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Understanding ‘P’ addiction
Tuesday, 20 May 2014, 9:21 am | Victoria University of Wellington
Understanding ‘P’ addiction A Victoria University of Wellington graduate has found new ways in which methamphetamine use can alter the brain, as part of the PhD in Biomedical Science he was awarded last week. Dr Peter Bosch focused his research ... More >>
Couple who studies together, stays together
Thursday, 15 May 2014, 4:11 pm | Victoria University of Wellington
Husband and wife duo, James and Macey Liang, may have struggled with their workload while studying but at least they knew exactly what their partner was going through. More >>
Double degree graduate balances 24 jobs
Wednesday, 14 May 2014, 12:27 pm | Victoria University of Wellington
Most students don’t leave university with a six-page CV. But most students haven’t worked more than 24 part-time jobs while also completing a double degree over four years. Olena Khytko is graduating this week from Victoria University of Wellington ... More >>
Study shows electric cars bring environmental benefits
Wednesday, 14 May 2014, 12:19 pm | Victoria University of Wellington
If electric vehicles were widely available, New Zealanders would buy enough of them to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the transport sector by one-fifth over the next 18 years, new research from Victoria University of Wellington shows. More >>
Eleanor Catton receives Honorary Doctorate from Victoria
Tuesday, 13 May 2014, 3:39 pm | Victoria University of Wellington
Award-winning author of The Luminaries, Eleanor Catton, received an honorary degree of Doctor of Literature from Victoria University of Wellington at an afternoon graduation ceremony today. “Eleanor Catton’s extraordinary accomplishments at such a young ... More >>
Celebrating Victoria’s newest graduates
Tuesday, 13 May 2014, 9:17 am | Victoria University of Wellington
Celebrating Victoria’s newest graduates More than 2,220 students will mark the successful completion of their studies this week at six graduation ceremonies being held by Victoria University of Wellington. Vice-Chancellor Professor Grant Guilford ... More >>
Counting sheep, dreaming of future technologies
Monday, 12 May 2014, 3:07 pm | Victoria University of Wellington
How do you think internet technologies should be used in livestock farming? Researchers from Victoria University of Wellington are using fictional scenarios to investigate how New Zealand merino might be grown and used in future. The three year Marsden-funded ... More >>
Technology revitalises te reo Māori for next generation
Friday, 9 May 2014, 10:10 am | Victoria University of Wellington
PhD research from Victoria University of Wellington is using technology to improve Māori language skills. More >>
Funding endorsement for leading science organisation
Thursday, 8 May 2014, 11:20 am | Victoria University of Wellington
Continued funding of the MacDiarmid Institute for Advanced Material and Nanotechnology, hosted by Victoria University of Wellington, is confirmation of the contribution the Institute is making to New Zealand’s economic future says Director, Professor ... More >>
Saving money and the environment at the lights
Wednesday, 7 May 2014, 2:40 pm | Victoria University of Wellington
James McCann is a software engineer with drive. During his final year of study at Victoria University of Wellington, James helped to develop a more cost effective model for New Zealand’s traffic lights. More >>
Composer in Residence brings diverse career experience
Wednesday, 7 May 2014, 1:32 pm | Victoria University of Wellington
David Long The Hobbit, King Kong and The Lord of the Rings are just a few of the films the next Composer in Residence at Te Kōkī New Zealand School of Music (NZSM) has been involved with. David Long has worked on all of Sir Peter Jackson’s films ... More >>
Juggling study and children, with honours
Tuesday, 6 May 2014, 12:41 pm | Victoria University of Wellington
The last thing Claire Sweetman expected to come from her divorce was a law degree. After being inspired by the family lawyer helping her with her divorce, Claire decided to change not only her own life, but the lives of her three children by starting ... More >>
A double win
Monday, 5 May 2014, 12:32 pm | Victoria University of Wellington
It’s unusual for someone who’s 22 to be considered too old, but that’s how Victoria University of Wellington graduand Ivana Giacon felt about rowing. “I thought I was both too old and too short to win a major rowing title and was on the verge ... More >>
Engaging high school students in humanitarian causes
Thursday, 1 May 2014, 11:58 am | Victoria University of Wellington
International humanitarian organisations should focus on raising awareness of international issues with high school students rather than always persuading them to fundraise for their cause, new research suggests. More >>
Creative focus on Māori and Pasifika perspectives
Thursday, 1 May 2014, 9:17 am | Victoria University of Wellington
Creative focus on Māori and Pasifika perspectives For the first time, Victoria University of Wellington’s International Institute of Modern Letters (IIML) will offer a creative writing course for students to write from or about Māori and Pasifika perspectives. ... More >>
On a fast track
Wednesday, 30 April 2014, 11:25 am | Victoria University of Wellington
The morning after Hannah Faesenkloet graduates with a Bachelor of Design Innovation, the 21-year-old will be back working in the start-up company she’s founded with three other former Victoria University of Wellington students. More >>
Opera brought to life outside concentration camp
Thursday, 24 April 2014, 10:30 am | Victoria University of Wellington
Children and adults are coming together in a production exploring music actively suppressed and banned under the Nazi regime in the 1930s and 1940s. Rehearsals for Hans Krása’s opera Brundibár (Bumblebee) are underway and the production will ... More >>
The sky’s the limit
Wednesday, 23 April 2014, 12:06 pm | Victoria University of Wellington
Victoria University has strengthened ties with Chinese astronomers, as part of the University's participation in one of the world’s largest science projects. More >>
Students create their own league to find legends
Thursday, 17 April 2014, 3:56 pm | Victoria University of Wellington
Victoria University of Wellington will play host to an e-sport tournament over the holidays, with students both co-ordinating and competing in online games. More >>
It ain’t over ’til it’s over—winning back customers
Wednesday, 16 April 2014, 11:02 am | Victoria University of Wellington
It ain’t over ’til it’s over—winning back customers A sales firm inevitably loses customers no matter how well it is doing—but is it worth trying to win them back? A recent study by Dr Annie Liu from Victoria University of Wellington and Mark ... More >>
