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Outstanding teaching Awards
Wednesday, 20 February 2008, 2:23 pm | University of Waikato
Dr Shiv Ganesh makes sure his teaching is relevant to his students’ way of life and the communities where they live. The senior lecturer in management communication at Waikato University Management School is one of two recipients of the School’s ... More >>
Mau Moko The World of Māori tattoo
Wednesday, 5 December 2007, 9:47 am | University of Waikato
The cultural and spiritual issues surrounding Māori moko facial or body tattoo are investigated in a new book, "Mau Moko", by University of Waikato scholars. More >>
Hillary Scholarships keenly sought
Thursday, 29 November 2007, 1:59 pm | University of Waikato
University of Waikato Hillary Scholarships are again being keenly sought after with a total of 205 national and international applicants, representing 36 different specialist areas. More >>
Fiji elections dogged by deficiencies
Monday, 8 October 2007, 11:59 am | University of Waikato
Contrary to the New Zealand government's view that Fiji's deposed government was democratically elected, the 2006 General Elections were dogged by deficiencies, anomalies and bias at every stage, says University of Waikato Senior Lecturer Dr David Neilson. More >>
Imagine the School of the Future
Thursday, 20 September 2007, 10:49 am | University of Waikato
Self-directed and relevant learning, a values-based curriculum and access to a global community were suggestions proposed at the recent Our Schools of the Future Competition. More >>
Perfect accessory for nervous joggers
Thursday, 20 September 2007, 12:38 am | University of Waikato
Women joggers can feel safer when they’re out for a run thanks to a clever idea dreamed up by four first-year marketing students at the University of Waikato Management School. More >>
Waikato awarded $1.4m in Marsden Funds
Thursday, 6 September 2007, 4:10 pm | University of Waikato
Three University of Waikato research projects have won a total of $1.4 million in funding from the highly competitive, prestigious Marsden Fund. Associate Professor Moira Steyn-Ross and Dr Alistair Steyn-Ross at the Department of Engineering, together ... More >>
East Coast 'son' Top Achiever Doctoral Scholarship
Monday, 3 September 2007, 11:02 am | University of Waikato
Nāpia Mahuika will record the oral histories of different generations of Ngāti Porou with the support of a Top Achiever Doctoral Scholarship awarded by the Tertiary Education Commission. More >>
Waikato wins 3 Top Achiever Doctoral Scholarships
Thursday, 30 August 2007, 4:00 pm | University of Waikato
The University of Waikato has won three prestigious, national Top Achiever Doctoral Scholarships in the latest Tertiary Education Commission round. The successful Waikato recipients are: Matthew Jervis, School of Computing and Mathematical Sciences, Nepia ... More >>
University of Waikato calls for sweeping changes
Monday, 27 August 2007, 2:55 pm | University of Waikato
University of Waikato researchers into domestic violence have called for sweeping changes in the treatment of battered women by the courts and government agencies coupled with amendments to the laws designed to protect them and their children. More >>
Scholarship to study Pacific cultural enterprise
Thursday, 23 August 2007, 2:40 pm | University of Waikato
A Waikato University Management School tourism lecturer has been awarded a $10,000 social sciences scholarship to continue her research into Pacific cultural enterprise. More >>
Scientists address climate change at marine conf
Monday, 20 August 2007, 4:21 pm | University of Waikato
As climate change dominates conversations all over the world, top scientists will gather at the University of Waikato to discuss the impacts the phenomenon on marine systems at the Annual New Zealand Marine Sciences Society Conference, 29 -31 August. More >>
Business comp for young Maori goes down to wire
Monday, 30 July 2007, 12:07 am | University of Waikato
On Wednesday and Thursday this week 25 teams of Maori secondary school students from around the central North Island will compete in the finals of the Rangatahi Business Case Competition in Hamilton. More >>
$10.8 million boost to Waikato research funding
Wednesday, 18 July 2007, 4:27 pm | University of Waikato
University of Waikato researchers in computer science and engineering have received almost $10.8 million in the latest Foundation for Research, Science and Technology funding round announced today. More >>
Savvy science goes live
Monday, 2 July 2007, 12:16 am | University of Waikato
Anything you ever wanted to know about earthquakes, icy ecosystems, body imaging or the role of science in sport will be just a mouse-click away with the launch of a world-first Science Learning Hub, developed at the University of Waikato. More >>
Former PRINZ pres appointed to communications role
Friday, 29 June 2007, 2:50 pm | University of Waikato
The University of Waikato has appointed Lisa Finucane, immediate past-president of the Public Relations Institute of New Zealand (PRINZ), as Director of Communications. More >>
University appoints new director of development
Friday, 29 June 2007, 2:49 pm | University of Waikato
Ms Brabender, who takes up the position in August, was most recently Vice-President External Affairs at Chicago’s Notebaert Nature Museum in the United States where her portfolio of responsibilities included fundraising, marketing and board development. More >>
Environment BoP extends support for lakes research
Friday, 22 June 2007, 12:45 am | University of Waikato
University of Waikato's research programme into the management and restoration of the Rotorua lakes is to receive additional funding of almost $1 million under an agreement signed today (June 22) with Environment Bay of Plenty. More >>
Sustainability: Businesses say it’s personal
Wednesday, 30 May 2007, 9:50 am | University of Waikato
A new survey shows businesses are keeping up with the surge of interest in sustainability, and have increased their sustainable practices by 10% over the past three years. More >>
Substantial increase in research performance
Monday, 7 May 2007, 9:34 am | University of Waikato
University of Waikato has achieved a major improvement in research performance with the release of the Tertiary Education Commission's 2006 Performance-Based Research Fund Results. More >>
