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Emissions trading scheme a big step forward
Friday, 21 September 2007, 9:58 am | Victoria University of Wellington
Victoria University environmental studies and policy academics say the Government’s Emissions Trading Scheme is an important step forward in the fight against climate change. More >>
Victoria students inspired by Chinese classic play
Wednesday, 19 September 2007, 11:10 am | Victoria University of Wellington
Students from Victoria University's School of English, Film, Theatre, & Media Studies are collaborating with Chinese theatre specialist Megan Evans to bring to Wellington audiences the New Zealand premiere of Snow in Sweet Summer More >>
Historian James Belich to return to Victoria
Friday, 14 September 2007, 11:54 am | Victoria University of Wellington
Renowned New Zealand historian and prize-winning author James Belich is to join Victoria University's Stout Research Centre as a Professor of History. Victoria Vice-Chancellor Professor Pat Walsh says Professor Belich's appointment will further strengthen the ... More >>
Little Box of Theatrical Treasures at Studio 77
Monday, 10 September 2007, 3:20 pm | Victoria University of Wellington
This September sees the end of a long journey for three talented theatre students from Victoria University as their directorial debuts come to life in the third season of student-directed plays. More >>
Land and Rights: Then and Now
Monday, 10 September 2007, 11:29 am | Victoria University of Wellington
A survey of current thinking around the Seabed and Foreshore Act and a biography of one of the central figures in land dealing in 19th-cenury New Zealand will resonate with all New Zealanders interested in the Pakeha settlement of Aotearoa and the wider ... More >>
Marsden funding for NZ's best and brightest
Friday, 7 September 2007, 10:22 am | Victoria University of Wellington
Alpine faults, colonial literature, sexuality in the media and anti-cancer enzymes are research topics among 18 Victoria projects awarded just under $6m in the prestigious Marsden funding round. More >>
Waste not, want not – making materials from waste
Tuesday, 4 September 2007, 10:51 am | Victoria University of Wellington
The environmental issues of waste-reduction and sustainability in the building industry have been given a twist in an exhibition by students of the University's School of Architecture. To be opened by Member of Parliament Nandor Tanczos on 5 September, ... More >>
Victoria graduates recognised as top achievers
Thursday, 30 August 2007, 2:56 pm | Victoria University of Wellington
Three Victoria University graduates have won funding worth almost $600,000 in the Tertiary Education Commission's Top Achiever Doctoral Scholarships announced today. More >>
Supporting New Zealand's Young Care-givers
Wednesday, 29 August 2007, 3:33 pm | Victoria University of Wellington
Public health researcher Janet McDonald is seeking participants for her study of young people who care for or support an ill or disabled family member. More >>
Young Director Gets Inspiration from an Old Master
Tuesday, 28 August 2007, 10:14 am | Victoria University of Wellington
Three years of theatre study will culminate in the production of three complex, challenging, and arresting plays presented by young directors. More >>
Optimism for long-term benefits of 2001 health ref
Monday, 27 August 2007, 12:07 am | Victoria University of Wellington
A team of researchers from around New Zealand have found that health reforms introduced in 2001 have a good chance of leading to health benefits in the longer term. More >>
Flexible working hours bill overlooks care
Wednesday, 22 August 2007, 1:34 pm | Victoria University of Wellington
The limitation of the Employment Relations (Flexible Working Hours) Amendment Act to employees with young and dependent children is a significant oversight in a country with an ageing population, says Dr Sally Keeling, Director of the University's New ... More >>
Get in the know at Study at Vic Day 2007
Tuesday, 21 August 2007, 10:15 am | Victoria University of Wellington
The population of Victoria University's Kelburn Campus will swell by more than 3,500 as students from throughout New Zealand come and sample life at the capital city university. More >>
Fair to showcase young science talent
Monday, 20 August 2007, 9:58 am | Victoria University of Wellington
Hundreds of young scientists are to showcase their talent at Victoria University in the annual NIWA Wellington Regional Science and Technology Fair, held from 22-25 August. More >>
Majority of youth use Internet without conflict
Thursday, 16 August 2007, 1:45 pm | Victoria University of Wellington
A longitudinal study of New Zealand adolescents shows that 66 percent of 10-14 year old internet users do not demonstrate negative behaviour related to bullying in school, fighting with friends, family conflict and negative peer influence. More >>
Linguist to lecture at Vic
Tuesday, 14 August 2007, 12:48 am | Victoria University of Wellington
A Victoria University alumna is returning for three months as the 2007 Ian Gordon Fellow. More >>
Baby tuatara hatches—first for Matiu/Somes Island
Monday, 13 August 2007, 11:01 am | Victoria University of Wellington
Proof comes in the form of a tiny baby tuatara which emerged last week from an egg found on the island. It’s the first known offspring of 54 Brothers Island tuatara transferred to the island nine years ago. More >>
First-Time Directors Gain Wealth of Experience
Friday, 10 August 2007, 10:23 am | Victoria University of Wellington
Three Victoria University theatre students have been hard at work shaping their creative visions for the stage to be performed from 15 August. Alienated is a selection of three short plays, directed by THEA304 Directing students. This is the first of ... More >>
Turbine seeks fresh energy in 2007
Thursday, 9 August 2007, 11:12 am | Victoria University of Wellington
The online literary journal Turbine (www.vuw.ac.nz/turbine) is powering up for 2007. The International Institute of Modern Letters at Victoria University is now calling for submissions for the 2007 edition of the journal, which will be launched in December ... More >>
Boosting the body's immune system to fight cancer
Wednesday, 8 August 2007, 3:37 pm | Victoria University of Wellington
Medical researchers at the Malaghan Institute of Medical Research and Victoria's School of Chemical and Physical Sciences have been awarded $60,000 to develop compounds aimed at boosting the body’s immune system to fight cancer. More >>
