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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 >>
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 >>
