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DeSForM 2012 Conference: Meaning Matter Making
Wednesday, 7 March 2012, 5:20 pm | Victoria University of Wellington
The School of Design, Victoria University of Wellington is delighted to host the 7th annual Design Semantics Form and Movement (DeSForM) conference from April 18 - 20th 2012. More >>
Helping to save the billion-dollar kiwifruit industry
Thursday, 1 March 2012, 1:41 pm | Victoria University of Wellington
Helping to save the billion-dollar kiwifruit industry Victoria University researcher Dr David Ackerley is working to combat the PSA disease that has ravaged New Zealand’s $1 billion kiwifruit industry. PSA was detected in New Zealand in late 2010 and as ... More >>
Vic students help speed up Firefox web browsing
Thursday, 23 February 2012, 12:39 pm | Victoria University of Wellington
Victoria University student brain power is helping the Firefox web browser go faster. More >>
Victoria researchers help develop map of Milky Way
Tuesday, 21 February 2012, 11:15 am | Victoria University of Wellington
We now have a new way of viewing the Milky Way, thanks to Victoria astronomer Melanie Johnston-Hollitt and one of her undergraduate students. More >>
Saving critically endangered species
Thursday, 16 February 2012, 11:14 am | Victoria University of Wellington
Wellington is a long way from the continent of Africa but research being conducted at Victoria University is helping restore populations of animals like rhinoceros that live on the African savannahs. More >>
Māori must speak out on partial privatisation
Wednesday, 15 February 2012, 12:21 pm | Victoria University of Wellington
Māori must speak out on the sale of power-generating companies, say two Victoria University of Wellington lecturers Dr Maria Bargh and Carwyn Jones. The lecturers say their research on Māori politics and law tells them that putting a stake in ... More >>
Research to help hearing loss
Tuesday, 14 February 2012, 11:01 am | Victoria University of Wellington
Research at Victoria University aims to improve the diagnosis and treatment of hearing defects. Paul Teal, a Senior Lecturer in the School of Engineering and Computer Science, is investigating whether new technologies can be used to more accurately assess hearing ... More >>
New book on New Zealand Film and TV industry released
Tuesday, 14 February 2012, 10:32 am | Victoria University of Wellington
A major new publication exploring the creative achievements and cultural influence of the New Zealand film and television industries will be launched on Thursday. More >>
Log onto Facebook, contribute to scientific research
Thursday, 9 February 2012, 11:59 am | Victoria University of Wellington
Logging on to Facebook could soon be a way of contributing to important scientific research, as well as finding out what’s going on in your world. Researchers at Victoria University are developing a Facebook application that, once downloaded, ... More >>
Ports of Auckland—does outsourcing improve productivity?
Wednesday, 8 February 2012, 12:58 pm | Victoria University of Wellington
The Ports of Auckland dispute has been presented in the media as a conflict between an employer seeking to improve productivity in the workplace and workers that want to retain their conditions of work at the expense of productivity. More >>
Celebrating Charles Dickens the parliamentary reporter
Tuesday, 7 February 2012, 1:39 pm | Victoria University of Wellington
Charles Dickens, one of England’s most-loved novelists, was born 200 years ago this week and a Victoria University researcher has come up with what, for some, will be a new twist on his life. More >>
Research helps manage lucrative rock lobster industry
Wednesday, 1 February 2012, 10:57 am | Victoria University of Wellington
Victoria University research will help support the management of the New Zealand rock lobster industry, worth $220 million each year. Commonly called crayfish, the red rock lobster ( Jasus edwardsii ) is New Zealand’s most valuable inshore fishery ... More >>
Emigrating together can be harder than going alone
Tuesday, 31 January 2012, 10:59 am | Victoria University of Wellington
Ideally, couples are one heart and one soul but when it comes to deciding whether to emigrate, they are often of two minds. More >>
A wee trick for getting rid of rats
Friday, 27 January 2012, 9:37 am | Victoria University of Wellington
Developing new weapons to control the deadliest predator of New Zealand native birds is the goal of a research project underway at Victoria University. Researchers from five different disciplines at Victoria are collaborating to pinpoint the make-up ... More >>
Designing using the element of surprise
Tuesday, 24 January 2012, 1:18 pm | Victoria University of Wellington
One of the elements of successful design is the ability to surprise. This was the finding of Victoria University PhD graduate Dr Edgar Rodriguez Ramirez, who explored the concept of surprise to pinpoint common design strategies that work. More >>
NanoCamp 2012 – the future of science
Friday, 20 January 2012, 11:27 am | Victoria University of Wellington
Fifteen secondary school students from throughout New Zealand descended on Victoria University of Wellington this week for the 2012 NanoCamp. More >>
Engineering students innovate with Android
Thursday, 19 January 2012, 1:28 pm | Victoria University of Wellington
Android phones donated by Google have given engineering students at Victoria University the chance to innovate as well as ensuring graduates are job-ready. Google gave Victoria’s School of Engineering and Computer Science 50 Android Nexus 1 phones for student ... More >>
Summer Shakespeare returns to the Dell with beloved comedy
Wednesday, 18 January 2012, 3:30 pm | Victoria University of Wellington
Recently it was announced that favourite summer event, the Gardens Magic concerts have been shifted to March-April 2012, but Wellingtonians will not have to wait until autumn for lively entertainment to accompany their summer picnics. Summer Shakespeare’s ... More >>
Corruption drops as incomes rise say Victoria researchers
Wednesday, 18 January 2012, 11:39 am | Victoria University of Wellington
Corruption is higher in countries with lower incomes according to Victoria University research that compared changes in levels of corruption in 59 countries over nearly 30 years. More >>
Corruption drops as incomes rise say Victoria researchers
Wednesday, 18 January 2012, 11:39 am | Victoria University of Wellington
Corruption is higher in countries with lower incomes according to Victoria University research that compared changes in levels of corruption in 59 countries over nearly 30 years. More >>
