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More boys when it’s warm? Not in New Zealand
Thursday, 22 September 2011, 3:00 pm | Victoria University of Wellington
New Zealand bucks the trend when it comes to links between temperature at the time of conception and the sex of babies. In places like Germany and Scandinavia, colder years tend to produce fewer boys than normal, while warmer years produce a higher ... More >>
NZ involvement in $3b science project strengthened
Thursday, 22 September 2011, 2:27 pm | Victoria University of Wellington
New Zealand’s profile as a potential co-host of the $3 billion Square Kilometre Array (SKA) telescope has been boosted with the appointment of a leading Victoria University scientist to the SKA Board. The SKA, a new generation radio telescope ... More >>
Sport a media spectacle
Tuesday, 20 September 2011, 2:58 pm | Victoria University of Wellington
Media hype around big sporting events draws the crowds says a Victoria University researcher, but too much of it could turn events like Rugby World Cup games into a circus. Associate Professor of Media Studies Tony Schirato says it is television ... More >>
In Remembrance – facing conflict through music
Monday, 19 September 2011, 12:35 pm | Victoria University of Wellington
One of the most atrocious acts of World War Two, and a dark day in New Zealand history, will both be commemorated in a major concert in Wellington this month. On 29 September 1941, 34,000 Jewish civilians were murdered by Nazi forces at Babi Yar, a ravine ... More >>
Race to assemble Kiwi bach in US capital
Monday, 19 September 2011, 10:59 am | Victoria University of Wellington
Victoria University students are putting the finishing touches on their solar powered bach in Washington DC today as they compete in the US Department of Energy Solar Decathlon 2011. More >>
Growing pains in Asia—and what it means for New Zealand
Thursday, 15 September 2011, 11:36 am | Victoria University of Wellington
Instability in Asia would have an impact on New Zealand and we should be paying more attention to how changes there could affect our future prosperity and security, a new report says. More >>
Open office design leads to territorial behaviour
Thursday, 15 September 2011, 11:01 am | Victoria University of Wellington
Research has found that some open office layouts designed to enhance creativity may lead to subversive practices as employees seek to stake their territory in various ways. More >>
Victoria graduate gives RWC players something to remember
Monday, 12 September 2011, 6:00 pm | Victoria University of Wellington
A Victoria University design school graduate is behind the piece of New Zealand every man-of-the-match at a Rugby World Cup game will be taking home. A design from Dave Hakaraia, who recently completed his Master of Design at Victoria, has been selected ... More >>
Alexander Pope and the poetry of science
Monday, 12 September 2011, 1:14 pm | Victoria University of Wellington
In her inaugural Professorial lecture on Tuesday 20 September, Professor Kathryn Walls will examine how the foremost 18th century English poet Alexander Pope used science in his poetry. More >>
Lights over Victoria
Monday, 12 September 2011, 10:56 am | Victoria University of Wellington
On Friday the night sky over Wellington came alive, with lights being beamed across the city. More >>
Kiwi bach a stone’s throw from the White House
Monday, 12 September 2011, 10:50 am | Victoria University of Wellington
Despite earthquakes and hurricanes preceding their arrival, the New Zealand team competing in the US Department of Energy Solar Decathlon will soon build their Kiwi bach just a stone’s throw from the White House. More >>
Victoria’s creative talent takes international stage
Thursday, 8 September 2011, 5:37 pm | Victoria University of Wellington
Work by Victoria University students and alumni will feature prominently among New Zealand writing at an event that every year attracts three times the visitors expected for the Rugby World Cup. One hundred New Zealand books will be showcased at the Frankfurt ... More >>
Victoria University researchers scoop prestigious awards
Thursday, 8 September 2011, 1:14 pm | Victoria University of Wellington
Victoria University researchers have scooped three of this year’s Rutherford Discovery Fellowships. The Rutherford Discovery Fellowships support New Zealand’s most talented early- to mid-career researchers by providing financial support of up to $200,000 ... More >>
Mind control design
Wednesday, 7 September 2011, 11:08 am | Victoria University of Wellington
An interactive design installation that triggers patterns by connecting to a user’s brain waves has recently returned from the 2011 Electronic Language International Festival (known as FILE) Festival in Brazil. More >>
Best and brightest awarded Government prizes
Wednesday, 7 September 2011, 11:04 am | Victoria University of Wellington
Three "straight A students from Victoria University's School of Government were awarded special Prime Minister's Prizes by Deputy Prime Minister Hon Bill English last night. More >>
Robots may dominate rugby by 2050
Tuesday, 6 September 2011, 9:28 am | Victoria University of Wellington
Elite athletes with bionic implants, built-in chips to monitor their performance and shirts embedded with nanotechnology medicines to heal minor injuries could be taking the field for the 2051 Rugby World Cup. They'll be refereed by robots and ... More >>
Hidden messages in artwork acknowledge Iraqi deaths
Wednesday, 31 August 2011, 11:40 am | Victoria University of Wellington
An artwork protesting against the deaths of Iraqi civilian casualties, devised by a Victoria University academic and his US collaborator, is currently showing at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City. More >>
Education symposium to discuss national standards
Tuesday, 30 August 2011, 1:29 pm | Victoria University of Wellington
Educational researchers, assessment experts and educators will be meeting to discuss national standards and educational assessment practices at a national symposium this week. The Symposium on Assessment and Learner Outcomes is being hosted at Rutherford ... More >>
Discovering new drugs to fight TB
Tuesday, 30 August 2011, 10:59 am | Victoria University of Wellington
Research at Victoria University is targeting new drugs to fight drug-resistant and other forms of tuberculosis (TB). More >>
Winning the World Cup: All Blacks and Ancient Gladiators
Friday, 26 August 2011, 3:19 pm | Victoria University of Wellington
What does modern day New Zealand have in common with ancient Rome? More than you might think, according to two of Victoria University’s most well-known and popular lecturers. More >>
