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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 >>

Waikato University enrolments as at 26 March 2012

Monday, 26 March 2012, 2:14 pm | University of Waikato

The University of Waikato had a total of 9,219 domestic and international Equivalent Full-Time Students after the first few weeks of A Semester 2012. More >>

Canadian High Commissioner to launch Waikato University unit

Thursday, 22 March 2012, 11:31 am | University of Waikato

The nation’s first Canadian-NZ Studies Unit will be launched at the University of Waikato next week by the Canadian High Commissioner. More >>

Waikato law professor to speak at select committee

Monday, 19 March 2012, 4:06 pm | University of Waikato

Professor Barton’s submission focused on the fact that the Bill lacked any procedure to regulate the way an oil and gas well is drilled, plugged and abandoned. The design of an oil and gas well involves complex, specialised engineering to manage the pressure ... More >>

Waikato Law Professor To Speak At Select Committee

Monday, 19 March 2012, 3:22 pm | University of Waikato

Waikato Law Professor To Speak At Select Committee Waikato Law Professor Barry Barton will appear before the Local Government and Environment Select Committee this week (SUBS: March 22). More >>

Waikato Sustainability Graduates Land Top Jobs

Monday, 19 March 2012, 1:24 pm | University of Waikato

Students who’ve taken Waikato Management School’s graduate-level sustainability paper are popping up all over the world in jobs with corporations that want to become more environmentally and community friendly. More >>

Election of a student member of University Council

Tuesday, 13 March 2012, 2:03 pm | University of Waikato

Later this month the University of Waikato will conduct an election for the 2012 student member of the University Council. More >>

Scouring Tauranga harbour for drug and agrichemical leads

Wednesday, 7 March 2012, 3:06 pm | University of Waikato

A University of Waikato student is creating an inventory and repository of marine organisms in Tauranga Harbour to see if there are potential cancer-or PSA-beating compounds in Bay of Plenty waters. More >>

A Lifetime Of Letters – Frank Sargeson

Wednesday, 7 March 2012, 10:23 am | University of Waikato

A single pencil-written letter by New Zealand writer Frank Sargeson to the American short story writer Sherwood Anderson was the only prompt Dr Sarah Shieff needed to start compiling a whole book of Sargeson’s letters. More >>

Waikato University announces new postgraduate scholarships

Monday, 5 March 2012, 10:01 am | University of Waikato

The University of Waikato has announced a new scholarship valued at up to $6,000 for students looking to undertake taught postgraduate study. Faculty of Education Dean Professor Roger Moltzen announced the Taught Postgraduate Fees Scholarship at ... More >>