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Soap to bones: understanding nature’s underlying patterns

Tuesday, 7 August 2012, 1:33 pm | Victoria University of Wellington

What could soap and bones possibly have in common? Victoria University’s Professor Kathryn McGrath will explore the answer to this question in her inaugural professorial lecture next week. More >>

China security expert to visit New Zealand

Thursday, 2 August 2012, 2:45 pm | Victoria University of Wellington

One of the world’s leading authorities on China’s foreign policy and North Asian security issues will be based at Victoria University until early September. Professor Zhu Feng, from Peking University in Beijing, holds the Sir Howard Kippenberger Visiting ... More >>

Kiwis helping kiwi

Wednesday, 1 August 2012, 11:03 am | Victoria University of Wellington

A Victoria PhD student is uncovering information about how inbreeding contributes to the fate of threatened animal populations, while also teaching travellers on Interislander ferries more about one of the rarest species of kiwi. More >>

Conference on what has driven China’s growth and development

Tuesday, 31 July 2012, 10:30 am | Victoria University of Wellington

Leading scholars will debate what has been driving rapid economic and social transformation in China during an international conference taking place at Victoria University. More >>

Reversing the decline in speakers of te reo Māori

Thursday, 26 July 2012, 1:31 pm | Victoria University of Wellington

Understanding what helps people become active users of the Māori language could hold the key to reversing the decline in speaker numbers, says a Victoria University researcher. More >>

Gift boosts public policy research for ordinary NZers

Thursday, 26 July 2012, 10:58 am | Victoria University of Wellington

Victoria’s School of Government will tonight launch a new research institute that will look into issues at the heart of the democratic process, thanks to a generous $3 million endowment from The Gama Foundation. More >>

Eminent theologian to deliver lectures in Wellington

Thursday, 26 July 2012, 9:08 am | Victoria University of Wellington

Professor Cavanaugh is the 2012 St John’s Visiting Scholar in Religion at Victoria University. He is a Senior Research Professor at the Center for World Catholicism and Intercultural Theology at DePaul University in Chicago. He has published extensively ... More >>

From the Old World to the New

Tuesday, 24 July 2012, 9:54 am | Victoria University of Wellington

The extent of renowned French artist Marcel Duchamp’s influence on New Zealand artists and his place in our cultural history are explored in the latest exhibition at the Adam Art Gallery: ‘Peripheral Relations: Marcel Duchamp and New Zealand ... More >>

Love & learning: Big debates in early childhood education

Tuesday, 17 July 2012, 2:27 pm | Victoria University of Wellington

As the number of infants and toddlers entering early childhood education continues to grow, a Victoria University researcher has been investigating what the role of the teachers of very young children should be. More >>

Victoria appoints new creative writing Director

Monday, 16 July 2012, 3:43 pm | Victoria University of Wellington

MEDIA RELEASE 16 July 2012 _____________________________________________________ Victoria appoints new creative writing Director Author, poet, playwright, and scriptwriter Damien Wilkins will be the next Director of Victoria’s International Institute ... More >>

Film industry tempting, but tough

Thursday, 12 July 2012, 12:49 pm | Victoria University of Wellington

Working in film is often precarious, tough and poorly paid, but the attractions of the industry often outweigh the challenges, according to research carried out at Victoria University. More >>

The science of learning language

Monday, 9 July 2012, 11:19 am | Victoria University of Wellington

Ever wondered how people learn languages? Professor Nick Ellis, a world-leading linguist, will explore how humans have developed this fundamental skill at a free public lecture at Victoria University this Thursday. More >>

An Olympian Gathering Of Poets

Tuesday, 26 June 2012, 4:24 pm | Victoria University of Wellington

A selection of esteemed New Zealand poets will rub shoulders with some of the world’s biggest names in poetry, as part of a cultural festival surrounding the London Olympics. The Poetry Parnassus, due to kick off in London today, brings together one poet from ... More >>

Hardship, history and home feature in Writers on Mondays

Monday, 25 June 2012, 11:16 am | Victoria University of Wellington

A sneak preview into a world inhabited by a hapless young girl rescued from a plague-ravaged slum by a sinister benefactor makes for a dramatic start to this year’s Writers on Mondays series, presented by Victoria University’s International Institute of ... More >>