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Studio 77: Theatre Programme’s Directing Season

Tuesday, 7 August 2007, 12:32 am | Victoria University of Wellington

Over the Semester we will present four seasons of short plays directed by THEA304 students under the guidance of some of Wellington’s best professional directors. More >>

Peace through dialogue

Friday, 3 August 2007, 2:18 pm | Victoria University of Wellington

Professor Paul Morris, Director of Religious Studies, has been awarded the Interfaith Gold Medal for Peace through Dialogue by the International Council of Christians and Jews. More >>

Victoria's Distinguished Alumni Awards announced

Friday, 3 August 2007, 12:51 am | Victoria University of Wellington

A long-serving high school principal, a lawyer and arts patron, a business leader, a leading scientist, a former Silver Ferns captain, and an internationally renowned humanitarian are the six winners of Victoria University of Wellington's annual Distinguished ... More >>

Increasing road-user speed and distance judgement

Friday, 3 August 2007, 12:43 am | Victoria University of Wellington

Providing road-users with training to improve their judgement of speed and distance will lead to a reduction in road traffic accidents, say the authors of a study of gap-acceptance decisions. More >>

Genomic research to investigate rare children's di

Monday, 30 July 2007, 1:16 pm | Victoria University of Wellington

The therapeutic effects of existing pharmaceutical drugs on a rare disease affecting one in 2000 children is under investigation by Victoria medical researchers using a new, specialised microscope. More >>

Study on separated parents

Monday, 30 July 2007, 11:50 am | Victoria University of Wellington

A new study by the Roy McKenzie Centre for the Study of Families at Victoria University is calling for separated parents to share their experiences. The study aims to investigate the decisions that separating parents make about living arrangements for their children, ... More >>

Poet Fleur Adcock to receive honorary doctorate

Thursday, 26 July 2007, 2:08 pm | Victoria University of Wellington

Internationally renowned poet Fleur Adcock is to receive an honorary doctorate from Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand. More >>

Agreement to build better NZ/Indonesian relations

Friday, 20 July 2007, 5:23 pm | Victoria University of Wellington

An agreement signed between the University and Indonesia's State Islamic University in Jakarta is a significant step towards greater bilateral relations applauded by Prime Minster Helen Clark. More >>

Phenomenal funding for cutting-edge research

Friday, 20 July 2007, 4:15 pm | Victoria University of Wellington

Victoria University has won more than $5.5 million in contracts from the Foundation for Research, Science and Technology as part of NZ$628 million in contracts announced this week. More >>

Wages Still on the Rise

Friday, 20 July 2007, 1:42 pm | Victoria University of Wellington

The 2007 update on New Zealand wages and conditions will be released at a series of seminars being held in late July and early August by Victoria University's Industrial Relations Centre. More >>

Wired for sound

Thursday, 19 July 2007, 9:45 am | Victoria University of Wellington

The auditory possibilities of the Adam Art Gallery are to be explored in Wired for Sound, a night of performances by two established sound practitioners. More >>

International 'war of words' win for Victoria

Wednesday, 18 July 2007, 5:34 pm | Victoria University of Wellington

A Victoria Debating Society team came second in the Australasian Intervarsity Debating Championships held in Kuala Lumpur last week, with one member winning the Martin Sorenson Cup for best speaker out of 324 competitors. More >>

Ensuring accountability in the public sector

Friday, 6 July 2007, 2:10 pm | Victoria University of Wellington

Politicians and state sector officials need to show more of an inclination to behave honourably in response to public calls for accountability when things go badly wrong, says Associate Professor Bob Gregory from the University's School of Government. More >>

Prestigious scholarships for Victoria postgraduate

Thursday, 5 July 2007, 11:26 am | Victoria University of Wellington

Victoria postgraduate students have been awarded four of nine prestigious William Georgetti Scholarships for their research in the fields of philosophy, classics, design and engineering. More >>

UK writer leads off Wellington literary season

Tuesday, 3 July 2007, 12:16 am | Victoria University of Wellington

A lively line-up of local and international authors will warm up the weeks of winter in the International Institute of Modern Letters’ annual Writers on Mondays series. The 2007 season starts on 16 July at 1 pm at City Gallery Wellington with visiting ... More >>

Architecture competition a winner

Friday, 29 June 2007, 11:21 am | Victoria University of Wellington

A competition run by the Department of Conservation (DoC) in association with Victoria University's School of Design has proved to be a winner for all involved. Victoria third-year architecture student Peter Mora's concept for a new shelter at the McKinnon ... More >>