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Research to improve web search

Monday, 16 January 2012, 11:02 am | Victoria University of Wellington

Research from Victoria University could help search engines understand people’s queries much better. Although 80 percent of searches immediately find what people are looking for, sometimes it takes hours to find the right page, says Dr Daniel ... More >>

Research helping combat drug addiction

Friday, 13 January 2012, 10:20 am | Victoria University of Wellington

Research helping combat drug addiction Better help with battling drug addiction could be at hand as a result of research underway at Victoria University of Wellington. Dr Bronwyn Kivell, a Senior Lecturer in the School of Biological Sciences, is screening ... More >>

Victoria University debaters take world title

Friday, 23 December 2011, 10:17 am | Victoria University of Wellington

Capping off an extraordinary year of success, Victoria University debaters Sebastian Templeton and Richard D’Ath have taken on the world and won. Yesterday the pair took top honours at the World Universities Peace Invitational Debate in Malaysia, ... More >>

Faculty of Commerce and Administration strikes jackpot

Tuesday, 20 December 2011, 9:54 am | Victoria University of Wellington

Victoria University’s Faculty of Commerce and Administration is now among just 58 business schools worldwide that hold the ‘Triple Crown’ of international accreditations of EQUIS ( www.efmd.org ), AACSB (Business) ( www.aacsb.edu ), and AMBA ( www.mbaworld.com ... More >>

Myths about psychopaths busted

Friday, 16 December 2011, 2:43 pm | Victoria University of Wellington

New research challenges the belief that psychopaths are born not made, and suggests psychopaths may even be able to change their spots. While psychopaths in the popular imagination like Patrick Bateman in the film American Psycho or Alex in Clockwork ... More >>

Victoria researcher awarded top honour

Friday, 16 December 2011, 12:17 pm | Victoria University of Wellington

16 December 2011 _____________________________________________________ Victoria researcher awarded top honour by Prime Minister A postdoctoral researcher at Victoria University has received the 2011 Prime Minister’s MacDiarmid Emerging Scientist ... More >>

Turbine 2011 full of literary gems

Thursday, 15 December 2011, 1:22 pm | Victoria University of Wellington

This year’s edition of the online literary journal Turbine features an eclectic mix of new writing by New Zealand literary talent. Turbine is published once a year by Victoria University’s International Institute of Modern Letters (IIML) and can ... More >>

Refreshing prose poetry collection wins Adam prize

Thursday, 15 December 2011, 10:25 am | Victoria University of Wellington

MEDIA RELEASE _____________________________________________________ Refreshing prose poetry collection wins Adam prize A collection of prose poetry which explores love, science and the imagination, has won the prestigious Adam Foundation Prize in Creative ... More >>

Realising a dream for higher education

Monday, 12 December 2011, 3:10 pm | Victoria University of Wellington

Sione Paea from Tonga will be graduating with a PhD in Mathematics from Victoria University on Tuesday, with his wife and four children proudly looking on. More >>

Chancellor and Pro Chancellor re-elected

Friday, 9 December 2011, 2:24 pm | Victoria University of Wellington

Ian McKinnon, QSO, JP, was re-elected Chancellor of Victoria University for 2012 at a meeting of the University Council held on 5 December. More >>

PhD graduate discovers potential anti-cancer compound

Friday, 9 December 2011, 1:58 pm | Victoria University of Wellington

A discovery by a Victoria University PhD graduate could help contribute to new cancer drugs. Dr James Matthews, who is graduating next week with a PhD in Biomedical Science, has been studying a compound in a fairly common marine sponge that had previously ... More >>

Victoria graduands bring streets alive

Friday, 9 December 2011, 1:09 pm | Victoria University of Wellington

9 December 2011 Victoria graduands bring streets alive Almost 1000 students, including 45 PhDs, will next week celebrate successfully completing their studies at Victoria University of Wellington’s December Graduation ceremonies and procession. Overall, ... More >>

“Pleasure reading” key to second language learning

Thursday, 8 December 2011, 11:31 am | Victoria University of Wellington

“Pleasure reading” key to second language learning Victoria University of Wellington PhD graduate Gillian Claridge says the task of learning to read in another language could be made a lot easier. Dr Claridge’s research investigated the perceptions ... More >>

Irish drama scoops prestigious scriptwriting prize

Wednesday, 7 December 2011, 11:35 am | Victoria University of Wellington

A relationship drama set in early 1990s Dublin, has won a Victoria University of Wellington student the annual David Carson-Parker Embassy Prize in Scriptwriting. More >>

New gateway for Te Herenga Waka Marae’s 25th anniversary

Friday, 2 December 2011, 1:59 pm | Victoria University of Wellington

On 6 December an impressive carved gateway marking the entrance to Victoria University’s Te Herenga Waka Marae will be unveiled. It is part of the celebrations for the 25th anniversary of the marae’s carved meeting house, Te Tumu Herenga Waka. More >>

Populations of invasive ants die out naturally

Wednesday, 30 November 2011, 2:51 pm | Victoria University of Wellington

MEDIA RELEASE 30 November 2011 _____________________________________________________ Populations of invasive ants die out naturally, saving millions in control and eradication New research shows populations of an invasive species of ants frequently collapse ... More >>