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Game on
Thursday, 5 June 2014, 12:23 pm | Victoria University of Wellington
Breaking the rules sometimes pays off, as a group of Victoria University gaming graduates have discovered after pooling their skills to form start-up company One Legged Crab to build apps for clients. More >>
Balancing physiotherapy and fun
Wednesday, 4 June 2014, 11:40 am | Victoria University of Wellington
A team of Victoria University of Wellington students and graduates have created a balance board that helps people stay motivated and have fun while undergoing physical therapy. More >>
‘No contest’ election could lead to fewer young voters
Friday, 30 May 2014, 3:12 pm | Victoria University of Wellington
If young people who are newly eligible to vote don’t exercise that right in this year’s election it could lead to them avoiding the ballot box for many years, research shows. More >>
Banning ‘legal highs’ is a good thing, right?
Wednesday, 28 May 2014, 3:09 pm | Victoria University of Wellington
Banning ‘legal highs’ is a good thing, right? The recent law change to ban ‘legal highs’ has been widely discussed throughout New Zealand, but what are the implications? Two experts will discuss this controversial topic during a public debate to be held ... More >>
Research shows demand for safer cycle routes
Wednesday, 28 May 2014, 10:36 am | Victoria University of Wellington
Research shows demand for safer cycle routes More Wellingtonians would cycle to work if safer cycle routes were put in place, Master’s research from Victoria University of Wellington has found. Couple Jean Beetham and Ed Randal both completed their Master’s ... More >>
Exploring a world of colour
Friday, 23 May 2014, 12:15 pm | Victoria University of Wellington
We live in a world of colour that is generally taken for granted, even though manufactured colour is relatively new, a Victoria University of Wellington academic says. More >>
Opportunity to hear influential experimental rock group
Friday, 23 May 2014, 10:42 am | Victoria University of Wellington
A rare Wellington performance by experimental rock group Eye, featuring influential underground musicians, Peter Stapleton, Peter Porteous and Jon Chapman will launch the exhibition ‘what is a life?’ by Kim Pieters at the Adam Art Gallery on Tuesday ... More >>
Dealing with negative thinking
Thursday, 22 May 2014, 10:34 am | Victoria University of Wellington
Dealing with negative thinking Is it ‘normal’ to think about pushing someone in front of a train or to fantasise about driving your car into oncoming traffic? More >>
Enterprising concept seeks to eradicate outlawed tradition
Thursday, 22 May 2014, 9:52 am | Victoria University of Wellington
Enterprising concept seeks to eradicate outlawed tradition A business proposal to make low cost sanitary pads to eradicate the rural Nepal social practice of banishing menstruating women from family life has won the top award in a global business competition. ... More >>
Native plants linked to Kākāpō’s survival
Wednesday, 21 May 2014, 11:53 am | Victoria University of Wellington
They are one of New Zealand’s most critically endangered species, but Victoria University of Wellington research into the impact of certain foods on the Kākāpō’s reproductive activity could help increase numbers of this iconic species. More >>
Novel method of promoting youth wellbeing
Tuesday, 20 May 2014, 1:55 pm | Victoria University of Wellington
A graphic novel developed by Victoria University of Wellington researchers aims to promote how young New Zealanders struggling with depression and other mental illness can seek help. More >>
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 >>
