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Lecturer on hunt for novelist’s papers
Monday, 23 February 2009, 12:08 pm | Waikato University
Descendants of William Satchell are being asked to check their homes for any correspondence, paperwork or manuscripts belonging to the novelist and poet. More >>
Ice could hold clue to greenhouse effect
Tuesday, 10 February 2009, 4:02 pm | Waikato University
It wasn’t always quite so cold at the north and south poles. Between 40 and 65 million years ago in the early Paleogene period, there were no permanent ice sheets at the poles and water temperatures were about 10–20 degrees warmer than today. More >>
Gaza strikes a hot topic at uni summer school
Monday, 12 January 2009, 10:17 am | Waikato University
Israel’s military campaign against Hamas has provided extra fodder for Waikato University’s summer school course on Politics and Violence. More >>
Internatll video game weekend kicks off at Waikato
Friday, 9 January 2009, 11:05 am | Waikato University
Waikato University will be the first venue in the world to start the 48-hour international Global Game Jam at the end of this month. A Game Jam brings people together to create video games. It encourages experimentation and innovation – participants come together ... More >>
Research system ‘stifling quality’
Thursday, 8 January 2009, 10:38 am | Waikato University
A study of New Zealand economists suggests that the flagship university research quality assessment system isn’t yet bringing the expected increase in research quality, and may be weakening incentives in the academic labour market for economists ... More >>
Waikato’s new Writer in Residence
Thursday, 4 December 2008, 4:03 pm | Waikato University
Chidgey’s first novel In a Fishbone Church was published when she was just 27 years old and won the best first book for fiction in the 1998 Montana book awards. Two years later she published Golden Deeds to international acclaim and in the same year ... More >>
Postgraduate Student Awarded Earle Scholarship
Wednesday, 21 May 2008, 3:25 pm | Waikato University
Waikato University Postgraduate Student Awarded Earle Scholarship In Technology Waikato University postgraduate student Lisa van den Berg is one of three recipients of a Dick and Mary Earle Scholarship in Technology for 2008; it was announced today by ... More >>
Management School joins UN-backed initiative
Wednesday, 9 April 2008, 12:12 am | Waikato University
The University of Waikato Management School has become the first New Zealand business school -- and one of the first one hundred worldwide -- to sign up to a global initiative to promote corporate responsibility and sustainability in business education. More >>
Insight into supermarket specials
Tuesday, 4 December 2007, 11:11 am | Waikato University
Research by a University of Waikato Management School academic on the impact of sales promotions on brand switching has won an international award for the most influential article appearing in the highly prestigious Journal of Marketing Research. More >>
Climate change expert awarded top Euro medal
Tuesday, 4 December 2007, 10:55 am | Waikato University
University of Waikato climate change expert awarded top European accolade for environmental work More >>
Teacher Wins National Technology Award
Tuesday, 20 November 2007, 3:17 pm | Waikato University
Hamilton’s St John’s College teacher Steve Andrews has won an Outstanding Teacher in Technology Education Award. More >>
University honours master weaver's life work
Tuesday, 30 October 2007, 4:44 pm | Waikato University
Renowned Maori weaver Diggeress Te Kanawa has followed in the footsteps of her mother Dame Rangimarie Hetet with the award of an honorary doctorate from the University of Waikato for her dedication to keeping alive the traditions of fine weaving. More >>
Getting the best banking deal for small businesses
Friday, 21 September 2007, 1:47 pm | Waikato University
Four out of five small businesses could be paying more than they need to in bank charges, say Waikato Management School finance researchers. But they say making the right choice isn’t easy as banks use different fee structures, and costs vary depending ... More >>
Conference aims to demystify small business dev't
Thursday, 13 September 2007, 2:29 pm | Waikato University
With carbon credits being listed for sale on TradeMe, small businesses are turning to their advisors and accountants to see if they should be venturing into this new market. But what kind of advice will they be getting? More >>
Diarrhoea And Vomiting Outbreak At Waikato
Monday, 10 September 2007, 3:32 pm | Waikato University
Diarrhoea And Vomiting Outbreak At Waikato Hospital More >>
Researchers to look at impact of economic shocks
Monday, 10 September 2007, 11:11 am | Waikato University
When a person is made redundant or suddenly takes ill, it can have a huge effect on the well-being of a family. People have to change their spending, saving and employment habits and plans. More >>
Maori students doing the business
Friday, 3 August 2007, 4:22 pm | Waikato University
The four regional winners in the Rangatahi Business Competition have been decided. The 25 teams of Maori senior secondary school students presented their business cases to a panel of judges and a crowd of around 700 in Hamilton. More >>
Remittances key to local development
Wednesday, 27 June 2007, 1:50 pm | Waikato University
Remittances from overseas now account for around 15% of Fiji's total household income, creating an important seed capital resource for local entrepreneurs to call upon, says a senior academic from the University of the South Pacific. More >>
Waikato students win coveted PhD scholarships
Tuesday, 27 March 2007, 2:27 pm | Waikato University
Four University of Waikato graduate students have won coveted national top achiever doctoral scholarships in the latest funding round. More >>
Webguide manual for community groups
Monday, 19 March 2007, 10:26 am | Waikato University
A do-it-yourself manual on how community groups, not-for-profit organisations and iwi groups can use the internet more effectively is now being distributed across New Zealand, thanks to a research project based in the University of Waikato Management ... More >>
