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1000 New Zealand classics released as eBooks
Wednesday, 9 September 2009, 12:05 pm | Victoria University of Wellington
New Zealanders can now freely download—and store in their pockets—hundreds of our most well-known books, courtesy of Victoria University’s New Zealand Electronic Text Centre (NZETC). More than 1000 New Zealand electronic books (eBooks) are now ... More >>
Understanding our Shaky Isles
Tuesday, 8 September 2009, 1:33 pm | Victoria University of Wellington
One of New Zealand’s top earthquake researchers will explain what earthquakes and volcanoes can tell us about the Earth’s composition in her inaugural professorial lecture next Tuesday. More >>
Te Māori 25th Celebration
Monday, 7 September 2009, 5:12 pm | Victoria University of Wellington
Te Māori – the ground-breaking exhibition of Māori art that toured the United States will be commemorated and celebrated at a breakfast at the Waiwhetū marae in Lower Hutt. More >>
International vocalists to take the stage
Thursday, 3 September 2009, 2:56 pm | Victoria University of Wellington
International singers Nicholas Isherwood and Christian Wolz will bring their world-renowned vocal talents to the stage as part of the New Zealand School of Music (NZSM) 2009 concert series. More >>
Challenges ahead for enhancing primary health
Tuesday, 1 September 2009, 11:18 am | Victoria University of Wellington
Some recent reports show good progress is being made with recent primary health care reforms in New Zealand, but there are still challenges ahead. Four reports, released today by Victoria University’s Health Services Research Centre, focus on the activities ... More >>
Award for turning wool into gold
Monday, 31 August 2009, 3:00 pm | Victoria University of Wellington
A Victoria University scientist has won a prestigious innovation award for turning pure New Zealand Merino wool into gold. Professor Jim Johnston was this week awarded one of five 2009 Bayer Innovators Awards for developing a world-first process in ... More >>
Victoria student wins Young Scientist of the Year
Friday, 28 August 2009, 10:27 am | Victoria University of Wellington
A Victoria University PhD student has been named the 2009 MacDiarmid Young Scientist of the Year for his research removing toxic pollutants from vehicle emissions. 27-year-old John Watt’s studies focus on using infinitesimally small nanoparticles of the precious ... More >>
Aftermaths: Three Short Plays
Thursday, 27 August 2009, 12:49 pm | Victoria University of Wellington
The fragility of the human condition, and the ease with which we allow our humanity to slip, is the focus of Season 2 of Victoria University’s Theatre 304 Directing programme. More >>
Find out more at the annual ‘Study at Vic’ day
Wednesday, 26 August 2009, 5:17 pm | Victoria University of Wellington
Over 3,500 prospective students from throughout New Zealand will visit Victoria University’s Kelburn campus this week. More >>
Stout Research Centre celebrates quarter century
Wednesday, 26 August 2009, 10:15 am | Victoria University of Wellington
New Zealand’s best known living historian, Professor James Belich, will officially launch his fifth book at the 25th Anniversary Conference of the Stout Research Centre for New Zealand Studies. Entitled Replenishing the Earth: The Settler Revolution ... More >>
Public Policy: Saying One Thing, Doing Another
Tuesday, 25 August 2009, 10:19 am | Victoria University of Wellington
Bob Gregory thinks its time to remove the mask on public policy and reveal what is really going on. Professor Bob Gregory, from Victoria University’s School of Government, will discuss the nature of the political, rather than technical, rationality that ... More >>
New Director for Centre for Strategic Studies
Monday, 24 August 2009, 5:17 pm | Victoria University of Wellington
Victoria University’s independent think tank in strategic studies will gain one of Australasia’s top scholars in the field next year. Dr Robert Ayson, BSocSci(Hons) (Waikato), MA (ANU), PhD (London), has been appointed Professor of Strategic Studies ... More >>
Victoria receives grant to consider future tourism
Monday, 17 August 2009, 1:08 pm | Victoria University of Wellington
A future tourism experience could involve visiting New Zealand national parks via hologram, or experiencing local food or wine using molecules from a memory bank. Dr Ian Yeoman, Dr John Moriarty and Professor Douglas Pearce of Victoria University’s ... More >>
Academics receive grant to consider future tourism
Monday, 17 August 2009, 11:01 am | Victoria University of Wellington
A future tourism experience could involve visiting New Zealand national parks via hologram, or experiencing local food or wine using molecules from a memory bank. More >>
US legal system beckons for Victoria Professor
Friday, 14 August 2009, 10:15 am | Victoria University of Wellington
The issue of crime and punishment is the focus of a year-long fellowship in New York that has been awarded to Victoria University Professor John Pratt. The Professor of Criminology is one of 14 international academics to further their study at the ... More >>
Impact/Collision—Three Short Plays
Wednesday, 12 August 2009, 2:36 pm | Victoria University of Wellington
Impact/Collision, the first of four seasons showcasing third year theatre students’ directing talents at Victoria University, promises to start things with a bang. More >>
Research looks at partner violence
Monday, 3 August 2009, 4:43 pm | Victoria University of Wellington
Māori are twice as likely to be the victims of intimate partner violence (IPV) over a lifetime and over the past 12 months, according to research by Victoria University student Fleur McLaren. More >>
Architecture students in 24 hour competition
Friday, 31 July 2009, 2:44 pm | Victoria University of Wellington
Architecture students are preparing for sleep deprivation as they count down to Superstudio, a 24 hour design ideas competition, which kicks off tonight. More >>
Māori workplace language research revealed
Friday, 31 July 2009, 10:16 am | Victoria University of Wellington
As Aotearoa celebrates Māori Language Week, a three-year study by Victoria University has identified some differences between the language of leaders in Māori and Pākehā organisations. Victoria’s Language in the Workplace team focused on understanding ... More >>
Pulsating White Dwarfs explained
Tuesday, 28 July 2009, 11:59 am | Victoria University of Wellington
Exploring distant parts of the galaxy, astrophysicist Denis Sullivan has collaborated on the discovery of about six extrasolar planets—not bad for an accidental astronomer. Next Tuesday Professor Sullivan will discuss his most recent research into some of ... More >>
