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Distinguished academic joins Victoria
Friday, 13 August 2004, 9:51 am | Victoria University of Wellington
Distinguished American academic Professor Tom Angelo has joined Victoria University as the new Director of its University Teaching Development Centre and as Professor of Higher Education. More >>
International jurist to receive honorary degree
Thursday, 12 August 2004, 11:33 am | Victoria University of Wellington
One of New Zealand's most distinguished international lawyers, judges and academics, the Rt Hon Sir Kenneth Keith, is to receive an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from Victoria University. More >>
Community Funding Cuts Mean More Fees
Tuesday, 10 August 2004, 4:24 pm | Victoria University of Wellington
The slashing of community education funding to Victoria University means students will pay more for learning support services in 2005, said Victoria University of Wellington Students’ Association President Amanda Hill today. More >>
Value of Pacific architecture asserted
Tuesday, 10 August 2004, 10:00 am | Victoria University of Wellington
Traditional and contemporary architecture within Pacific nations such as New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Tonga and Australia has often been overlooked by educational institutes, in favour of teaching European practices. More >>
Marine geology pioneer to deliver lecture
Monday, 9 August 2004, 11:05 am | Victoria University of Wellington
Studying Antarctica is the key to understanding exactly why the earth is getting warmer, according to Professor Jim Kennett, who will present the 2004 ST Lee Lecture in Antarctic Studies at Victoria University on Thursday 12 August. More >>
Research sheds new light on stepfamilies
Monday, 9 August 2004, 11:03 am | Victoria University of Wellington
Stepparents and non-resident parents play just as important role in the behaviour and well-being of their children as the parent they live with, Victoria University researchers have found. More >>
Celestial Sounds
Friday, 6 August 2004, 2:33 pm | Victoria University of Wellington
Two remarkable international instrumentalists: Japanese performer/composer Takashi Harada, who plays on one of the first invented electronic instruments, the ethereal ondes martenot, and Thai crystal-glass virtuoso, Thaweesak Weeraphong, will be hosted ... More >>
College of Education and Victoria merger
Friday, 6 August 2004, 1:37 pm | Victoria University of Wellington
The future shape of teacher education is likely to be influenced by merger between the Wellington College of Education and Victoria University of Wellington. Both institutions have a commitment to a shared vision of teacher education that is connected to subject ... More >>
Cross-Cultural Explorations
Thursday, 29 July 2004, 11:58 am | Victoria University of Wellington
Hot on the heels of their latest exhibition of contemporary New Zealand art, the Adam Art Gallery at Victoria University presents Two Laws…One Big Spirit and Gordon Walters: Prints and Design, showcasing the work of a New Zealand artist and an Aboriginal ... More >>
New Zealand’s ‘hidden Irish’ emerge
Monday, 26 July 2004, 11:46 am | Victoria University of Wellington
The history of New Zealand’s ‘hidden Irish’ will be explored by international speakers and local experts at a conference at Victoria University from 29-31 July. More >>
What is the bottom line?
Monday, 12 July 2004, 12:49 am | Victoria University of Wellington
A one-off panel discussion on the role of sustainability in corporate reporting is to launch a collaborative research programme between Victoria University and Landcare Research on Thursday 15 July. More >>
Culture in the global village – public lecture
Friday, 9 July 2004, 10:52 am | Victoria University of Wellington
In a world connected by modern information technology, culture and tradition are constantly in the news. Cultures are frequently described as "dying out", "fighting for survival", being "saved", undergoing a "renaissance" ... More >>
New scholarships offered in diverse subject mix
Friday, 9 July 2004, 12:05 am | Victoria University of Wellington
Victoria University is boosting postgraduate research by investing more than $120,000 a year in new strategic research scholarships. More >>
Runaway Model
Thursday, 8 July 2004, 12:42 am | Victoria University of Wellington
Victoria University is on the hunt for the architectural model of the Hunter Building, commissioned in the 1970's. The model is of the original building and its proposed redevelopment on the Kelburn Campus. More >>
New Head of Social and Cultural Studies
Thursday, 1 July 2004, 11:53 am | Victoria University of Wellington
Victoria University gender expert Dr Jenny Neale has been appointed as the new Head of School for the School of Social and Cultural Studies. Her appointment begins on 1 July 2004. More >>
PM to give Paterson Oration at Victoria University
Monday, 28 June 2004, 1:14 pm | Victoria University of Wellington
New Zealand Prime Minister, the Rt Hon Helen Clark, is to give the John Paterson Oration at Victoria University's Pipitea Campus in downtown Wellington today (June 28). More >>
200 young poets enter Bell Gully competition
Friday, 25 June 2004, 3:08 pm | Victoria University of Wellington
More than 200 poems have been submitted for this year's Bell Gully National Schools Poetry Competition, organised by Victoria University’s International Institute of Modern Letters, and judged by award winning poet Glenn Colquhoun More >>
More NZers signing up to become union members
Tuesday, 15 June 2004, 10:05 am | Victoria University of Wellington
The number of New Zealanders joining unions continues to rise with membership increasing for the fourth year in a row according to a survey by Victoria University's Industrial Relations Centre. More >>
Victoria University values general staff
Thursday, 10 June 2004, 1:55 pm | Victoria University of Wellington
Victoria University rejects the claim by the Association of University Staff that the University regards general staff as being worth less than their academic counterparts. More >>
Law students win online
Wednesday, 9 June 2004, 2:55 pm | Victoria University of Wellington
Two teams from Victoria University's Law School have been successful in an international competition organised by the University of Massachusetts' Centre for Information Technology and Dispute Resolution. More >>
