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Nature of Antarctica’s ice sheet revealed
Thursday, 20 September 2012, 1:19 pm | Victoria University of Wellington
Nature of Antarctica’s ice sheet revealed Small changes in the temperature of the Southern Ocean can contribute to far-reaching changes on the Antarctic ice sheet that could lead to future sea-level rise, new research from Victoria University has ... More >>
Border disputes over copyright
Wednesday, 19 September 2012, 3:13 pm | Victoria University of Wellington
MEDIA RELEASE 19 September 2012 _____________________________________________________ Border disputes over copyright The boundary between private property and the public domain is especially contentious in the area of copyright law, according to Victoria ... More >>
A Public Meeting on Charter Schools
Monday, 17 September 2012, 4:13 pm | Victoria University of Wellington
Partnership Schools/Kura Hourua – known internationally as charter schools – are one of the Government’s initiatives aimed at addressing student underachievement. As a relatively late adopter of the concept, New Zealand has the advantage of being ... More >>
Symposium to remember Mahy’s fantastic fiction
Friday, 14 September 2012, 9:25 am | Victoria University of Wellington
Biographer Tessa Duder, filmmaker Dave Gibson and novelist Elizabeth Knox will feature in a day-long series of talks and discussions being held to remember Margaret Mahy’s literary talent next week. More >>
Private sector pay outgrows public sector
Wednesday, 12 September 2012, 12:11 pm | Victoria University of Wellington
Private sector employees covered by collective employment agreements received an average pay increase one percent higher than their counterparts in the public sector during the past 12 months, according to data collected by Victoria University’s ... More >>
Innovative new uses for flax fibre
Tuesday, 11 September 2012, 11:02 am | Victoria University of Wellington
Victoria University research on preventing deterioration of some of New Zealand’s oldest Māori cloaks has revealed potentially valuable anti-fungal properties in harakeke, or native flax. More >>
Romantic voyagers voyage Romantics at literature conference
Monday, 10 September 2012, 4:43 pm | Victoria University of Wellington
One of the world’s leading authorities on the Romantic poet John Keats will deliver a keynote lecture at an upcoming Victoria University conference on the works and writers of the Romantic period. More >>
Film on Lak people wins top visual anthropology prize
Thursday, 6 September 2012, 12:41 pm | Victoria University of Wellington
A Victoria University film lecturer’s feature-length documentary about the Lak people of Papua New Guinea has won a top visual anthropology prize. Dr Paul Wolffram is enjoying international recognition for his film Stori Tumbuna: Ancestors’ Tales ... More >>
Workshop on Solutions to Child Poverty in NZ
Wednesday, 5 September 2012, 4:46 pm | Victoria University of Wellington
REMINDER Workshop on Solutions to Child Poverty in New Zealand Hosted by the Institute for Governance and Policy Studies More >>
Examining New Zealand’s relationship with China
Friday, 31 August 2012, 11:06 am | Victoria University of Wellington
The state of New Zealand’s relationship with China will be examined at a Victoria University event next week. More >>
Exploring how social class influences educational outcomes
Tuesday, 28 August 2012, 3:43 pm | Victoria University of Wellington
More can be done to reduce the influence of social background on educational achievement, according to Victoria Professor of Education Rob Strathdee. Professor Strathdee, Head of the School of Education Policy and Implementation, will discuss the connection ... More >>
VUW Faculty of Engineering Gains Full Industry Accreditation
Tuesday, 28 August 2012, 2:59 pm | Victoria University of Wellington
28 August 2012 _____________________________________________________ Victoria University's Faculty of Engineering gains full industry accreditation As New Zealand looks increasingly towards science and engineering to drive business innovation, Victoria University’s ... More >>
The future of New Zealand’s marine resources
Tuesday, 21 August 2012, 12:15 pm | Victoria University of Wellington
Professor Jonathan Gardner, a marine biologist at Victoria University, will give his inaugural professorial lecture next week on marine reserves in Zealand. More >>
Climbing your family tree
Monday, 20 August 2012, 12:28 pm | Victoria University of Wellington
People interested in researching their family history have the chance to learn the first steps in genealogy at an intensive two-day course run by Victoria University. More >>
Older consumers may be too tolerant for their own good
Monday, 20 August 2012, 10:26 am | Victoria University of Wellington
A study into consumer reactions to faulty products has shown older people are more tolerant than young when things go wrong. Dr Daniel Laufer, Associate Professor of Marketing at Victoria University, was part of a team that investigated how different ... More >>
Putting topical issues to the test
Thursday, 16 August 2012, 9:44 am | Victoria University of Wellington
The rigour behind the rhetoric in arguments for and against asset sales, limits on government spending and other fiscal policies will be put to the test in a series of debates to be held at Victoria University. More >>
Honorary Doctorate for Samoan Prime Minister
Monday, 13 August 2012, 10:53 am | Victoria University of Wellington
Victoria University of Wellington will confer the honorary degree Doctor of Laws on the Honourable Tuilaepa Sa’ilele Malielegaoi, Prime Minister of Samoa, during his visit to the University today. More >>
Student finds the truth behind ‘truthiness’
Thursday, 9 August 2012, 2:32 pm | Victoria University of Wellington
People are more likely to believe something is true if a photograph appears alongside the story, according to findings by a Victoria University student. Eryn Newman, a PhD student in Victoria’s School of Psychology, has been examining the phenomenon ... More >>
Education in Crisis?
Thursday, 9 August 2012, 9:09 am | Victoria University of Wellington
What should school and university students learn in the 21st century? Will performance pay improve teacher quality, or are class sizes a more important factor in making a difference to student success? What do we know about how young people and university ... More >>
Child poverty expert to visit New Zealand
Wednesday, 8 August 2012, 9:01 am | Victoria University of Wellington
An American academic with three decades of experience researching poverty, welfare dependency and childhood development will apply his expertise to the issue of childhood poverty in New Zealand. More >>
