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Experts to speak on Beehive and MMP
Thursday, 13 October 2011, 11:04 am | Victoria University of Wellington
Two Victoria University experts will give free public lectures on the architecture of the Beehive and the future of MMP in Wellington next week. More >>
Victoria celebrates 21 years of Māori Admissions process
Wednesday, 12 October 2011, 1:43 pm | Victoria University of Wellington
Victoria University’s Faculty of Law recently celebrated 21 years of its Māori Admissions process and the success of Māori in law. More >>
Top New Zealand composer gives rare insight into work
Monday, 10 October 2011, 10:34 am | Victoria University of Wellington
Wellingtonians have a rare opportunity to hear from one of New Zealand’s most celebrated composers when he presents his inaugural professorial lecture at Victoria University. More >>
Kiwi Antarctic scientist honoured for global perspective
Monday, 3 October 2011, 1:48 pm | Victoria University of Wellington
Professor Peter Barrett from Victoria University has been recognised by the world’s oldest geological society for his work on Antarctica’s climate history and appreciating its global significance. More >>
Kiwi Antarctic scientist honoured for global perspective
Monday, 3 October 2011, 1:47 pm | Victoria University of Wellington
Professor Peter Barrett from Victoria University has been recognised by the world’s oldest geological society for his work on Antarctica’s climate history and appreciating its global significance. More >>
Kiwi bach takes third place in Solar Decathlon in US capital
Monday, 3 October 2011, 10:13 am | Victoria University of Wellington
In a contest that went down to the wire the Victoria University team has been awarded third place at the US Department of Energy Solar Decathlon, just a few points behind the winner. More >>
Election 2011: Be Informed! lecture series
Friday, 30 September 2011, 1:53 pm | Victoria University of Wellington
A series of lectures by Victoria University political scientists is designed to get people up to speed with the 2011 election and the referendum on MMP. More >>
Māori in Australia disengaged with politics
Thursday, 29 September 2011, 2:20 pm | Victoria University of Wellington
A survey of voting habits of Māori living in Australia suggests this group is increasingly disengaged with politics on both sides of the Tasman. Seventy-two percent of respondents to the survey stated they did not vote in the 2008 New Zealand election. In addition, ... More >>
Helen Clark, Bill English tour solar Kiwi bach in US capital
Thursday, 29 September 2011, 11:31 am | Victoria University of Wellington
A Kiwi bach on US soil has had a couple of high powered New Zealanders through its doors recently. Former Prime Minister the Rt Hon Helen Clark (now Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme) and Deputy Prime Minister Hon Bill English ... More >>
Sunshine the energy of the future
Wednesday, 28 September 2011, 11:31 am | Victoria University of Wellington
Solar cells that are incorporated into roofing materials and provide all the energy used in a home or office building could become an affordable option in New Zealand within a decade says a leading researcher in the field. More >>
Local values and beliefs important when advertising in Asia
Monday, 26 September 2011, 2:26 pm | Victoria University of Wellington
Effective marketing to Asia requires advertising that is tailored to each individual country rather than a ‘one-size-fits-all’ approach, according to the research findings of Victoria University’s Professor of Marketing Kim Fam. More >>
Hundreds of thousands to tour Kiwi bach in US capital
Friday, 23 September 2011, 1:57 pm | Victoria University of Wellington
Victoria University students are getting ready for US visitors in the hundreds of thousands to walk through their Kiwi bach inspired solar house starting in just a few hours. The Victoria University team is the first ever from the Southern Hemisphere ... More >>
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 >>
