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Finding Mū at Fieldays
Wednesday, 13 June 2012, 2:48 pm | Waikato University
University of Waikato graduation mascot Mū will be hiding at Fieldays this year. The cuddly Friesian cow, appropriately dressed in red band gumboots and flannel, will be among the crowds at the National Agricultural Fieldays, and those who can ... More >>
How enzymes can help farmers
Friday, 8 June 2012, 12:37 pm | Waikato University
University of Waikato scientists are taking a closer look at the microbiological communities found in the rumen to find out how to produce milk, meat and wool in the most efficient way. More >>
That Funny Guy
Wednesday, 30 May 2012, 4:09 pm | Waikato University
That Funny Guy Sell out solo shows in Wellington and Auckland, the 48 hour film challenge and the finals of the Billy T James Award – all part of a week’s work for former Waikato student and comedian Tom Furniss. Furniss is now waiting to see ... More >>
Waikato University Student Floats Idea to Help Farmers
Tuesday, 29 May 2012, 4:11 pm | Waikato University
Rebecca Eivers has a soft spot for Waikato’s ailing peat lakes. The University of Waikato doctorate student wants to nurse them back to health one floating wetland at a time. More >>
Waikato University student helps LIC sort out the cows
Wednesday, 23 May 2012, 4:08 pm | Waikato University
A summer studying cows has given a University of Waikato student an unparalleled insight into bovine behaviour. Dushyant Parmar’s farming experience was pretty limited before he started working with farmer cooperative Livestock Improvement Corporation ... More >>
Statistics Absent in the Solo Parent, Contraception Debate
Tuesday, 15 May 2012, 12:44 pm | Waikato University
Solo parents, teenage births and babies born outside marriage are all statistics on the radar of the National Institute of Demographic and Economic Analysis, based at the University of Waikato. More >>
University of Waikato expert to discuss religious problems
Thursday, 3 May 2012, 11:15 am | Waikato University
University of Waikato Religious Studies Professor Douglas Pratt will shed light on why religion can lead to extremism during his Inaugural Professorial Lecture being held at the university later this month. More >>
Kīngitanga Day Details Announced
Tuesday, 1 May 2012, 3:56 pm | Waikato University
Prominent Māori academics, lawyers, historians and esteemed kaumātua will discussion the place of the Treaty of Waitangi in a constitution for Aotearoa during Kīngitanga Day at the University of Waikato. More >>
Dr Bogan, I presume
Monday, 30 April 2012, 10:01 am | Waikato University
It’s pretty easy to spot a bogan – their clothes and the symbols on them, their tattoos and hairstyles, their cars and the thrashing heavy metal music, but a doctoral study of bogans by Waikato University student Dave Snell reveals that underneath, ... More >>
Volunteer work leads to a new career direction
Thursday, 19 April 2012, 10:58 am | Waikato University
There aren’t many graduating teachers who can tell their students they used to have a giraffe in the back yard. University of Waikato graduand Amondi Ouku-Mowbray is looking forward to sharing her story and teaching children about difference and ... More >>
Waikato MBA students face Dragon’s Den
Thursday, 29 March 2012, 4:30 pm | Waikato University
Waikato MBA students put themselves and their business prowess in the spotlight this week, taking part in the first University of Waikato Management School Dragon’s Den competition. More >>
Scholarship helps man return to dancing
Tuesday, 27 March 2012, 4:33 pm | Waikato University
Hamilton’s Simon Howie is returning to his passion for dance with help from the University of Waikato’s Sir Edmund Hillary Scholarship Programme. The 32-year-old is one of 43 students selected this year for the programme, which awards scholarships ... More >>
Waikato University Hillary scholars in Under 23 Rowing squad
Tuesday, 27 March 2012, 3:56 pm | Waikato University
Four University of Waikato Sir Edmund Hillary Scholars have been named in the New Zealand Under 23 Rowing Squad. Returning scholars Finian Scott, Giacomo Thomas, Shaun Kirkham and new Hillary scholar Georgia Perry have been named in the squad to compete ... More >>
Waikato University Vice-Chancellor’s 2012 Cricket Challenge
Friday, 16 March 2012, 9:48 am | Waikato University
The annual University of Waikato Vice-Chancellor’s Cricket Challenge against Northern Districts Māori takes place later this month. This year the annual match will be a Twenty 20 between an invitational University of Waikato XI and the Northern Districts ... More >>
Why you shouldn’t cut marketing during a recession
Wednesday, 14 March 2012, 3:22 pm | Waikato University
Billions of dollars of shareholder value are destroyed each year by companies that respond to an economic downturn by cutting marketing budgets. That’s the finding of a top marketing professor from the Netherlands who’ll be speaking at a Waikato ... More >>
Celebrations to recognise Māori academic excellence
Tuesday, 13 March 2012, 10:55 am | Waikato University
The University of Waikato will host the tenth annual Te Amorangi National Māori Academic Excellence Awards this month. The awards recognise Māori PhD graduates who have had their doctorates conferred in the last calendar year. More >>
Waikato University halls get multi-million dollar facelift
Monday, 12 March 2012, 10:53 am | Waikato University
Waikato University halls get multi-million dollar facelift The University of Waikato is investing $7.5 million this year to upgrade part of its student accommodation. More >>
2012 International Celebrity Showcase artist
Monday, 12 March 2012, 10:45 am | Waikato University
This year’s Waikato University International Celebrity Showcase will feature London-based Australian pianist Piers Lane. More >>
Waikato University: Tess Embling Memorial Scholarship
Wednesday, 7 March 2012, 4:52 pm | Waikato University
The University of Waikato has launched a new scholarship in honour of a student who died from cancer in 2010. Faculty of Science and Engineering staff members Fiona Clarkson and Catherine Bryan have created a scholarship to celebrate the life and ... More >>
Waikato University student tasked with making futsal popular
Tuesday, 6 March 2012, 4:30 pm | Waikato University
University of Waikato Sir Edmund Hillary Scholar and New Zealand Futsal White Brayden Lissington has been given a tough task; make futsal popular in the Waikato. More >>
