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Victoria hosts conference to chart China’s global course

Wednesday, 14 August 2013, 9:45 am | Victoria University of Wellington

China has become the world’s second largest economy within just three decades, and an international conference next week will examine the impact this has had on the rest of the world. ‘China’s Global Course: China, the World Economy and New ... More >>

Acclaimed international writer visits Wellington

Tuesday, 13 August 2013, 5:22 pm | Victoria University of Wellington

Scottish writer Janice Galloway will appear in conversation with Emily Perkins in Wellington next week as part of Victoria University’s International Institute of Modern Letters (IIML) Writers on Mondays series at Te Papa. More >>

Welfare debt a bigger target than unpaid tax

Tuesday, 13 August 2013, 9:40 am | Victoria University of Wellington

New research from Victoria University shows government agencies are more likely to write off unpaid tax than welfare debt—even though the outstanding tax bill is almost six times larger. More >>

Leading polar expert visits Wellington

Monday, 12 August 2013, 3:19 pm | Victoria University of Wellington

Victoria University of Wellington is hosting one of the world’s leading polar scientists this week to give the 2013 S.T. Lee Lecture in Antarctic Studies. Professor Jane Francis is in Wellington to give the eleventh annual lecture. She is Professor of ... More >>

New report gives insight into bullying in New Zealand

Monday, 12 August 2013, 12:29 pm | Victoria University of Wellington

In the first New Zealand study of its kind, a Victoria University researcher has found that 94 percent of the school staff she surveyed have seen bullying in their school. More >>

Fostering connections to the natural world

Monday, 12 August 2013, 10:39 am | Victoria University of Wellington

Professor Timothy Beatley, an international expert in sustainable cities and urban nature, will be co-hosted by Victoria University and Wellington City Council next week as he sets out to explore Wellington as a ‘living city’. More >>

Getting comfortable with Māori cultural practices

Tuesday, 6 August 2013, 3:50 pm | Victoria University of Wellington

Worry about performing a waiata or pronouncing your marae hosts names correctly could be a thing of the past for people who enrol in a new Victoria University course teaching Māori cultural practices for professionals. More >>

Victoria researchers change the face of computer networking

Friday, 2 August 2013, 3:15 pm | Victoria University of Wellington

A team of computer scientists at Victoria University is taking part in ground-breaking research to develop software-defined networking, a new approach to computer networking which experts say has the potential to revolutionise the technology industry. More >>

Amateur rugby clubs endangered?

Friday, 2 August 2013, 3:12 pm | Victoria University of Wellington

Almost half the rugby clubs in Wellington are losing money each year, according to research carried out at Victoria University. More >>

Victoria’s distinguished alumni honoured at gala dinner

Thursday, 1 August 2013, 1:01 pm | Victoria University of Wellington

About 500 guests attended a prestigious black tie dinner in Wellington last night to honour some of Victoria University’s top alumni. The University presented Distinguished Alumni Awards to six graduates who now rank among New Zealand’s most influential ... More >>

Engineering students use technology to clean up environment

Wednesday, 31 July 2013, 3:10 pm | Victoria University of Wellington

A smartphone app and website which the public can use to report incidents of environmental pollution have been developed by students at Victoria University’s School of Engineering and Computer Science. More >>

Symposium to explore the science of intimate relationships

Monday, 29 July 2013, 10:07 am | Victoria University of Wellington

Victoria University will host six of the world’s top relationship psychology researchers for a one-day symposium in October. More >>

Victoria University goes 3D

Monday, 29 July 2013, 9:57 am | Victoria University of Wellington

Victoria University goes 3D A kiwi feather cloak, a jug from 1890 and samurai armour from 1735 are just some of 100 objects that will be filmed in 3D in a new partnership between Victoria University and Te Papa. As the first university in New Zealand to ... More >>

Green economy in the spotlight

Friday, 26 July 2013, 12:09 pm | Victoria University of Wellington

This question will be explored in an upcoming public lecture hosted by Victoria University—The Green Economy: Mythical or Meaningful?—by Sir Frank Holmes Visiting Fellow Professor Daniel Fiorino who will consider the green economy from the perspective of its advocates ... More >>

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