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University of Waikato - Latest News [Page 55]
New Tauranga-based degree on offer
Monday, 11 January 2010, 12:15 pm | University of Waikato
A new Tauranga-based pathway to a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science with the University of Waikato is expected to attract a first year intake of up to 60 students and a second year intake of up to 40 students next month. (SUBS February 2010) The ... More >>
Waikato Uni first to let your fingers do walking
Thursday, 7 January 2010, 12:13 pm | University of Waikato
The University of Waikato has become the first New Zealand university to put everything you need to know at your fingertips – thanks to a new web network that can be accessed through a mobile phone. Launched to coincide with the start of summer school this ... More >>
Waikato University to let fingers do the walking
Wednesday, 6 January 2010, 5:17 pm | University of Waikato
The University of Waikato has become the first New Zealand university to put everything you need to know at your fingertips – thanks to a new web network that can be accessed through a mobile phone. More >>
How dolls put Hamilton on the map
Thursday, 3 December 2009, 1:40 pm | University of Waikato
An important part of Hamilton’s industrial and commercial heritage is brought to life in a new book, to be launched next week [Tuesday December 8] at the University of Waikato. More >>
Waikato ensemble wins music scholarship contest
Friday, 27 November 2009, 2:54 pm | University of Waikato
Waikato University’s chamber ensemble Leonari Trio won the prestigious Pettman/Royal Over-Seas League Music Scholarship contest held recently. (SUBS NOV 21-23) More >>
Creativity in the classroom
Wednesday, 11 November 2009, 12:47 pm | University of Waikato
A management lecturer who brings real-world consulting into the classroom and an economist who draws on the slave trade in the Sudan to illustrate economic principles are the winners of this year’s Waikato Management School Outstanding Teaching Awards. More >>
Waikato Student Wins Internship
Tuesday, 10 November 2009, 1:54 pm | University of Waikato
A clever idea has won a University of Waikato final-year computer graphic design student an internship with e-design company Digital Stream. Marc McHardy’s interactive poster, developed for his degree show project, impressed Digital Stream director ... More >>
Interactive advertising that follows you around
Monday, 2 November 2009, 10:50 am | University of Waikato
Electronic advertising stands are appearing in shopping malls and public places across the country, but to date they’re limited to static posters that rotate or simple animations. That may be about to change, thanks to an ingenious idea by a University ... More >>
Getting rich isn’t always glorious
Wednesday, 28 October 2009, 12:03 pm | University of Waikato
It’s well known that small and medium-sized enterprises struggle to grow, but maybe they’re content as they are. A new study out of the University of Waikato has found support for what’s known as the ‘contentment hypothesis’, and it’s won best ... More >>
Dame Lynley Dodd to Receive Honorary Doctorate
Tuesday, 27 October 2009, 3:00 pm | University of Waikato
One of New Zealand’s best known children’s authors will receive an honorary doctorate from the University of Waikato. Tauranga-based, internationally acclaimed Dame Lynley Dodd has sold more than nine million books during her career and has written 32 books ... More >>
Chip off the old block
Tuesday, 20 October 2009, 2:42 pm | University of Waikato
When Beverley Rogers graduates from the University of Waikato on Friday [23 October] with a Bachelor of Computing and Mathematical Sciences with first-class honours, it will be a very special occasion for her grandfather, who’ll be in the audience. More >>
NZ cities to benefit from University project
Tuesday, 13 October 2009, 12:26 pm | University of Waikato
A major project at Waikato University which rebuilds native ecosystems in urban areas will now be spread to three New Zealand cities. More >>
Sustainability at a crossroads
Monday, 12 October 2009, 11:55 am | University of Waikato
New Zealand’s 100% Pure image – crucial for our tourism, food and beverage exports -- could be under threat if we can’t demonstrate a genuine commitment to sustainability. Yet with the economic downturn, sustainability is at a crossroads as different interest ... More >>
Top Scholarshop For Waikato Student
Wednesday, 7 October 2009, 1:02 pm | University of Waikato
A University of Waikato computer science student has been awarded a government-funded Top Achiever’s Doctoral Scholarship, worth $92,000 over three years, to fund his PhD studies into better ways to design complex systems. More >>
Honorary Doctorate for former AB captain
Friday, 2 October 2009, 1:39 pm | University of Waikato
Former All Black captain and leading businessman Sir Wilson Whineray will receive an Honorary Doctorate from Waikato University in October. More >>
University course gets people thinking
Thursday, 1 October 2009, 2:09 pm | University of Waikato
A University of Waikato Continuing Education course that encourages people to consider issues that affect the community, the nation and the world takes place from October 6. More >>
Top scholarship for Waikato student
Tuesday, 22 September 2009, 11:24 am | University of Waikato
Teaching a computer to think may sound futuristic, but University of Waikato doctoral student Sam Sarjant has just been awarded a government-funded Top Achiever’s Doctoral Scholarship to do just that. More >>
Top scholarship for heavy vehicle researcher
Thursday, 10 September 2009, 2:44 pm | University of Waikato
A research proposal to develop energy-efficient heavy vehicles has won a University of Waikato engineering student a prestigious Top Achiever’s Doctoral Scholarship. More >>
A wave of summer learning hits Waikato University
Wednesday, 9 September 2009, 12:39 pm | University of Waikato
Animation, short digital stories and performing arts – Waikato University’s summer school is on again. Every year the university opens its doors for six weeks over summer to teach a variety of courses to people wanting university credits or simply ... More >>
Honey breakthrough reveals manuka’s secrets
Thursday, 3 September 2009, 12:38 pm | University of Waikato
New research on New Zealand's world-famous antibacterial manuka honey has unveiled another of its secrets. More >>
