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Closer to understanding how tumours evade defenses
Tuesday, 1 June 2010, 12:17 pm | Victoria University of Wellington
Scientists are one step closer to understanding how to design effective anti-tumour vaccines, due to PhD research by a recent Victoria University graduate. More >>
The Electoral Referendum: options and consequences
Friday, 28 May 2010, 12:30 pm | Victoria University of Wellington
Political scientist Kate McMillan from Victoria University says much is at stake in the 2011 electoral referendum. More >>
Domestic violence increases after Civil Defence
Tuesday, 25 May 2010, 10:03 am | Victoria University of Wellington
Victoria University PhD research revealed that domestic violence reports can increase after Civil Defence emergencies—sometimes up to tripling the number of women seeking help. More >>
Victoria Offers Fellowships To Chilean Scientists
Monday, 24 May 2010, 4:58 pm | Victoria University of Wellington
To ensure scientific research can continue following the devastating earthquake in Chile, Victoria University is offering six four-month fellowships to Chilean scientists. More >>
Students use Wilde’s words to explore real passion
Monday, 24 May 2010, 4:24 pm | Victoria University of Wellington
A moon like a mad woman, a biblical beauty and a half-insane prophet; this production has all 300-level Victoria University theatre students ever dreamed of. More >>
Two US literary giants in New Zealand
Monday, 24 May 2010, 1:21 pm | Victoria University of Wellington
Literature lovers have a rare chance to hear from two master American writers—one the “godfather” of creative non-fiction, the other, an acclaimed author with a penchant for dark subject matter. More >>
PhD research documents endangered language
Friday, 21 May 2010, 5:02 pm | Victoria University of Wellington
PhD graduate Laura Dimock spent nine months on an island in Vanuatu documenting the Nahavaq language, a previously undocumented language in danger of extinction. More >>
Four ‘generations’ of chemists at graduation
Tuesday, 18 May 2010, 5:18 pm | Victoria University of Wellington
Four academic generations of chemists will be present at Victoria University’s Science graduation ceremony this evening. More >>
Victoria graduates celebrate success
Monday, 17 May 2010, 12:20 pm | Victoria University of Wellington
Almost 2000 students will celebrate successfully completing their Victoria University studies at this week’s graduation processions and ceremonies. More >>
Polynesian Panthers Public Lecture
Friday, 14 May 2010, 3:16 pm | Victoria University of Wellington
The Polynesian Panther Movement was founded in inner city Auckland in 1971 by a group of Pacific Islanders and a few Maori. The Polynesian Panthers challenged discriminatory practices in issue areas such as unequal pay, unsatisfactory working and housing ... More >>
NZ's first Doctor in Creative Writing to graduate
Tuesday, 11 May 2010, 9:38 am | Victoria University of Wellington
New Zealand’s first Doctor in Creative Writing to graduate New Zealand’s very first Doctor in Creative Writing will graduate from Victoria University next week. In her PhD thesis, graduand Marian Evans measured New Zealand women’s recent ... More >>
Employers need focus on capability
Tuesday, 4 May 2010, 12:05 pm | Victoria University of Wellington
Employers need a focus on human capability to ensure their workers are happy and their organisation is productive long term, according to Victoria University research. More >>
Art plays on
Tuesday, 4 May 2010, 11:50 am | Victoria University of Wellington
They say that to replay the past is to come to terms with it. This is just what the artists and the exhibition that opens this Saturday at the Adam Art Gallery sets out to do. /Play On/ brings together for the first time four key installations made ... More >>
New Zealand perspective on Obama presidency
Friday, 30 April 2010, 10:24 am | Victoria University of Wellington
Fulbright Scholar Dr Jon Johansson on Wednesday night brought a New Zealand perspective to the Obama presidency in front of a packed lecture theatre at Victoria University’s Rutherford House. More >>
Victoria and IRL bringing business to science
Monday, 26 April 2010, 10:10 am | Victoria University of Wellington
Victoria University and Industrial Research Limited (IRL) are working to foster entrepreneurial and commercial skills among New Zealand’s emerging scientists. More >>
Things that make you go “Oh”
Wednesday, 21 April 2010, 9:49 am | Victoria University of Wellington
A Victoria University health sociologist says that understanding the importance of one small word could help improve outcomes in the health system. More >>
International Award For Victoria Scientist
Tuesday, 20 April 2010, 1:36 pm | Victoria University of Wellington
Innovative research resulting in millions of export earnings for New Zealand has landed Victoria University physicist Professor Sir Paul Callaghan a major international award. More >>
Clean Technology Kiwi Bach On World Stage
Tuesday, 20 April 2010, 1:24 pm | Victoria University of Wellington
A Kiwi bach powered by the sun is to be built for a major international competition and exhibited a stone’s throw from the White House in the US capital. More >>
A Scottish View of New Zealand Poetry
Wednesday, 31 March 2010, 10:25 am | Victoria University of Wellington
The latest edition of Best New Zealand Poems (www.victoria.ac.nz/bestnzpoems), released today by Victoria University’s International Institute of Modern Letters (IIML), comes with a skirl of pipes and a Scottish perspective. More >>
NZ’s low rates of organ donation challenged
Wednesday, 24 March 2010, 11:30 am | Victoria University of Wellington
An expert on organ and tissue donation says that cultural sensitivity is sometimes believed to be behind New Zealand’s startlingly low rates of deceased organ donation, but the issues are more complex. More >>
