Fieldays
Monday, 31 March 2014, 11:12 am | University of Waikato
The University of Waikato and the NZ National Fieldays Society have signed a further agreement which sees the university enter its eighth year as a Strategic Partner of Fieldays – the largest agribusiness event in the Southern Hemisphere. More >>
High rate of driveway deaths avoidable
Monday, 31 March 2014, 9:54 am | University of Waikato
Children being run over in driveways brings tragedy to New Zealand families at a higher rate than any other western nation. More >>
Graduating makes separation worthwhile
Thursday, 27 March 2014, 4:30 pm | University of Waikato
Having her three-year-old son at her graduation will make the long separations Honiara had from him during her study all worthwhile. More >>
Lifting Māori adult literacy and numeracy critical
Thursday, 27 March 2014, 4:12 pm | University of Waikato
The development of a strategy to lift Māori adult literacy and numeracy is proposed as part of a consultation round under way by the National Centre of Literacy and Numeracy for Adults, based at the University of Waikato. More >>
Sweet job for honey expert
Thursday, 27 March 2014, 2:31 pm | University of Waikato
The Ministry of Primary Industries has formed two working groups to come up with a robust labelling guideline for mānuka honey. One is made up of industry representatives and the other of scientists, with the University of Waikato’s Merilyn Manley-Harris ... More >>
Northern Districts Māori beat Waikato Vice Chancellor’s XI
Thursday, 27 March 2014, 1:21 pm | University of Waikato
The University of Waikato Vice-Chancellor’s XI came up just a few runs short in their match against Northern District’s Māori. The annual University of Waikato VC Cricket Challenge match was held at Seddon Park on Monday 24 March. More >>
