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University generates millions for the Waikato
Friday, 10 February 2012, 12:07 pm | University of Waikato
The University of Waikato and its students generated $770 million in the Waikato economy last year – 4.5% of the region’s annual revenue. More >>
Waikato professor awarded honorary doctorate from US
Thursday, 9 February 2012, 3:42 pm | University of Waikato
University of Waikato Professor Michael Peters has been awarded an honorary doctorate from the State University of New York (SUNY) Empire State College – a college with 20,000 adult students who study for SUNY degrees at 35 different locations around ... More >>
Mummified seals in Antarctica help to predict climate change
Wednesday, 8 February 2012, 1:22 pm | University of Waikato
An international team of Antarctic researchers think climate change in Antarctica’s Dry Valleys may affect the area more rapidly than previously expected. More >>
Rethink needed on water allocation in New Zealand
Friday, 3 February 2012, 2:55 pm | University of Waikato
A Waikato University academic warns that New Zealand needs to rethink its water allocation system, or risk stifling economic and cultural development. More >>
Catch Me If You Can voted site favourite
Friday, 3 February 2012, 12:26 pm | University of Waikato
A game created by three University of Waikato graduates was voted site favourite at the Waikato leg of the 48 hour Global Game Jam. More >>
The Italian Job
Tuesday, 31 January 2012, 2:40 pm | University of Waikato
University of Waikato composers David Griffiths and Michael Williams will represent Oceania at the international Volcanic Lakes Festival in Italy this February, the only performers from the South Pacific. More >>
No grow areas – study to help find solutions
Friday, 27 January 2012, 3:49 pm | University of Waikato
The world’s population recently reached seven billion but globally population growth is projected to end during the second half of this century, and in New Zealand, sometime before that. More >>
Waikato student’s software picked up by Google and NASA
Monday, 9 January 2012, 3:32 pm | University of Waikato
Software written by a University of Waikato computer science student has found its way to Google and NASA and is being used at the Johnson Space Center. Computer science doctoral student Paul Hunkin’s software ClusterGL was created for the university’s ... More >>
Gamers get creative at Waikato University
Thursday, 15 December 2011, 10:23 am | University of Waikato
Gamers get creative at Waikato University Waikato University will host a New Zealand leg of the world’s 48-hour Global Game Jam this January. More >>
Environmental Law puts Hillary Scholar on the right track
Thursday, 8 December 2011, 2:13 pm | University of Waikato
University of Waikato Sir Edmund Hillary Scholar Josh Blue is this year's winner of the Simpson Grierson Environmental Law Prize. More >>
Waikato takes three of four top honours
Wednesday, 7 December 2011, 12:58 pm | University of Waikato
Waikato University students have won three of the four top honours in the 2011 Coastal Society scholarships. More >>
Waikato Earth & Ocean Sciences announce winners
Tuesday, 29 November 2011, 12:19 pm | University of Waikato
Waikato University’s Department of Earth & Ocean Sciences announced three major prize winners at its 2011 postgraduate conference. More >>
Giant knitted periodic table to be unveiled at Waikato Uni
Wednesday, 23 November 2011, 3:11 pm | University of Waikato
Chemists across the country have knitted a giant periodic table of the elements in celebration of the International Year of Chemistry. More >>
Internet2 and IPV6 provide new opportunities for music
Friday, 18 November 2011, 12:48 pm | University of Waikato
University of Waikato musicians in Hamilton used high-speed Internet2 and IPv6 format to link digtial video and audio and open this year’s Asian Telemusic Concert at the Musicacoustica festival live in Beijing. More >>
Possum Food And New Zealand Music Impress
Monday, 14 November 2011, 2:31 pm | University of Waikato
strong>Possum Food And New Zealand Music Impress at Graduate Conference A study on the feeding behaviours of possums and a look into the identity of New Zealand music were winning topics at the Annual Interdisciplinary Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences ... More >>
One step away from umpiring international netball
Friday, 28 October 2011, 2:34 pm | University of Waikato
University of Waikato Hillary Scholar Tania Law is one step closer to her dream of umpiring netball at an international level. More >>
Waikato student wins Rhodes Scholarship
Tuesday, 25 October 2011, 9:46 am | University of Waikato
Waikato University student Briar Thompson is one of three New Zealanders to have been awarded a Rhodes Scholarship to attend Oxford University next year. More >>
Detailed picture of Rena oil emerging
Saturday, 22 October 2011, 12:15 pm | University of Waikato
Scientists at the University of Waikato have made good progress in understanding the chemical composition of the fuel oil aboard the stricken container ship Rena. More >>
“Negative” concepts lead to positive results for researcher
Wednesday, 19 October 2011, 3:06 pm | University of Waikato
Whether there is negative mass in the universe or not, the mathematical concept of negative mass, once called by a journal reviewer as “black magic”, has helped a University of Waikato Researcher solve vibration problems. More >>
Why culture matters to Māori health
Wednesday, 19 October 2011, 10:55 am | University of Waikato
Key health indicator statistics show Māori are disproportionately affected by heart and respiratory diseases and cancer; they are also at higher risk from blood-borne viruses (BBVs) and sexually transmitted infections (STIs). More >>
