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Victoria debaters defending title
Thursday, 16 November 2006, 11:38 am | Victoria University of Wellington
Twenty-four university debating teams from throughout New Zealand will congregate in Wellington this weekend for the New Zealand British Parliamentary Open Debating Championships where Victoria University will have the chance to defend its title. More >>
GST designers honoured
Wednesday, 15 November 2006, 1:58 pm | Victoria University of Wellington
The team which revolutionised New Zealand’s taxation system will have their efforts recognised at a parliamentary reception tomorrow night (November 16) to open Twenty Years of GST: the Best Path Forward (Nov 16-18), a major international conference ... More >>
Victoria research could aid oil search
Tuesday, 14 November 2006, 12:45 am | Victoria University of Wellington
Researchers at Victoria University have been able to track for the first time the speed with which liquids move between different pores in rocks that hold hydrocarbons. More >>
New librarian appointed at Victoria
Monday, 13 November 2006, 11:55 am | Victoria University of Wellington
Victoria University has appointed a new librarian with a wide range of experience in education information services. Sue Roberts is expected to take up her new role as University Librarian at Victoria University in February next year and is currently ... More >>
Education key focus for new Victoria centre
Friday, 10 November 2006, 4:41 pm | Victoria University of Wellington
From the effectiveness of professional development for teachers to the impact of the National Certificate of Educational Achievement (NCEA) on student motivation, a new collaborative research centre at Victoria University of Wellington will investigate ... More >>
Rubik’s Cube and the path to problem-solving
Friday, 10 November 2006, 11:10 am | Victoria University of Wellington
A problem-solving course to be run by a visiting American professor in Victoria University’s Summer Trimester could be just the ticket for those who have always been frustrated by that 1980s icon, the Rubik’s Cube. More >>
Ageing in New Zealand
Wednesday, 8 November 2006, 3:39 pm | Victoria University of Wellington
The ageing workforce, elder care and the living standards of older people are some of the issues to be discussed at a major conference next week, jointly sponsored by Victoria University’s New Zealand Institute for Research on Ageing. More >>
Wiremu Parker Memorial Seminar
Wednesday, 8 November 2006, 11:48 am | Victoria University of Wellington
The seminar includes a tribute to the late Dr Wiremu Parker as well as a presentation on research undertaken for the Broadcasting Standards Authority regarding the Potrayal of Mâori And Te Ao Mâori In Broadcasting, and in particular, the Foreshore and ... More >>
Language specialist appointed Assistant V-C
Tuesday, 7 November 2006, 1:54 pm | Victoria University of Wellington
Victoria University has appointed language researcher, Associate Professor David Crabbe, as its new Assistant Vice-Chancellor (Academic). More >>
Former principal appointed Dean of Education
Monday, 6 November 2006, 5:30 pm | Victoria University of Wellington
The last chief executive and principal of the Wellington College of Education has been appointed as Pro Vice-Chancellor (Education) and Dean of Education at Victoria University of Wellington. Professor Dugald Scott has been appointed to the role, ... More >>
Public Lecture: world-leading planetary scientist
Monday, 6 November 2006, 2:24 pm | Victoria University of Wellington
Professor David Stevenson, a world-leading planetary scientist and Victoria University graduate will give a public lecture on Jupiter this week. More >>
Future architects’ and designers’ works on display
Thursday, 2 November 2006, 12:22 am | Victoria University of Wellington
The work of New Zealand’s future architects and designers will be featured in a two week exhibition at Victoria University’s Te Aro Campus from 4 to 17 November 2006. More >>
Former Malaysian PM to speak at Victoria
Tuesday, 31 October 2006, 4:04 pm | Victoria University of Wellington
The former Prime Minister of Malaysia, Tun Dr Mahathir bin Mohamad, is to deliver the 2006 Chair of Malay Studies Saad Lecture at Victoria University on November 7. More >>
Wellington’s inaugural climate change festival
Monday, 30 October 2006, 2:59 pm | Victoria University of Wellington
The International Day of Action on Climate Change will kick off in style at the inaugural Wellington Climate Change Festival this Saturday (November 4) Festival spokesperson Benjamin Gleisner says the event aims to be informal and informative and runs from ... More >>
Honours for committed friends of University
Friday, 27 October 2006, 4:27 pm | Victoria University of Wellington
The outstanding contributions of two Wellingtonians to Victoria University will be recognised in a ceremony this Monday (30 October), when two of its supporters will be honoured with a Hunter Fellowship. More >>
Record growth in union membership
Friday, 27 October 2006, 12:14 am | Victoria University of Wellington
A recent Victoria University survey has found that union membership in New Zealand in 2005 increased by 23,290 (6.6%) over the previous year. This is the biggest jump in membership in a single year, since reporting began in 1991. More >>
Students on a journey
Thursday, 26 October 2006, 2:48 pm | Victoria University of Wellington
The transition from secondary school to university is often mentally challenging, but a group of Wellington students is preparing to make it a physical challenge as well. More >>
Victoria honours distinguished architect
Tuesday, 24 October 2006, 1:33 pm | Victoria University of Wellington
An architect whose award-winning designs span beach houses to the Southern Hemisphere’s tallest tower is to receive an honorary doctorate from Victoria University of Wellington. More >>
Twenty years on – GST reaches a major milestone
Friday, 13 October 2006, 10:56 am | Victoria University of Wellington
Twenty years after the Goods & Services Tax revolutionised New Zealand’s taxation system, the controversial tax will be the subject of a major conference at Victoria University. More >>
Inaugural Chair in E-Government appointed
Thursday, 12 October 2006, 11:19 am | Victoria University of Wellington
An Oxford University researcher has been appointed as the inaugural Chair in E-Government at Victoria University of Wellington, one of the first such positions in the world. More >>
