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Getting financially sorted
Thursday, 20 June 2013, 1:09 pm | University of Waikato
The government wants New Zealanders to improve their financial literacy and in response, the University of Waikato is offering a paper on financial literacy in semester B starting Monday 8 July. More >>
Juniper Passion Opera to Premiere In Italy
Thursday, 20 June 2013, 11:49 am | University of Waikato
University of Waikato composer Michael Williams is set for the world premiere live performance of his multi-media opera The Juniper Passion in Italy this Friday 21 June. More >>
US science student enjoying Waikato exchange
Wednesday, 19 June 2013, 2:40 pm | University of Waikato
University of California Davis student Kathleen Martinez chose an exchange in New Zealand because of the unique ecosystems, beautiful landscapes and rich Maori heritage. More >>
Writing Award for Resilience And Work-Life Balance Research
Tuesday, 18 June 2013, 4:46 pm | University of Waikato
The Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at the University of Waikato has awarded the first of six $10,000 postdoctoral writing awards for emerging academics to completed psychology PhD student Derek Riley. More >>
Cloud security expert receives the Ron Knode service award
Monday, 17 June 2013, 4:40 pm | University of Waikato
University of Waikato senior lecturer Ryan Ko is one of six people worldwide to receive the Ron Knode Service Award 2012 for his volunteer efforts with the not-for-profit Cloud Security Alliance (CSA), which promotes best practices for providing security ... More >>
New funding for University of Waikato Antarctic research
Friday, 14 June 2013, 3:26 pm | University of Waikato
Waikato University Antarctic researchers Professor Craig Cary and Dr Charles Lee have secured $60,000 funding to lead a year-long pilot study to develop and validate tools to measure how the ecosystems in Antarctica respond to change. More >>
Hole lot of work in dibbler on show at Fieldays
Wednesday, 12 June 2013, 10:34 am | University of Waikato
Seems a fairly simple thing to dig a straight hole but it took University of Waikato senior lecturer in engineering Dr Mike Duke and his team several months to perfect a machine which drills holes accurate enough to ensure pine cuttings grow straight. More >>
Nothing standard
Monday, 10 June 2013, 11:36 am | University of Waikato
Four years after their introduction, the National Standards judgements are still of little use for comparing schools. More >>
Transformation & Activism at Indigenous Research Conference
Monday, 10 June 2013, 11:21 am | University of Waikato
The University of Waikato’s Te Kotahi Research Institute is hosting it’s inaugural indigenous research conference - He Manawa Whenua - at the Claudelands Events Centre in Hamilton in July. More >>
Tractor-pull competition a crowd pleaser
Monday, 10 June 2013, 11:04 am | University of Waikato
Loud engines, fumes and mud are what would usually be expected from a tractor-pull competition. But not this time. Last week the University of Waikato hosted a tractor-pull of the electric kind, featuring model-tractors which were designed and built by secondary ... More >>
Dog Training 101: Get the Timing Right
Thursday, 6 June 2013, 12:54 pm | University of Waikato
A love for dogs and their welfare prompted Waikato University student Clare Browne to focus on investigating dog training for her PhD – specifically the timing of giving rewards. More >>
University of Waikato Research Institute Scholarships
Friday, 31 May 2013, 3:11 pm | University of Waikato
The University of Waikato’s six flagship Research Institutes are offering new doctoral and masters scholarships. The Research Institutes support world-class research in environmental science, demography and economic analysis, business and leadership, ... More >>
Waikato University to offer $50,000 in science scholarships
Tuesday, 28 May 2013, 2:27 pm | University of Waikato
Ten new research scholarships valued at $5000 each are up for grabs in B Semester, from the University of Waikato’s Faculty of Science & Engineering. More >>
Ready to race
Monday, 27 May 2013, 11:38 am | University of Waikato
It may not quite be petrol head heaven, but some of the fastest cars to come out of the University of Waikato will hit the track when the annual Mechatronics Cup is held on 4 June. More >>
Agribusiness Innovation and Growth 2013
Thursday, 23 May 2013, 3:20 pm | University of Waikato
New Zealand’s agritech sector is a $3 billion industry, generating export sales in excess of $700 million a year. Top players in the sector are gathering in Hamilton on the night before Fieldays for a mini-symposium on agribusiness and innovation. ... More >>
First Terry Healy Memorial Award Recipients Announced
Tuesday, 21 May 2013, 10:01 am | University of Waikato
The first two recipients of the Terry Healy Memorial Award have been announced, with Andi Ramli and Stephen Hunt both receiving $750 to help them attend international conferences. More >>
National Agricultural Fieldays Scholarship Winners Announced
Monday, 20 May 2013, 11:58 am | University of Waikato
The NZ National Fieldays Society funds the university’s New Zealand National Agricultural Fieldays Sir Don Llewellyn Scholarship worth $22,000. Each student has received a half share of the scholarship More >>
The right person for the right job
Thursday, 16 May 2013, 11:41 am | University of Waikato
Some suggest that he helped England win the Rugby World Cup in 2003, but he firmly denies it. Dr Lenny Kristal could help you out of that dead end job though. More >>
Words That Stand the Test of Time
Monday, 13 May 2013, 11:34 am | University of Waikato
A University of Waikato academic involved in a groundbreaking and controversial new study on words which have remained in use for around 15,000 years says the team involved expected the results to be controversial but the years of work that went into it ... More >>
Scholarship Winner's Passion for History and Theatre
Wednesday, 8 May 2013, 2:57 pm | University of Waikato
Waikato university history student Ryan Wood’s love for history has secured him the prestigious Michael Caiger Memorial Scholarship, worth $5,000. More >>
