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University of Waikato - Latest News [Page 45]

New law and management building at University of Waikato

Thursday, 12 July 2012, 9:26 am | University of Waikato

New law and management building set to take University of Waikato into its next half century More >>

University hosts Hamilton City Council for breakfast

Wednesday, 11 July 2012, 2:40 pm | University of Waikato

Hamilton City’s senior executives and councillors were hosted by the University of Waikato at a breakfast today. More >>

Te Reo In Spotlight At University Of Waikato Public Lecture

Tuesday, 10 July 2012, 4:40 pm | University of Waikato

The revitalisation of te reo comes under the spotlight at the University of Waikato during this month’s Māori Language Week which runs 23-29 July. More >>

University signs UN commitment to sustainable practices

Monday, 2 July 2012, 3:32 pm | University of Waikato

The University of Waikato has signed the United Nations Commitment to Sustainable Practices of Higher Education. The declaration, to which more than 200 universities around the world have pledged, was formally ratified this month at the UN Rio + 20 ... More >>

Waikato Antarctic researcher receives Fulbright award

Friday, 29 June 2012, 3:33 pm | University of Waikato

University of Waikato student Tanya O’Neill has been awarded a Fulbright Travel Award to present her research on the effects of human activity on Antarctica. More >>

BEV receives national recognition

Saturday, 23 June 2012, 12:34 pm | University of Waikato

The students behind the battery electric vehicle which successfully drove from Auckland to Bluff, have been highly commended for their work. More >>

Grants to study Māori child rearing and Māori men’s health

Monday, 18 June 2012, 1:41 pm | University of Waikato

Big grants to study Māori child rearing and Māori men’s health University of Waikato researchers have been awarded research grants totalling more than a million dollars to study Māori men’s health and Māori child rearing. More >>

Hot topics to come under scrutiny at Fieldays

Monday, 11 June 2012, 10:26 am | University of Waikato

Foreign land ownership, food prices and super farms are all hot topics at the moment – and they all hinge on the vital importance of agriculture and land-based industries to the New Zealand economy. More >>

New world rankings put Waikato University top in New Zealand

Wednesday, 6 June 2012, 12:01 pm | University of Waikato

The latest set of world rankings has placed the University of Waikato top in New Zealand and seventh in the southern hemisphere of universities under 50 years old. More >>

Dame Malvina hits another high note

Wednesday, 6 June 2012, 11:59 am | University of Waikato

University of Waikato ambassador Dame Malvina Major has been awarded one of the top honours in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list. More >>

Clever thinking creates cleaner water

Wednesday, 6 June 2012, 10:28 am | University of Waikato

Two chemists from the University of Waikato have come up with an innovative method for treating bore water on Waikato farms. More >>

Dairy data could answer carbon questions

Thursday, 24 May 2012, 11:11 am | University of Waikato

Twenty times a second they record the amount of carbon dioxide going in and out of the soil and they will keep measuring it at the same rate for the next year. More >>

Award-winning alumnus ahead of the game

Monday, 7 May 2012, 12:07 pm | University of Waikato

You could soon be managing Six60 through your iPhone thanks to the winner of this year's Ted Zorn Waikato Alumni Award in Management Communication. More >>

Learning new ways to lead

Thursday, 26 April 2012, 10:27 am | University of Waikato

Sport Waikato CEO Matthew Cooper graduates with a Postgraduate Diploma in Management Studies from the University of Waikato next week and he says his study has changed the way he leads his staff. More >>

Doctoral student looks at Tauranga sea lettuce blooms

Monday, 23 April 2012, 12:47 pm | University of Waikato

It can be the scourge of harbour users in Tauranga, but sea lettuce is about to go under the microscope. PhD student Alex Port, from Germany, is spending three years in New Zealand researching why sea lettuce is so abundant in the harbour at certain ... More >>

Expert To Discuss The Problem With Religion

Monday, 23 April 2012, 12:20 pm | University of Waikato

University of Waikato Religious Studies Professor Douglas Pratt, will shed light on why religion can lead to extremism during his Inaugural Professorial Lecture being held at the university next month. More >>

Waikato University Prepares For Kīngitanga Day

Monday, 23 April 2012, 12:17 pm | University of Waikato

The University of Waikato is gearing up for the fourth Kīngitanga Day - an annual celebration of the relationship between the university and the Kīngitanga. More >>

Computer Science graduates celebrate a first

Monday, 16 April 2012, 1:28 pm | University of Waikato

Brian Bullas and Joe Honeyfield will have extra reason to celebrate on Friday. Not only will they be rewarded for three years of intense study, they’ll also be among the first five people to graduate with the University of Waikato’s new Tauranga-based ... More >>

Waikato Graduate Researches Maori Incidence Of Stroke

Monday, 16 April 2012, 12:28 pm | University of Waikato

The high incidence of stroke among Māori prompted neuropsychologist Margaret Dudley to research rehabilitation in stroke suffers for her PhD, and this week she’ll graduate with her doctorate at the University of Waikato marae. More >>

Hillary scholar wins Charisma Trophy at BoP Horse Trials

Thursday, 29 March 2012, 12:33 pm | University of Waikato

University of Waikato Sir Edmund Hillary equestrian scholar Samantha Felton has got her year off to a flying start, winning the Charisma Trophy at the Bay of Plenty Horse Trials. More >>

   

 
 
 
 
 

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