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Good dog, Bad dog
Thursday, 3 September 2009, 10:53 am | University of Waikato
Wanted: A university student who can handle dogs, relates well to people and doesn’t mind giving up their summer to do some research. Waikato University is offering a record 107 research scholarships during the summer break and one involves studying ... More >>
Waikato student swaps sunshine for autumn chill
Wednesday, 2 September 2009, 2:43 pm | University of Waikato
University of Waikato engineering student Leon Henderson has spent the last few months tinkering with solar technology as part of a research group that’s developed a revolutionary new way to integrate long run roofing iron with a solar energy transfer ... More >>
Top award for disarmament campaigner
Tuesday, 1 September 2009, 1:50 pm | University of Waikato
A campaigner for peace education and against nuclear weapons will be honoured at the University of Waikato this week. More >>
Waikato University honours food writer, critic
Tuesday, 25 August 2009, 1:37 pm | University of Waikato
No more than three Distinguished Alumni Awards are given by Waikato University each year. The awards recognise and celebrate Waikato University alumni who have made an outstanding contribution to their profession, to the community, to the arts or ... More >>
Commitment to social equity wins recognition
Tuesday, 25 August 2009, 10:41 am | University of Waikato
Equal Employment Opportunities Commissioner Dr Judy McGregor, CNZM, is to be officially recognised by the University of Waikato for her exemplary contribution to human rights, equal employment opportunities and the media, and in particular for her tireless ... More >>
International win for clever dataminer
Monday, 17 August 2009, 1:28 pm | University of Waikato
If you’ve ever wondered why certain types of junk mail make a beeline for your letterbox, it’s all because of clever datamining. Datamining pulls out useful and pertinent information from a whole mass of information, and from it can make predictions ... More >>
Free lectures on global economic crisis
Monday, 17 August 2009, 12:18 pm | University of Waikato
The context and opportunities around the global economic crisis are at the heart of a series of free public lectures starting this month at the University of Waikato. More >>
Students needed for szun, sea - and wine
Thursday, 30 July 2009, 12:27 pm | University of Waikato
If you fancy spending the summer watching the waves at Raglan, or sunbathing for several hours a day, or even sampling fine wines – all in the name of research, then a University of Waikato Summer Research Scholarship may be for you. More >>
Water, water everywhere – but not enough
Wednesday, 22 July 2009, 2:17 pm | University of Waikato
There’s continuing controversy over the loss of water from the Whanganui River due to the Tongariro Power Scheme at the southern end of Lake Taupo. Part of that scheme takes water from the Whanganui headwaters and discharges it into Lake Taupo ... More >>
Big firms offer better pay – but at what cost?
Monday, 20 July 2009, 3:00 pm | University of Waikato
Bigger firms in New Zealand – as in other English-speaking countries – pay higher wages than smaller firms. But why? Research by two New Zealand economists shows that there is no evidence that this pattern occurs because workers in bigger firms are ... More >>
Waikato researchers probe youth’s hopes and fears
Monday, 20 July 2009, 2:03 pm | University of Waikato
There aren’t many budding volcanologists who are trained in childcare and have experience in property management, but University of Waikato student Holly Goddard has proved she can turn her hand to most things. More >>
Early letters offer unique window into New Zealand
Monday, 13 July 2009, 1:43 pm | University of Waikato
A collection of recently published letters from French missionaries in New Zealand is set to offer a unique window into the early history of European settlement here. More >>
Restoration work the focus of Workshop
Tuesday, 7 July 2009, 11:41 am | University of Waikato
Ecological, Maori and legal issues around urban restoration are on the agenda this week at a Waikato University workshop. More >>
Waikato Uni bestows posthumous honorary doctorate
Monday, 29 June 2009, 9:42 am | University of Waikato
A Gisborne woman who died last year is to be acknowledged this week (SUBS JULY 1) with an honorary doctorate from the University of Waikato. Hēni Materoa Sunderland, kaumātua and Māori leader, will be honoured for her life-long commitment to education ... More >>
Waikato University honours social commentor
Friday, 26 June 2009, 1:45 pm | University of Waikato
The University of Waikato is conferring an Honorary Doctorate on author and social history commentator Hamish Keith. More >>
Award for Waikato computer graphic design lecturer
Tuesday, 23 June 2009, 11:10 am | University of Waikato
A University of Waikato lecturer in computer graphic design has walked away with an award for excellent artwork at the recent Shanghai Science and Art Exhibition, beating designers from a dozen other countries with his 3D colour, sound and movement ... More >>
University gains top international accreditation
Thursday, 18 June 2009, 1:58 pm | University of Waikato
The world’s most influential organisation of PR professionals has given its stamp of approval to the management communication programme at the University of Waikato Management School. More >>
Waikato University showcases ‘speaking billboard’
Tuesday, 9 June 2009, 2:29 pm | University of Waikato
Visitors to this week’s National Agricultural Fieldays may find themselves assailed by a newly-developed ‘speaking billboard’ promoting the University of Waikato. More >>
Distance no barrier to learning at Waikato
Tuesday, 2 June 2009, 12:00 pm | University of Waikato
Danica-Lea Larcombe isn’t one to sit still for very long. The Wanganui-born, Perth-based woman is currently enrolled for an online Graduate Diploma in Education at the University of Waikato while holding down a part-time job, and has just published an account ... More >>
Maori student programme rolled out
Friday, 29 May 2009, 9:42 am | University of Waikato
A groundbreaking approach to Maori learning will be rolled out to more New Zealand secondary schools, the Government has announced. Waikato University’s Te Kotahitanga programme is funded by the Ministry of Education to improve the educational achievement ... More >>
