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Managing land into the future
Tuesday, 23 September 2014, 11:39 am | Victoria University of Wellington
Food production is the backbone of New Zealand’s economy—and a computer modelling programme designed by a Victoria University of Wellington academic is helping ensure that farming practices here and overseas are as sustainable and environmentally friendly ... More >>
Victoria team defend title with speedy robot
Monday, 22 September 2014, 12:06 pm | Victoria University of Wellington
A team of Victoria University of Wellington students is heading to Sydney this week to defend the title won by the University in the 2013 at the Australasian National Instruments Autonomous Robotics Competition (NI ARC) in Melbourne. A team from Victoria’s ... More >>
Engagement role key to Victoria’s future plans
Friday, 19 September 2014, 9:15 am | Victoria University of Wellington
Victoria University of Wellington’s Vice-Chancellor Professor Grant Guilford is delighted to announce the appointment of a new Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Engagement) whose role will be focused on increasing engagement with the University’s communities. More >>
THEA 301 presents The Two Noble Kinsmen
Thursday, 18 September 2014, 12:59 pm | Victoria University of Wellington
Victoria University of Wellington’s THEA 301 tackle Jacobean tragicomedy in the Wellington premiere of Shakespeare and Fletcher’s rarely performed The Two Noble Kinsmen . More >>
Tackling a decline of pharmaceutical success
Wednesday, 17 September 2014, 3:14 pm | Victoria University of Wellington
Bart Ellenbroek A Victoria University of Wellington researcher will discuss why pharmaceutical industry success rates are so low and suggest solutions to tackle this crisis at an inaugural professorial lecture next Tuesday. Professor Bart Ellenbroek, ... More >>
Celebrity Baby Bumps Found to Affect Pre-Natal Attachment
Wednesday, 17 September 2014, 2:48 pm | Victoria University of Wellington
Obsessing over celebrity baby bumps can have a negative impact on women’s attachment to their babies during pregnancy and after birth, Victoria University of Wellington research has found. More >>
Hundreds of Students Turn Out for Political Debate
Tuesday, 16 September 2014, 5:37 pm | Victoria University of Wellington
With only a few days left before the general election, over 500 Victoria students packed the central Hub space on campus today to listen to a political debate on student issues organised by the Students’ Association. Victoria University of Wellington ... More >>
Victoria University and MetService join forces
Tuesday, 16 September 2014, 12:09 pm | Victoria University of Wellington
Victoria University of Wellington will offer the country’s first Master’s degree in meteorology, in partnership with New Zealand’s official weather forecaster MetService. The course, which will start in 2016, will be taught by Dr James McGregor and Associate ... More >>
Who’s Harriette?
Tuesday, 16 September 2014, 11:09 am | Victoria University of Wellington
Victoria University of Wellington’s Faculty of Law is celebrating the centenary of its first woman law graduate, Harriette Vine. The celebration began with an essay competition organised by the Wellington Women Lawyers Association, on the topic “ ... More >>
More snow but less ice for Antarctic glaciers
Monday, 15 September 2014, 12:56 pm | Victoria University of Wellington
Future increases in snowfall will not prevent the retreat of glaciers on the northern Antarctic Peninsula, according to a new study involving a Victoria University of Wellington researcher. More >>
Louise Nicholas fronts film screening of her story
Wednesday, 10 September 2014, 10:38 am | Victoria University of Wellington
Louise Nicholas will attend and speak at a Victoria University of Wellington screening of the film that depicts her allegations of rape and sexual abuse by police officers when she was a teenager. More >>
Health experts to speak in Auckland
Friday, 5 September 2014, 12:59 pm | Victoria University of Wellington
Vaccine development and treating unmet medical needs will be discussed at public talks in Auckland this month as part of Victoria University of Wellington’s 2014 Public Lecture Series. Dr Bridget Stocker, a senior lecturer in Victoria’s School ... More >>
Victoria students lead youth engagement publication
Wednesday, 3 September 2014, 9:46 am | Victoria University of Wellington
A group of Victoria University students are trying to reverse the trend of political disengagement by giving young people a voice. More >>
The Luminaries winner gives away riches
Thursday, 28 August 2014, 2:23 pm | Victoria University of Wellington
Eleanor Catton will use the prize money she won at this year’s New Zealand Post Book Awards to set up a new reading grant to support New Zealand writers. More >>
Polar experts to speak in Christchurch
Wednesday, 27 August 2014, 2:13 pm | Victoria University of Wellington
Two Antarctic scientists from Victoria University of Wellington will visit Christchurch next month to give free talks as part of the University’s 2014 Public Lecture Series. More >>
Conference to explore New Zealand’s classical influences
Tuesday, 26 August 2014, 1:28 pm | Victoria University of Wellington
MEDIA ADVISORY 26 August 2014 ______________________________________________________________ Conference to explore New Zealand’s classical influences The first conference to explore New Zealand’s relationship with its Greco-Roman heritage will be hosted ... More >>
National and Labour to outline economic visions
Tuesday, 26 August 2014, 9:40 am | Victoria University of Wellington
The deputy leaders of National and Labour will outline their visions for the New Zealand economy in two upcoming public lectures hosted by Victoria University of Wellington. More >>
Deep Alpine Fault sensitive to nearby earthquakes
Monday, 25 August 2014, 2:05 pm | Victoria University of Wellington
Victoria University of Wellington researchers have discovered that seismic waves produced by earthquakes happening several hundred kilometres away trigger activity deep beneath the Alpine Fault. More >>
Talk to explore fate of Antarctic ice sheet
Thursday, 21 August 2014, 12:14 pm | Victoria University of Wellington
The Antarctic ice sheet’s contribution to future sea-level rise will be explored by a world-leading polar scientist who is giving the 2014 S.T. Lee Lecture. Robert DeConto, Professor of Geosciences at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, United ... More >>
Social inequality still rife in New Zealand
Thursday, 21 August 2014, 9:46 am | Victoria University of Wellington
Social inequality has worsened over the past decade in New Zealand, a new study from Victoria University of Wellington shows. More >>
