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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 >>
Honorary Doctorate For Takirirangi Smith
Tuesday, 29 November 2011, 12:30 pm | Victoria University of Wellington
Victoria University will confer an honorary degree on Dr Takirirangi Clarence Smith, a master carver in Māori carving. He will receive an Honorary Doctorate in Literature. More >>
Understanding the current global crisis
Friday, 25 November 2011, 1:22 pm | Victoria University of Wellington
We have to come up with a new way of understanding the current global crisis, says a Victoria University professor. More >>
Study shows Parliament’s urgency provisions often abused
Tuesday, 22 November 2011, 10:42 am | Victoria University of Wellington
Researchers at Victoria University’s Faculty of Law have completed a new study into how bills have been put through Parliament using urgency and say too often the provision is being abused. More >>
World renowned linguist talk on Māori and Pasifika languages
Thursday, 17 November 2011, 1:07 pm | Victoria University of Wellington
World renowned linguist Professor Bernard Spolsky will be keynote speaker at an upcoming symposium ‘Building a multilingual society: creating habitats for language survival’, focusing on the survival of Māori and Pasifika languages. More >>
New Hunter Fellows announced
Tuesday, 15 November 2011, 2:23 pm | Victoria University of Wellington
MEDIA RELEASE 15 November 2011 _____________________________________________________ New Hunter Fellows announced Victoria University has announced its two latest Hunter Fellows, who will be recognised in a ceremony in Victoria’s iconic Hunter Building ... More >>
Leading young adult fiction writer heads to Victoria
Monday, 7 November 2011, 10:13 am | Victoria University of Wellington
One of New Zealand's best writers for young adults will be the 2012 Writer in Residence at Victoria University of Wellington. More >>
The Qantas dispute and New Zealand Industrial Relations
Monday, 31 October 2011, 5:32 pm | Victoria University of Wellington
The following is commentary from Dr Stephen Blumenfeld, Director of Victoria University’s Industrial Relations Centre, on the Qantas dispute. Please feel free to use the quotes below or contact Dr Blumenfeld directly for further comment. “Would the New Zealand ... More >>
