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Applying common sense for business success

Monday, 4 November 2013, 2:35 pm | Victoria University of Wellington

A common sense theory has solved numerous business problems for a Victoria University of Wellington professor, who will share her insights at an upcoming talk. More >>

Community approach needed to address Pacific health decline

Friday, 1 November 2013, 9:37 am | Victoria University of Wellington

Unless Pacific communities are consulted on health policy, Pacific health will continue to deteriorate, a Victoria University of Wellington academic warns. More >>

Wearable Technology on show

Thursday, 31 October 2013, 2:40 pm | Victoria University of Wellington

Illuminated gloves for the hearing impaired and an on-stage visual extravaganza are among projects from Victoria University’s Wearable Technology course to be presented at a show on Friday 1 November. More >>

Analysing religious poetry for the non-religious

Thursday, 31 October 2013, 10:43 am | Victoria University of Wellington

An unusual religious background has left a Victoria University of Wellington Professor of English with a taste for secular writing containing religious ideas. More >>

New Writer at the International Institute of Modern Letters

Wednesday, 30 October 2013, 3:13 pm | Victoria University of Wellington

New Zealand poet, playwright and performer Hinemoana Baker has been appointed the Victoria University of Wellington/Creative New Zealand Writer in Residence for 2014. More >>

Victoria University scoops 21 Marsden grants

Tuesday, 29 October 2013, 2:31 pm | Victoria University of Wellington

Victoria University researchers have scooped 21 prestigious Marsden grants, the largest number ever received by the University. The Marsden Fund supports research excellence, allowing New Zealand’s best researchers to explore ideas at the forefront of their ... More >>

Pulitzer Prize winner to teach at Victoria

Tuesday, 29 October 2013, 9:37 am | Victoria University of Wellington

Victoria University of Wellington will launch a new programme in creative science writing by bringing Pulitzer Prize-winning American science writer Professor Deborah Blum to the capital to show how it’s done. More >>

International business expert lectures in Wellington

Friday, 25 October 2013, 3:34 pm | Victoria University of Wellington

One of the world’s leading researchers in the field of international business, Professor Mike Kotabe, will give a public lecture at Victoria University of Wellington next week. More >>

Organisations can benefit from student skills

Thursday, 24 October 2013, 3:44 pm | Victoria University of Wellington

Wellington employers have the chance to give their operation an edge by using the critical thinking and creative problem solving skills of Bachelor of Arts (BA) students from Victoria University of Wellington. More >>

Study shows pesticides make some ants more aggressive

Wednesday, 23 October 2013, 12:42 pm | Victoria University of Wellington

Research carried out at Victoria University of Wellington shows that exposure to some commonly used pesticides makes an invasive ant species more aggressive and more likely to survive conflict with a native ant species. More >>

The benefits of filming the ‘wrong way’

Wednesday, 23 October 2013, 10:35 am | Victoria University of Wellington

A workshop at Victoria University will explore the creative possibilities of filming in a vertical format—which many film makers call the ‘wrong way’. More >>

Old volcanic rock to represent Victoria in space flight

Tuesday, 22 October 2013, 1:04 pm | Victoria University of Wellington

A small piece of pumice that originated during the Taupō eruption almost 1,800 years ago has been selected by a Victoria University of Wellington professor to go on a European space flight. More >>

Delivering science in a pizza box

Friday, 18 October 2013, 3:42 pm | Victoria University of Wellington

An international PhD student at Victoria University of Wellington hopes to revolutionise guided tours, with the science museum he has created inside a pizza box. More >>

Research on paua and marine reserves making waves

Friday, 18 October 2013, 3:29 pm | Victoria University of Wellington

The impact marine reserves are having on New Zealand’s paua fishery will be clearer as a result of PhD research by Victoria University student Alix Laferriere. More >>

Enlivening the public face of architecture

Wednesday, 16 October 2013, 12:24 pm | Victoria University of Wellington

The potential for buildings to be as dynamic as the human and environmental systems surrounding them is a potential game changer, according to Victoria University of Wellington Professor Jules Moloney. More >>

Victoria University graduate wins Man Booker Prize

Wednesday, 16 October 2013, 10:03 am | Victoria University of Wellington

Victoria University congratulates graduate Eleanor Catton whose novel The Luminaries has won the prestigious Man Booker Prize 2013 announced this morning. More >>

Victoria appoints new Head of School of Government

Monday, 14 October 2013, 10:07 am | Victoria University of Wellington

Victoria University of Wellington is pleased to announce the appointment of Professor Brad Jackson as Head of the School of Government. More >>

Historical prints demonstrate artistry of printmaking

Friday, 11 October 2013, 12:13 pm | Victoria University of Wellington

A rare print of Michelangelo’s Last Judgement fresco from the Sistine Chapel features in a new exhibition at Victoria University’s Adam Art Gallery. More >>

Kipling’s legacy touches New Zealand

Thursday, 10 October 2013, 9:40 am | Victoria University of Wellington

Writer Rudyard Kipling’s influence cuts across cultures and political persuasions, with shades of it even reaching New Zealand. More >>

Victoria University appoints Vice-Chancellor

Wednesday, 9 October 2013, 9:39 am | Victoria University of Wellington

Chancellor Ian McKinnon announced today that the next Vice-Chancellor and Chief Executive of Victoria University of Wellington will be Professor Grant Guilford. More >>

   

 
 
 
 
 

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