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Research to enhance fertility of New Zealand dairy cows
Friday, 7 November 2014, 10:48 am | Victoria University of Wellington
A Victoria University of Wellington researcher is aiming to discover why some dairy cows are less fertile than others and how to overcome the disparity. More >>
New senior role at Victoria for leading scientist
Thursday, 6 November 2014, 10:01 am | Victoria University of Wellington
Professor Kate McGrath has been appointed Victoria University of Wellington’s first Vice-Provost (Research). More >>
Professor to write a history of NZ security surveillance
Tuesday, 4 November 2014, 2:09 pm | Victoria University of Wellington
Professor Richard Hill from Victoria University of Wellington has been awarded Marsden funding to compile a critical analysis of covert intelligence gathering in New Zealand, the only western country to have no academic study on the history of its security ... More >>
Marsden funding success for Victoria researchers
Tuesday, 4 November 2014, 12:30 pm | Victoria University of Wellington
Victoria University of Wellington researchers have received 25 prestigious Marsden Fund grants worth $12.1 million, the largest number ever received by the University. More >>
Māori customs and protocols go virtual
Tuesday, 4 November 2014, 9:23 am | Victoria University of Wellington
Māori customs and protocols go virtual New research from Victoria University of Wellington is showing the extent to which information technology is becoming culturally important for Māori. For her Master of Information Management, Pikihuia Reihana ... More >>
Putting music research to educational use in the Pacific
Monday, 3 November 2014, 11:09 am | Victoria University of Wellington
BD-inFSMA lecturer from Victoria University of Wellington’s Te Kōkī New Zealand School of Music (NZSM), will use his research as an educational tool for local communities in the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM). Using sound recordings of traditional ... More >>
Victoria University to review its investment in fossil fuels
Sunday, 2 November 2014, 10:41 am | Victoria University of Wellington
Victoria University of Wellington has initiated the necessary processes to move out of investment in carbon-emitting fossil fuels. The University’s charitable trust has never held significant direct investments in the fossil fuel industry but, reflecting ... More >>
Finding a balance between technology and nature
Friday, 31 October 2014, 11:26 am | Victoria University of Wellington
As peoples’ lives become increasingly high-tech they need to actively connect with the outdoors or they could become alienated from nature altogether—that’s the stark message from a best-selling author who is coming to New Zealand to speak at ... More >>
New Director for Te Kōkī NZ School of Music appointed
Friday, 31 October 2014, 10:37 am | Victoria University of Wellington
Victoria University of Wellington Pro Vice-Chancellor Professor Deborah Willis has announced the appointment of Euan Murdoch as the new Director of Te Kōkī New Zealand School of Music (NZSM). More >>
Kim Workman awarded 2015 J.D. Stout Fellowship
Thursday, 30 October 2014, 10:27 am | Victoria University of Wellington
The Victoria University of Wellington 2015 J.D. Stout Fellowship, funded by the Stout Trust, has been awarded to justice reform advocate Kim Workman. Mr Workman (Ngati Kahungungu ki Wairarapa, Rangitaane) is well known for his work on criminal justice, ... More >>
Kim Workman awarded 2015 J.D. Stout Fellowship
Thursday, 30 October 2014, 10:15 am | Victoria University of Wellington
The Victoria University of Wellington 2015 J.D. Stout Fellowship, funded by the Stout Trust, has been awarded to justice reform advocate Kim Workman. Mr Workman (Ngati Kahungungu ki Wairarapa, Rangitaane) is well known for his work on criminal justice, ... More >>
New Writer in Residence for Victoria University
Wednesday, 29 October 2014, 11:08 am | Victoria University of Wellington
The Victoria University of Wellington/Creative New Zealand Writer in Residence for 2015 is novelist and essayist Dr Tim Corballis. Tim receives $50,000 and a writing room at Victoria’s International Institute of Modern Letters (IIML). More >>
Library storytellers shown to contribute to early literacy
Wednesday, 29 October 2014, 10:02 am | Victoria University of Wellington
New research shows that taking preschoolers to story-time sessions at the local library could help them with the early stages of learning to read. Professor Anne Goulding, from Victoria’s School of Information Management, together with Dr Mary ... More >>
Sea ice belt plays key role in preventing Antarctic melting
Tuesday, 28 October 2014, 9:29 am | Victoria University of Wellington
Changes to the Southern Ocean’s sea ice belt could mean future ice sheet melt and global sea level rising several metres in coming centuries, according to Victoria University of Wellington research. More >>
Idiot-proof computer programming
Friday, 24 October 2014, 12:53 pm | Victoria University of Wellington
Idiot-proof computer programming A computer scientist at Victoria University of Wellington is part of an international team that has designed a way to overcome problems that occur when using multiple programming languages to write webpages. Dr Alex Potanin, ... More >>
Research casts Mansfield in a new light
Friday, 24 October 2014, 12:49 pm | Victoria University of Wellington
A fresh interpretation of early writing by author Katherine Mansfield has not only enhanced understanding of her work, but also sheds light on an important period in New Zealand’s history. More >>
Fighting cyber-crime one app at a time
Wednesday, 22 October 2014, 1:54 pm | Victoria University of Wellington
This summer Victoria University of Wellington will be home to four Singaporean students researching cyber threats. The students have been working with Dr Ian Welch, a lecturer in Victoria’s School of Engineering and Computer Science, as part of a partnership ... More >>
Combating bullying in New Zealand
Wednesday, 22 October 2014, 9:41 am | Victoria University of Wellington
Victoria University of Wellington’s Accent Learning is rolling out a new bullying prevention programme for schools—a first for the Southern Hemisphere. The programme originated in Finland and is called KiVa, which means ‘kiusaamista vastaan’ or ... More >>
What Antarctica’s past reveals about future climate
Tuesday, 21 October 2014, 3:20 pm | Victoria University of Wellington
What Antarctica’s past reveals about future climate A PhD student at Victoria University of Wellington’s Antarctic Research Centre is looking to the distant past to discover what’s ahead for the world’s climate. Bella Duncan is researching Antarctica’s ... More >>
New Zealand Composer Inducted to Music Hall of Fame
Saturday, 18 October 2014, 10:58 am | Victoria University of Wellington
A composer who put the School of Music at Victoria University of Wellington on the map will be inducted posthumously into the New Zealand Music Hall of Fame at the 2014 APRA Silver Scroll Awards. More >>
