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Waikato PhD student awarded botanical research grant
Tuesday, 7 January 2014, 12:36 pm | University of Waikato
University of Waikato PhD student Steven Pratt has been named as the recipient of the 2014 Lucy Cranwell Student Grant for Botanical Research. The commemorative grant of $2000 was awarded by the Auckland Botanical Society for Steven’s research on ... More >>
IPENZ award for Waikato engineering students
Thursday, 19 December 2013, 2:35 pm | University of Waikato
University of Waikato fourth-year engineering students Thomas White and Rene Engelbrecht have been awarded a $1000 prize for their final year engineering design project. More >>
Strong finish for Waikato Formula SAE team in Melbourne
Wednesday, 18 December 2013, 12:06 pm | University of Waikato
The University of Waikato Formula SAE (Society of Automotive Engineers) team and their car have placed sixth overall in the Formula SAE-Australasia competition in Melbourne. They were also the top ranked team from New Zealand. More >>
A man walks into a bar. Talks to a uni student.
Wednesday, 11 December 2013, 12:07 pm | University of Waikato
This chance meeting between University of Waikato, Mechanical Engineering student Isaac Hayes and a project manager for Big Boys Toys led to the University of Waikato Formula SAE (Society of Automotive Engineers) team and their car landing an exhibition ... More >>
Researcher calls for action on child poverty
Wednesday, 11 December 2013, 9:59 am | University of Waikato
Social Development Minster Paula Bennett is out of her depth and has no answers with dealing child poverty, a leading Māori researcher says. More >>
Claude McCarthy Fellowship awards for University of Waikato
Thursday, 5 December 2013, 11:34 am | University of Waikato
Ten of 38 national Claude McCarthy Fellowship awards have been given to University of Waikato More >>
Summer School encourages students into biology
Wednesday, 4 December 2013, 10:39 am | University of Waikato
This week the University of Waikato is hosting a new event aimed at encouraging Māori and Pasifika students to study biology at a tertiary level. Te Huakirangi Māori and Pasifika Biology Summer School is a week-long biology experience attended ... More >>
Study into alcohol and driving produces surprising results
Tuesday, 3 December 2013, 10:43 am | University of Waikato
If you thought that waiting until you felt ready to drive after having a few drinks was a good idea, new findings from the University of Waikato’s Traffic and Road Safety (TARS) Research Group might surprise you. More >>
Report lays foundation for new law
Tuesday, 3 December 2013, 10:38 am | University of Waikato
A report being launched in Wellington on Thursday, 5 December, lays the foundations for new laws around the storage of carbon dioxide as a way to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. More >>
More than $31 million allocated for Building on Success
Monday, 2 December 2013, 4:01 pm | University of Waikato
Elements of Māori achievement programmes Te Kotahitanga and He Kākano from the University of Waikato’s Faculty of Education and Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi have been included in a new Building on Success programme that has attracted Government ... More >>
Lab launch marks New Zealand first
Monday, 2 December 2013, 12:05 pm | University of Waikato
New Zealand’s first cyber security lab will be opened at the University of Waikato on Tuesday, coinciding with the launch of a new qualification, the Master of Cyber Security degree. More >>
Royal Fellowship for classics expert
Monday, 2 December 2013, 11:51 am | University of Waikato
A Waikato University Dean and Greek and Roman archaeology and art expert Professor Robert Hannah has been elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand in Wellington last week. More >>
Waikato-Bay of Plenty Soils meeting proves a hit
Friday, 29 November 2013, 2:49 pm | University of Waikato
The second one-day regional conference of Waikato-Bay of Plenty-based soil scientists “Wai-BoP Soils 2013” is being held on Thursday 5 December - World Soils Day - at the University of Waikato. More >>
Engineering innovator recognised
Friday, 29 November 2013, 12:06 pm | University of Waikato
Electrical Engineering Senior Lecturer Nihal Kularatna from the University of Waikato was named New Zealand Innovator of the Year at the New Zealand Engineering Excellence Awards at a gala dinner at Te Papa on 27 November. More >>
Damage of National Standards outweigh benefits
Thursday, 28 November 2013, 11:13 am | University of Waikato
National Standards in schools have had several beneficial outcomes but those are outweighed by the damage being done. More >>
(RAINS) Project - First Report
Thursday, 28 November 2013, 9:27 am | University of Waikato
Researching Schools’ Enactments of New Zealand’s National Standards Policy Martin Thrupp & Ann Easter February 2012 More >>
The RAINS research on National Standards
Thursday, 28 November 2013, 9:20 am | University of Waikato
The Research, Analysis and Insight into National Standards (RAINS) project is a three year study being funded by the education sector union NZEI Te Riu Roa in recognition of the need for high quality research into the effects of the Government’s National ... More >>
Grant to explore ownership of geothermal minerals
Monday, 25 November 2013, 1:50 pm | University of Waikato
University of Waikato law professor Barry Barton has received a $69,000 grant to carry out a study of the ownership of rights to minerals found in geothermal fluids. Geothermal water and steam produced for electricity generation and heating contain ... More >>
Waikato music students compete for $50,000 prize
Monday, 18 November 2013, 4:01 pm | University of Waikato
Talented young musicians from the University of Waikato Music Programme are set to compete at the Pettman/Royal Overseas League Arts International Chamber Music competition this week. More >>
Dr Shaun Barker wins Waldemar Lindgren Award
Thursday, 14 November 2013, 12:41 pm | University of Waikato
University of Waikato Senior Lecturer Dr Shaun Barker, who joined the University’s Department of Earth and Ocean Sciences in November 2012, has been awarded an international young scientist award by the Society of Economic Geologists (SEG). The Waldemar Lindgren ... More >>
