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Unlocking Maori Business Potential
Wednesday, 13 April 2011, 9:29 am | University of Waikato
Research capabilities and innovations to help unlock Māori business potential are being showcased this week at an event hosted by the University of Waikato, its commercialisation arm, WaikatoLink, and Te Kotahi Research Institute. More >>
Te Reo online journal takes off
Wednesday, 6 April 2011, 11:29 am | University of Waikato
An online academic journal published solely in Te Reo is to be launched next week [Thursday April 14] at the University of Waikato. More >>
Waikato University gets ready for Kīngitanga Day
Friday, 1 April 2011, 11:26 am | University of Waikato
Waikato University is preparing for Kīngitanga Day – an annual celebration of the university’s distinctive relationship between the university and the Kīngitanga. More >>
How ‘ecopreneurs’ are driving sustainability
Tuesday, 29 March 2011, 11:20 am | University of Waikato
Traditionally, passionate people who wanted to make the world a better place would start a charity or found a non-profit group to sell the idea of change. Today, a growing group of people are using a new business model to sell products that change ... More >>
Quake victims welcomed at Waikato University
Thursday, 24 March 2011, 1:57 pm | University of Waikato
Waikato University students Lauren Prentice and Tegan Summerville don’t know each other but they share a coincidental connection. Both were in Christchurch at the time of the February 22 earthquake and both were talking about the earlier earthquake ... More >>
Waikato University student developing healthy ice cream
Monday, 21 March 2011, 9:28 am | University of Waikato
Waikato University Master of Engineering student Sean Nixon may very well have the road to success licked. More >>
Waikato University to Host Free Public Quake Lecture
Monday, 14 March 2011, 5:14 pm | University of Waikato
New Zealand can and will learn a great deal from the Japanese earthquake. That’s the comment from Geophysicist Professor Kevin Furlong, on sabbatical at Waikato University from Penn State University in the USA. More >>
Positive practices can make a difference in the workplace
Thursday, 24 February 2011, 11:23 am | University of Waikato
Optimism, compassion, hope, and gratitude are not typically what come to mind for managers in thinking about strategies for organisational success. But recent studies show that these and other "positive practices" not only enhance workplace ... More >>
Waikato University supports national kapa haka competition
Thursday, 3 February 2011, 3:54 pm | University of Waikato
The University of Waikato has recommitted as a strategic partner of Te Matatini – New Zealand’s national kapa haka competition being held this year at Wai o Hika Estate in Gisborne on February 17-20. More >>
Waikato Uni scientists aid search for Pink & White Terraces
Tuesday, 18 January 2011, 2:07 pm | University of Waikato
Waikato University researchers will next week join an underwater survey of Lake Rotomahana, looking for clues about what happened to the Pink and White Terraces. It is thought that the Terraces were destroyed in 1886 when Mt Tarawera erupted violently, causing ... More >>
Toxic sea slugs prove endearing research subjects
Thursday, 13 January 2011, 12:05 pm | University of Waikato
Sea slugs may not be the cutest creatures, but for one University of Waikato summer scholarship student they have a certain appeal. “When you feed and care for something, you develop an attachment, and sea slugs are definitely cute,” says Serena Khor, ... More >>
Australasian award for medical physicist
Wednesday, 12 January 2011, 1:44 pm | University of Waikato
Hi-tech equipment in hospitals has to be in top working order all of the time and must be used correctly and safely. It’s the job of medical physicists to make sure this happens. They’re a rare breed, but one of them, Dr Howell Round – a senior ... More >>
Academic audit praises University of Waikato
Friday, 17 December 2010, 10:25 am | University of Waikato
The University of Waikato has been commended in an academic audit for its Māori distinctiveness, its care of students, its commitment to the regions it serves and its focus on research-led teaching. More >>
Waikato grad among UK’s best and brightest PR stars
Monday, 13 December 2010, 12:38 pm | University of Waikato
Commissioning artworks and helping a charity at the same time might not be the first thing to spring to mind when you’re looking at ways to promote SQL databases, but it’s ideas like these that have put Waikato University graduate Matt Lambert at ... More >>
Waikato agricultural economist wins top Australian award
Monday, 29 November 2010, 1:48 pm | University of Waikato
An agricultural economist at the University of Waikato has been named Top Young Agronomist by the Australian Society of Agronomy. More >>
New research institute to tackle NZ's future
Monday, 22 November 2010, 4:06 pm | University of Waikato
An ageing population, increasing ethnic diversity and the growing divide between regional and urban New Zealand are some of the key elements shaping the country’s future. More >>
“Larrikin” former PM unmasked in new biography
Monday, 15 November 2010, 1:46 pm | University of Waikato
A “warts and all” biography of the political career of former prime minister Sir Geoffrey Palmer, is being launched this week at Parliament by Labour leader Phil Goff. More >>
Waikato Uni tops census of women’s participation
Thursday, 11 November 2010, 1:51 pm | University of Waikato
Waikato University has the highest proportion of female professors and associate professors of all New Zealand universities. The latest report from the Human Rights Commission shows women make up one-quarter of Waikato’s professors, and one-third ... More >>
A lifetime of Pacific study earns top medal
Thursday, 11 November 2010, 10:45 am | University of Waikato
A Waikato University geographer who has spent most of his working life studying migration flows in the Pacific region has been awarded the Royal Society of New Zealand’s Dame Joan Metge medal. More >>
Adding another dimension: computer graphic design
Monday, 8 November 2010, 12:02 pm | University of Waikato
Free samples are a standard marketing technique for new products, but imagine if you had to go to the company’s website to find out exactly what your free sample was. More >>
