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Debating innovation and entrepreneurship
Wednesday, 3 December 2014, 10:16 am | Victoria University of Wellington
Debating innovation and entrepreneurship Next week two teams of experts will debate how innovation and entrepreneurship can be complementary drivers for New Zealand’s growth. The idea behind the event came from Margaret Maile Petty, Head of Victoria ... More >>
Chinese history expert to receive honorary doctorate
Wednesday, 3 December 2014, 10:12 am | Victoria University of Wellington
A world authority in the field of early Chinese history and archaeology, Dr Noel Barnard, is to receive the honorary degree of Doctor of Literature at Victoria University of Wellington’s December graduation. More >>
New Chancellor elected at Victoria University
Tuesday, 2 December 2014, 11:40 am | Victoria University of Wellington
Neville Jordan, CNZM, was elected Chancellor of Victoria University for 2015 at a meeting of the University Council held yesterday. Mr Jordan was appointed to the University Council by the Minister of Tertiary Education in June last year. More >>
Visions of a vegetarian New Zealand
Tuesday, 2 December 2014, 10:27 am | Victoria University of Wellington
Visions of a vegetarian New Zealand A vegetarian New Zealand is seen as contradictory to our national identity but may create a kinder society, according to Victoria University of Wellington research. Maddie Judge, who will graduate next week with a PhD in Psychology, ... More >>
Victoria academic 1st to receive management consulting award
Monday, 1 December 2014, 9:38 am | Victoria University of Wellington
1 December 2014 Victoria University academic first in New Zealand to receive international fellow award for management consulting Victoria University academic, Stephen Cummings, is the first New Zealander to become an International Council of Management Consulting ... More >>
Rising kiwi numbers may mask inbreeding depression
Monday, 1 December 2014, 9:14 am | Victoria University of Wellington
A boom in the number of little spotted kiwi appears to be a conservation success story, but new research by a Victoria University of Wellington graduand shows that, in some populations, the rapid growth could be masking the potentially devastating ... More >>
Thin Ice heading for United States television screens
Thursday, 27 November 2014, 1:01 pm | Victoria University of Wellington
The success of a Victoria University of Wellington fundraising campaign means the screening of Thin Ice—the Inside Story of Climate Science on United States television next year could coincide with a peak in international interest in dealing with the ... More >>
Young entrepreneurs help create a better New Zealand
Thursday, 27 November 2014, 12:09 pm | Victoria University of Wellington
New Zealand’s next generation of social entrepreneurs will gather at Victoria University of Wellington this summer for an intensive enterprise accelerator programme called Live the Dream. The programme supports several early stage youth-led ventures ... More >>
A sense of whānau far from home
Wednesday, 26 November 2014, 10:01 am | Victoria University of Wellington
Victoria University of Wellington graduand Rebecca Burke never imagined she’d end up calling New Zealand home. More >>
One-night-only screening of films by Harun Farocki
Thursday, 20 November 2014, 12:06 pm | Victoria University of Wellington
A one-night-only screening of three films by the late Harun Farocki, a German media artist, critic, editor and curator, will be shown at the Light House Cinema Cuba next Wednesday 26 November. More >>
One-night screening of films by media artist Harun Farocki
Thursday, 20 November 2014, 12:03 pm | Victoria University of Wellington
A one-night-only screening of three films by the late Harun Farocki, a German media artist, critic, editor and curator, will be shown at the Light House Cinema Cuba next Wednesday 26 November. More >>
Today’s libraries not just about books
Thursday, 20 November 2014, 9:33 am | Victoria University of Wellington
Public libraries need to look beyond simply offering books in order to ensure their survival, a Victoria University of Wellington professor says. More >>
Google dream a reality for Victoria student
Tuesday, 18 November 2014, 11:00 am | Victoria University of Wellington
Victoria University of Wellington student Valerie Chan will learn from the top tech minds this summer as she interns at Google's Sydney headquarters. After a long and rigorous application process Valerie, who has just completed her first year at Victoria ... More >>
Conference on meteorological and climate forecasting
Monday, 17 November 2014, 3:28 pm | Victoria University of Wellington
Conference on meteorological and climate forecasting An upcoming conference at Victoria University of Wellington will explore aspects of meteorological and climate forecasting, and the research underpinning weather prediction. More than 80 research papers and ... More >>
Professor John Psathas awarded Higher Doctorate
Monday, 17 November 2014, 12:33 pm | Victoria University of Wellington
A rare Higher Doctorate will be awarded to Professor John Psathas from Te Kōkī New Zealand School of Music during Victoria University of Wellington’s December Graduation ceremonies. Professor John Psathas will be awarded a Higher Doctorate ... More >>
Conference to highlight labour, employment and work issues
Friday, 14 November 2014, 10:53 am | Victoria University of Wellington
An upcoming conference supported by Victoria University of Wellington and the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment will reflect on key issues in the current labour, employment and work environment in New Zealand. More >>
Prestigious fellowships awarded to Victoria researchers
Thursday, 13 November 2014, 5:25 pm | Victoria University of Wellington
Victoria University of Wellington researchers are among a small group of leading New Zealand scientists to receive highly sought-after James Cook Research Fellowships. More >>
Electric performance at Victoria
Tuesday, 11 November 2014, 10:05 am | Victoria University of Wellington
A unique musical performance involving a trio of Tesla coils will take place at Victoria University of Wellington next week (17 November). More >>
Research shows disparity between tax paid by women and men
Tuesday, 11 November 2014, 10:00 am | Victoria University of Wellington
Research from Victoria University of Wellington examining taxation and government welfare spending by age and gender in New Zealand shows that women pay less tax than men over their lifetime and receive more government assistance. According to researchers ... More >>
Legal villain? A post-mortem on Prendergast
Monday, 10 November 2014, 12:38 pm | Victoria University of Wellington
Victoria University of Wellington’s Faculty of Law is celebrating the launch of a biography of New Zealand’s infamous and second longest serving Chief Justice, James Prendergast. More >>
