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Wānanga joins University of Waikato
Wednesday, 25 August 2010, 12:27 pm | Waikato University
Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi has joined a partnership which delivers education solutions for the wider Bay of Plenty region. More >>
Science enthusiast wins national teaching award
Thursday, 5 August 2010, 2:38 pm | Waikato University
Waikato University biology lecturer Dr Alison Campbell has been recognised for her outstanding teaching practices with a national Tertiary Teaching Excellence Award presented at a ceremony in Wellington this week. More >>
Grant Helps Waikato University Student’s Research
Tuesday, 27 July 2010, 12:24 pm | Waikato University
Waikato University masters student Yvonne Phillips is investigating home energy efficiency in the Waikato, helping community organisations identify how much financial incentive would be required to get owners to insulate their home More >>
Waikato University’s titanium alloy research boost
Wednesday, 14 July 2010, 2:38 pm | Waikato University
Ground-breaking research into the consolidation of titanium alloy powders into high value-added products at the University of Waikato has been given a boost in the latest Foundation for Research, Science and Technology investment round. More >>
Engineering Student Wins Fulbright Scholarship
Tuesday, 13 July 2010, 3:55 pm | Waikato University
Waikato PhD student Paul Ewart heads to the US later this month to spend a year at the University of Texas in Edinburg on a prestigious Fulbright scholarship.Ewart will use his Fulbright Award to work with Professor Seokyoung Ahn. More >>
Waikato University supports a Spark
Tuesday, 13 July 2010, 9:44 am | Waikato University
The University of Waikato is again supporting the Spark International Festival of Media and Design, taking place August 9-13. More >>
Top ecologist named new dean at Waikato
Monday, 12 July 2010, 3:00 pm | Waikato University
A passionate advocate for ecological restoration in urban areas has been named the new Dean of Science and Engineering at the University of Waikato. More >>
Uni students getting what they want
Monday, 12 July 2010, 10:18 am | Waikato University
Waikato University students will be getting what they want from a new and hands-on paper. More >>
Titanium Research Key Part Of Waikato Research
Monday, 28 June 2010, 4:12 pm | Waikato University
The Titanium Industry Development Association opens its facility on Friday. The two-storey building, complete with an array of titanium testing equipment, is at Windermere Campus, the site the University of Waikato shares with the Bay of Plenty Polytechnic. More >>
Kauri provide a unique climate change record
Thursday, 27 May 2010, 3:49 pm | Waikato University
Northland’s long summer drought has brought benefits for international climate change researchers, says the Director of the Waikato Radiocarbon Dating Laboratory, Dr Alan Hogg. More >>
Waikato Trained Teachers Emerge Quality-Assured
Monday, 17 May 2010, 4:49 pm | Waikato University
Waikato University produces high-quality teachers who are highly regarded in the profession thanks to its stringent selection procedures, says the head of teacher education at the University’s top-ranked Faculty of Education. More >>
An Indian experience for University student
Friday, 26 March 2010, 2:47 pm | Waikato University
University of Waikato student Amrita Sahay is set for an experience of a lifetime. More >>
Waikato University geography student crimefighter
Monday, 15 March 2010, 10:30 am | Waikato University
When do most arson attacks occur in the Waikato? And are you more likely to be assaulted in Hamilton or Whitianga over the summer? For hi-tech help in pinpointing where and when crime happens, best turn to a geographer. More >>
Professor To Research Europe’s Immigration Issues
Monday, 1 March 2010, 10:25 am | Waikato University
An internationally acknowledged expert on the economics of immigration from the University of Waikato is to co-lead a $4.5 million international research project looking at the impacts of immigrant diversity in Europe More >>
Award for Waikato agricultural economist
Wednesday, 24 February 2010, 12:01 pm | Waikato University
An economist who advises the Gates Foundation on agricultural research funding has won the Dean’s Award for Outstanding Emerging Scholar at the University of Waikato Management School. More >>
Top Maori fellowship for chef-turned-chemist
Tuesday, 23 February 2010, 11:46 am | Waikato University
A Northland chemistry student at the University of Waikato has won a top fellowship worth $34,500 over two years. The Te Tipu Putaiao Fellowship will allow Sam Pachal, who’s of Ngaiterangi descent, to begin Masters-level research on ways to add value ... More >>
New Zealand hit by ‘premature ageing’
Monday, 15 February 2010, 1:01 pm | Waikato University
New Zealand is suffering from ‘premature ageing’ and must take action to boost its workforce, warns Professor Natalie Jackson, the new director of the Centre for Population Studies at the University of Waikato. More >>
Waikato University hosts network opportunity
Monday, 25 January 2010, 4:26 pm | Waikato University
Top computer network techies from North America and Australasia are among the invited speakers to a conference being hosted by Waikato University’s WAND computer network research group and its spin-off company Rurallink this week [January 27-29]. More >>
Electricity changes may increase hydro spills
Thursday, 10 December 2009, 4:57 pm | Waikato University
Critics of the new energy law changes say the overhaul of the electricity sector may not have the desired effect of getting prices down, or even constrain price increases. Waikato University’s Earl Bardsley says the proposed changes have some unusual ... More >>
Top Scholarship Awarded to Waikato Student
Monday, 30 November 2009, 10:27 am | Waikato University
A Waikato University biochemistry student has been awarded a prestigious Woolf Fisher Scholarship, worth $100,000 a year for up to four years, to study for a PhD at either Oxford or Cambridge University in the UK. Ashley Easter is one of three recipients ... More >>