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Our diplomacy tested as Japan’s leader visits
Friday, 4 July 2014, 4:50 pm | Victoria University of Wellington
Courtesy of the Beehive’s just-in-time media release, at least some New Zealanders now know that Japan’s Shinzo Abe is visiting the country on Monday. This is the first visit here by a Japanese leader for a dozen years. And it is bound to be a ... More >>
Detecting harmful molecules in the environment
Friday, 4 July 2014, 11:51 am | Victoria University of Wellington
Victoria University of Wellington researchers have developed a new technique that can detect environmental levels of oestrogen at the equivalent of detecting one pinch of salt in an olympic-sized swimming pool. More >>
National teaching award for Victoria lecturer
Wednesday, 2 July 2014, 10:17 am | Victoria University of Wellington
Pacific Studies senior lecturer Dr Teresia Teaiwa from Victoria University of Wellington has been recognised for her inspirational teaching approach. Dr Teaiwa received a 2014 Ako Aotearoa Tertiary Teaching Excellence award, worth $20,000, for sustained ... More >>
Research targets costly grapevine disease
Tuesday, 1 July 2014, 1:16 pm | Victoria University of Wellington
The New Zealand wine industry is better equipped to battle a devastating plant pathogen that is costing the country tens of millions of dollars each year, thanks to new research carried out by Vaughn Bell, a PhD candidate at Victoria University of Wellington. More >>
Victoria scientist honoured for communication
Monday, 30 June 2014, 2:53 pm | Victoria University of Wellington
A track record of excellence in communicating science has won Victoria University of Wellington scientist Dr Simon Lamb a distinguished international award. More >>
Lecture by Hito Steyerl features in moving-image series
Monday, 30 June 2014, 10:06 am | Victoria University of Wellington
“What do an empty bullet casing and the contemporary art museum have in common?” asks Berlin-based artist Hito Steyerl in her provocative video lecture Is a Museum a Battlefield? , which opens on Friday 4 Julyat the Adam Art Gallery. More >>
New appointment for Dean of School of Law
Monday, 30 June 2014, 9:45 am | Victoria University of Wellington
Victoria University of Wellington’s Dean of Law, Professor Tony Smith, has been appointed to a distinguished legal role at the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom. Professor Smith, who is Pro Vice-Chancellor and Dean of the School of Law ... More >>
A capital literary season with Writers on Mondays
Friday, 27 June 2014, 10:03 am | Victoria University of Wellington
Another stimulating line-up of new fiction, poetry, scriptwriting and nonfiction returns to Wellington as part of the popular annual Writers on Mondays series. Beginning in mid-July and presented by Victoria University of Wellington's International Institute ... More >>
Soaking up the sun
Thursday, 26 June 2014, 9:29 am | Victoria University of Wellington
Soaking up the sun When it comes to solar power, it’s a case of the more blue the better according to Victoria University of Wellington researcher Dr Jonathan Halpert. Dr Halpert, a lecturer in Victoria’s School of Chemical and Physical Sciences and ... More >>
Public talk to explore New Zealand earthquakes
Wednesday, 25 June 2014, 1:43 pm | Victoria University of Wellington
Two experts in geophysics will be visiting New Plymouth as part of the Victoria University of Wellington 2014 Public Lecture Series to talk about the plate-tectonic origins of New Zealand and how these lead to earthquakes. Dr Rupert Sutherland, an ... More >>
Fighting paediatric disease through research
Wednesday, 25 June 2014, 10:19 am | Victoria University of Wellington
A Victoria University of Wellington researcher is one step closer to identifying candidate treatments to delay the onset and progression of a fatal paediatric disease for which no effective therapy currently exists. More >>
Strong culture of volunteering helps students succeed
Friday, 20 June 2014, 12:29 pm | Victoria University of Wellington
Etta Bollinger came to Victoria University of Wellington to be a successful student, and Vic Volunteers like Phill White have helped her be just that. Vic Volunteers is a 200-strong group of students and staff, who have been active across the University ... More >>
High-powered conference to contemplate China’s future
Friday, 20 June 2014, 11:34 am | Victoria University of Wellington
Many of the world’s leading experts on China will gather in Wellington next month to discuss where this emerging superpower may be heading with its planned policy reforms. More >>
Rare material key to computer advances
Thursday, 19 June 2014, 12:54 pm | Victoria University of Wellington
Researchers from Victoria University of Wellington have answered fundamental questions about a rare class of materials that could lead to faster, more reliable memory storage in computers. More >>
Lamp to tour in international exhibition
Wednesday, 18 June 2014, 1:37 pm | Victoria University of Wellington
Lamp to tour in international exhibition Pinokio, the Victoria University-designed animatronic lamp, will feature in the Digital Revolution world touring exhibition alongside big names such as American singer songwriter will.i.am , electronic artist ... More >>
Third way’ enables constitutional change by popular demand
Wednesday, 18 June 2014, 11:57 am | Victoria University of Wellington
People should have the power to create a new constitution whenever they wish, but very few countries actually allow that to happen, according to Law lecturer Dr Joel Colón-Ríos. Dr Colón-Ríos, who is the author of Weak Constitutionalism: Democratic ... More >>
Giving voice to silenced works
Tuesday, 17 June 2014, 3:39 pm | Victoria University of Wellington
Music written 78 years ago in Germany during World War II will be heard for the first time at a conference in Wellington this year. The premiere of Vom jüdischen Schicksal by Richard Fuchs is one of the many works being presented during the Recovering ... More >>
Student on a mission to Mars
Monday, 16 June 2014, 11:42 am | Victoria University of Wellington
High achieving Victoria University of Wellington student Merlijn Führhop is one step closer to his dream of being among the first humans to set foot on Mars. More >>
Victoria leads charge for child-safe batteries
Thursday, 12 June 2014, 11:55 am | Victoria University of Wellington
Innovative battery technology designed at Victoria University of Wellington could soon be helping to save the lives of young children all over the world. Design lecturer Jeongbin Ok has hit upon a solution to minimise the damage of swallowing coin-sized, ... More >>
Antarctic microbes demonstrate high tolerance
Wednesday, 11 June 2014, 9:40 am | Victoria University of Wellington
Antarctic microbes demonstrate high tolerance Microbes have a high tolerance to environmental stress, research from Victoria University of Wellington has found, which is good news for Antarctica and the Southern Ocean. More >>
