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Film profiles scientists in the front line of climate change
Monday, 11 March 2013, 11:00 am | Victoria University of Wellington
Film profiles scientists in the front line of climate change Excerpts from a new feature film that paints an intimate portrait of the global community of researchers racing to understand the world’s changing climate will be shown at Victoria University ... More >>
Experts to discuss tax policy and accounting standards
Thursday, 7 March 2013, 5:29 pm | Victoria University of Wellington
Two experts are visiting Victoria University next week to discuss topical issues in international tax policy, and a monumental change in financial reporting. More >>
Climate Science And Future Climate Governance
Thursday, 7 March 2013, 9:38 am | Victoria University of Wellington
MEDIA RELEASE 7 March 2013 Climate Science And Future Climate Governance One of New Zealand’s leading climate scientists will discuss political and governance issues important to climate change in his inaugural lecture on Tuesday 12 March. ... More >>
lack of rights or the pull of home prompts Māori migration
Wednesday, 6 March 2013, 12:21 pm | Victoria University of Wellington
6 March 2013 _____________________________________________________ Is it lack of rights or the pull of home that prompts Māori return migration to NZ? Victoria University researcher Paul Hamer would like to hear from Māori who’ve returned to New Zealand ... More >>
Poetry reading by international poet Karen Solie
Tuesday, 5 March 2013, 3:32 pm | Victoria University of Wellington
Award-winning Canadian poet Karen Solie will read poetry in Wellington next week at a one-off event presented by Victoria University’s International Institute of Modern Letters (IIML), in partnership with City Gallery Wellington. More >>
What would you like to know about the past?
Tuesday, 5 March 2013, 10:08 am | Victoria University of Wellington
Museum exhibitions, radio programmes, television documentaries and popular history books all contribute to our perceptions of the past. But do these forms of public history help us understand our own lives? More >>
Curriculum responses to the Christchurch earthquakes
Friday, 1 March 2013, 11:53 am | Victoria University of Wellington
Victoria University researchers have found that thanks to the quick response of science and geography teachers across New Zealand, most senior secondary school students were learning about the Christchurch earthquakes almost immediately after the event. More >>
Loss of trust in business—what this means for global economy
Friday, 22 February 2013, 1:37 pm | Victoria University of Wellington
The causes and consequences of decreasing public trust in business, and what this means for societies and the global economy, will be the focus of a public lecture on Monday at the Victoria Business School. More >>
Victoria’s contemporary art collection to the fore
Wednesday, 13 February 2013, 12:54 pm | Victoria University of Wellington
Sriwhana Spong, Muttnik 2005 . super 8 transferred to DVD Victoria University of Wellington Art Collection, acquired 2011. Pioneering conceptual, photographic and new media works acquired by Victoria University over the past 10 years are to be ... More >>
Conference: Energy innovation for a sustainable society
Monday, 11 February 2013, 4:04 pm | Victoria University of Wellington
A two-day conference hosted by Victoria University and the National Energy Research Institute (NERI) from 12–14 February has attracted world-class keynote speakers. More >>
New appointment delivers opportunities for New Zealand
Friday, 8 February 2013, 12:01 pm | Victoria University of Wellington
New appointment delivers opportunities for New Zealand A Victoria University scientist has been appointed to one of the world’s most influential global climate research bodies. More >>
Master’s Student Explores Sound Through Movement
Friday, 1 February 2013, 3:08 pm | Victoria University of Wellington
1 February 2013 _____________________________________________________ Master’s Student Explores Sound Through Movement The desire to create electronic music prompted Victoria University Master’s student Byron Mallett to design Sonoromancer, a computer ... More >>
Contrasts in Punishment
Tuesday, 29 January 2013, 3:22 pm | Victoria University of Wellington
A Victoria University researcher has explored the differences in the way modern societies punish offenders and the factors driving punitive and more tolerant approaches to crime and punishment. More >>
Victoria University Vice-Chancellor announcement
Tuesday, 29 January 2013, 11:53 am | Victoria University of Wellington
Victoria University Vice-Chancellor announcement The Chancellor of Victoria University, Ian McKinnon, announced today that Professor Pat Walsh will not be seeking a third term as Vice-Chancellor when his current term concludes at the end of this year. ... More >>
Centre for Strategic Studies Ranks Third In Global Ratings
Thursday, 24 January 2013, 3:33 pm | Victoria University of Wellington
24 January 2013 ____________________________________________________ Centre for Strategic Studies Ranks Third In Global Ratings Victoria University’s Centre for Strategic Studies has been ranked third amongst think tanks in Asia by a prestigious global ... More >>
New programming language could create a safer world
Wednesday, 9 January 2013, 3:15 pm | Victoria University of Wellington
Research underway at Victoria University into a new programming language has the potential to prevent future software failures in safety-critical systems. More >>
Bedrock breakthrough in Antarctica
Friday, 21 December 2012, 3:13 pm | Victoria University of Wellington
A team of scientists from nine nations, led by Victoria University’s Dr Nancy Bertler, have made a huge breakthrough in Antarctica—successfully drilling more than 760m through the ice to the bedrock, on an island in the Ross Sea. More >>
Protecting traditional knowledge
Thursday, 20 December 2012, 10:30 am | Victoria University of Wellington
Some of the latest thinking on how best to protect traditional knowledge and the culture associated with it is being made available for free to encourage research and debate. More >>
Research uncovers how kids perceive value as they age
Thursday, 20 December 2012, 10:10 am | Victoria University of Wellington
When comedy duo Flight of the Conchords interviewed school kids as part of composing a fundraising song for Cure Kids NZ earlier in the year, they asked: how much is a lot of money? A million and a hundred, ten and twenty-one dollars was one answer, ... More >>
Gangnam Style only the beginning, says Victoria researcher
Tuesday, 18 December 2012, 10:20 am | Victoria University of Wellington
Hit single Gangnam Style by South Korean rapper Psy—the most viewed clip in YouTube’s history—may mark the start of a global shift in which the Asia/Pacific region’s cultural influence catches up to its economic and political importance, says researcher ... More >>
