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Victoria rejects Monckton complaint
Friday, 3 May 2013, 3:53 pm | Victoria University of Wellington
Victoria University has rejected allegations made against three of its academic staff by prominent British climate change sceptic, Viscount Monckton. More >>
Pacific success in tertiary education
Friday, 3 May 2013, 12:49 pm | Victoria University of Wellington
Why do some Pacific students do well at tertiary education, while others find it more difficult to complete their qualifications? More >>
Valuing Nature: The Economy and the Environment
Wednesday, 1 May 2013, 3:51 pm | Victoria University of Wellington
The New Zealand Government’s Natural Resources Sector and Victoria University of Wellington, in association with the Sustainable Business Council, are convening a conference to build on the momentum of the June 2012 Transit of Venus Forum. More >>
New study shows kiwi call in perfect harmony
Wednesday, 1 May 2013, 2:13 pm | Victoria University of Wellington
A group of researchers at Victoria University studying the little spotted kiwi are uncovering surprising results about our national bird’s behaviour. More >>
Tiny Brains with Big Effects: the World of Ants and Bees
Monday, 29 April 2013, 1:03 pm | Victoria University of Wellington
Wellingtonians will have the chance to delve into the world of insects during Professor Phil Lester’s inaugural professorial lecture at Victoria University on Tuesday 7 May. More >>
Tiny brains with big effects: the world of insects
Monday, 29 April 2013, 9:55 am | Victoria University of Wellington
Wellingtonians will have the chance to delve into the world of insects during Professor Phil Lester’s inaugural professorial lecture at Victoria University on Tuesday 7 May. More >>
Exploring the impact of poverty on children’s learning
Wednesday, 24 April 2013, 12:42 pm | Victoria University of Wellington
Some schools have developed new initiatives to reduce the impact of child poverty on learning, and Victoria University is bringing together experts to discuss these innovative approaches. More >>
Climate change scientists tell their story
Thursday, 18 April 2013, 11:22 am | Victoria University of Wellington
Climate change scientists tell their story There is growing international interest in a new film to be screened around the globe on Earth Day (22 April) which shows the astonishing range of human activity and scientific endeavour going into the race ... More >>
Where to from here for New Zealand’s defence force?
Wednesday, 17 April 2013, 12:15 pm | Victoria University of Wellington
MEDIA RELEASE 17 April 2013 Where to from here for New Zealand’s defence force? A symposium to be held in Wellington next month will review the role New Zealand’s defence forces have played in Afghanistan, Solomon Islands and Timor Leste and discuss ... More >>
Victoria student gets ticket to Cambridge
Monday, 15 April 2013, 2:07 pm | Victoria University of Wellington
A Victoria University student is the only New Zealander this year to be awarded a Gates Cambridge Scholarship, to study at a postgraduate level at the University of Cambridge. More >>
Public lecture on complex workplace interactions
Friday, 12 April 2013, 12:27 pm | Victoria University of Wellington
MEDIA RELEASE 12 April 2013 _____________________________________________________ Public lecture places complex workplace interactions in the spotlight Would you behave more ethically in the workplace if your boss was watching you closely? It’s one ... More >>
Victoria University tops New Zealand in research rankings
Thursday, 11 April 2013, 12:14 pm | Victoria University of Wellington
Victoria University tops New Zealand in research rankings Victoria University of Wellington was today ranked first among New Zealand universities based on the research performance of its academic staff. More >>
Victoria to host public lecture by political philosopher
Tuesday, 9 April 2013, 11:05 am | Victoria University of Wellington
Philosopher Philip Pettit, the Laurance S. Rockefeller University Professor of Politics and Human Values at Princeton University, will deliver the inaugural Maurice Goldsmith Lecture at Victoria University on Friday 19 April. More >>
Best New Zealand Poems now online
Monday, 8 April 2013, 1:12 pm | Victoria University of Wellington
The 2012 issue of Best New Zealand Poems (www.victoria.ac.nz/bestnzpoems) has been published online, and takes readers on a journey from Turangi to Greece, via Buddhism, and back to Taranaki and Cathedral Square. More >>
Former Prime Ministers to take part in Constitutional Review
Friday, 5 April 2013, 12:56 pm | Victoria University of Wellington
5 April 2013 Former Prime Ministers to take part in Constitutional Review debates Victoria University’s Centre for Public Law, with support from the New Zealand Law Foundation, will host a series of public debates in April and May about issues ... More >>
Inaugural Donor for Cross-cultural Research Centre
Thursday, 4 April 2013, 1:06 pm | Victoria University of Wellington
The Centre for Applied Cross-cultural Research, part of Victoria University of Wellington, is delighted to announce that Dr Chan-Hoong Leong of the National University of Singapore has become its inaugural Alumni Donor. More >>
Victoria part of bid to understand hearing defects
Wednesday, 27 March 2013, 11:09 am | Victoria University of Wellington
Victoria part of international bid to understand hearing defects A Victoria University researcher’s investigations into improving the diagnosis and treatment of hearing defects will take a leap forward as a result of winning funding from the European ... More >>
Neil Quigley Receives Honorary Doctorate In Vietnam
Tuesday, 26 March 2013, 11:34 am | Victoria University of Wellington
Victoria’s Neil Quigley Receives Honorary Doctorate In Vietnam Victoria University’s Professor Neil Quigley has been awarded a prestigious honorary degree by the University of Economics in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. This honour recognises Professor Quigley’s ... More >>
A record of state crime and resistance
Wednesday, 20 March 2013, 11:48 am | Victoria University of Wellington
Communities resist even while enduring the most horrific of state crimes, says Victoria University criminologist Elizabeth Stanley, and a new book documenting their bold actions will ensure history is taught, and recorded, as it happened. More >>
Talk explores pesty science
Tuesday, 19 March 2013, 12:25 pm | Victoria University of Wellington
Victoria University will host a free public lecture exploring the science behind pest animal management on Thursday 21 March. The lecture, titled Pesty Science: Is a Predator-Free NZ a reasonable reality or impossible dream? will be presented by ... More >>
