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Victoria University team wins Prime Minister’s Science Prize
Friday, 26 November 2010, 2:57 pm | Victoria University of Wellington
A team at Victoria University has been awarded the 2010 Prime Minister’s Science Prize, worth half a million dollars. Research from the Magnetic Resonance Innovation Team has been used in medical magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and in climate change ... More >>
Best and brightest awarded Government prizes
Friday, 26 November 2010, 12:24 pm | Victoria University of Wellington
Deputy Prime Minister, Hon Bill English, will present prizes to the top scholars of Victoria University's School of Government programmes at the School’s eighth anniversary celebrations on 25 November. More >>
Victoria proud of Welly wins
Friday, 26 November 2010, 9:21 am | Victoria University of Wellington
Two inspirational science leaders scooped two categories at last night’s Wellys—the Wellingtonian of the Year Awards. Dr Gillian Turner was awarded the Education category in recognition of her work inspiring generations of young scientists through science ... More >>
Autism education requires strong evidence focus
Tuesday, 16 November 2010, 10:37 am | Victoria University of Wellington
One of the country’s leading education specialists in the treatment of autism says many current treatments are unproven, and may actually be harming children. Professor Jeff Sigafoos, from Victoria University’s Faculty of Education says without a more ... More >>
Leading Māori Playwright Comes to Victoria
Monday, 15 November 2010, 2:20 pm | Victoria University of Wellington
Acclaimed New Zealand playwright Albert Belz will be the 2011 Writer in Residence at Victoria University. More >>
Fast treatment for glacier modelling
Wednesday, 10 November 2010, 1:52 pm | Victoria University of Wellington
Research that will improve understanding of how climate change will impact on New Zealand’s glaciers and enable more accurate planning for water resource and tourism management in the South Island is being turbocharged. More >>
Visiting Chair expert on Asia-Pacific affairs
Wednesday, 10 November 2010, 10:31 am | Victoria University of Wellington
One of the world’s leading scholars on security, political and military issues in the Asia-Pacific region will be based at Victoria University for three months. More >>
Architectural issues of the Canterbury earthquake
Tuesday, 9 November 2010, 11:06 am | Victoria University of Wellington
Although no lives were lost in the Canterbury earthquake, damage to buildings was extensive. Four of Victoria’s School of Architecture’s leading experts will discuss architectural issues from the Canterbury earthquake at a free public lecture at Victoria ... More >>
Employment in the film industry lecture
Friday, 5 November 2010, 1:42 pm | Victoria University of Wellington
A UK expert on employment in the creative industries, Professor Keith Randle from the University of Hertfordshire Business School, United Kingdom, is visiting the Victoria Management School next week. During his visit he will give a public lecture ... More >>
Value adding to stay in the game
Tuesday, 19 October 2010, 11:45 am | Victoria University of Wellington
New Zealand manufacturers need to create and retain more ‘value-added’ products in order to continue to be successful. More >>
Second Literary Prize For Victoria University
Wednesday, 13 October 2010, 8:54 am | Victoria University of Wellington
Victoria University has produced the winner of the prestigious New Zealand Post Mansfield Prize for the second year in a row. More >>
Sustainable design minimises storm-water pollution
Tuesday, 12 October 2010, 3:09 pm | Victoria University of Wellington
A design proposal to minimise discharge of pollutants into Wellington Harbour during heavy rainfall has won Victoria University’s supreme Benson-Cooper Award for Sustainable Design. More >>
Study will help autistic children communicate
Wednesday, 6 October 2010, 1:21 pm | Victoria University of Wellington
Ground breaking research, led by Victoria University, will shine a light on one of the most common but complex aspects of autism and bring fresh evidence to a topic that is hotly debated internationally. More >>
Predicting the future of strategic management
Thursday, 30 September 2010, 11:31 am | Victoria University of Wellington
There are no strategic management models or techniques that have stood the test of time, Victoria University research has found. More >>
New Hunter Fellows announced
Wednesday, 29 September 2010, 11:06 am | Victoria University of Wellington
Victoria University has announced its four latest Hunter Fellows, who will be recognised in a ceremony in Victoria’s iconic Hunter Building next month. More >>
Theatre Programme celebrates 40 years
Tuesday, 28 September 2010, 9:01 am | Victoria University of Wellington
20 September 2010 Victoria University’s Theatre Programme celebrates 40 years…and the Devil’s invited! More >>
New Zealand’s role in a new world order
Thursday, 23 September 2010, 1:28 pm | Victoria University of Wellington
A Victoria University Professor says New Zealand is in a unique position to navigate through the next phase of global history as the West finds its dominance challenged by other cultures. More >>
Honorary Doctorates for Professors
Wednesday, 22 September 2010, 11:20 am | Victoria University of Wellington
Victoria University will confer honorary degrees on a distinguished physicist and an internationally renowned specialist in second and foreign language teaching More >>
Upcoming events at Victoria University 13/09/10
Monday, 13 September 2010, 5:25 pm | Victoria University of Wellington
Criminology Symposium: Should we punish drug offenders? ; Writers On Mondays More >>
New Zealand a climate laboratory for the world
Thursday, 9 September 2010, 11:02 am | Victoria University of Wellington
New Zealand is the “world’s natural laboratory” with research providing the means to shape climate change policy, according to a Victoria University expert. More >>
