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Waikato University enrolments as at March 6
Tuesday, 6 March 2012, 10:42 am | Waikato University
The number of Equivalent Full-Time Students at Waikato University at the start of A Semester is 1.5% up on the same time last year. By March 5, the university had 7,887 Ministry-funded (ie domestic) EFTS, up 1% on the same time last year. More >>
Tumultuous relationship between Journalism and PR thawing
Wednesday, 29 February 2012, 1:23 pm | Waikato University
A University of Waikato student’s study has found the tumultuous relationship between public relations practitioners and journalists isn’t as rocky as it once was. More >>
Waikato University: Sailor the Puffer fish Apple app
Monday, 27 February 2012, 12:41 pm | Waikato University
A team of students from Waikato University have developed an app to teach kids with asthma how to best manage their condition, with the help of a wee puffer fish called Sailor. More >>
Waikato University paper savings climb sky high
Monday, 27 February 2012, 10:32 am | Waikato University
The University of Waikato has reduced its yearly paper usage by the height of two Sky Towers thanks to a new online purchasing system. In the 2010-2011 financial year, the university bought 13,573 (29%) fewer reams of A4 photocopy paper than in the ... More >>
Measuring health for wealth
Wednesday, 22 February 2012, 11:04 am | Waikato University
It’s long been the custom to measure a nation’s wealth or standard of living by GDP per person, but economists now concede there are many measures that might be better indicators. More >>
Waikato University mobile web puts campus at your fingertips
Tuesday, 7 February 2012, 3:27 pm | Waikato University
As the new crop of uni students gears up for the 2012 academic year, they’ll find the University of Waikato ready and waiting for them – on the small screen. New students simply have to call up Waikato’s dedicated mobile web on their smartphones ... More >>
New professor to create agribusiness step-change at Waikato
Thursday, 26 January 2012, 5:00 pm | Waikato University
Agribusiness research and teaching at the University of Waikato takes a big step forward in March with the arrival of leading agriculture researcher and commentator Professor Jacqueline Rowarth. More >>
Waikato researchers & Ngāti Awa find hope for poisoned land
Monday, 16 January 2012, 12:40 pm | Waikato University
University of Waikato researchers have found fungi and plants that can reduce dioxins in contaminated land by up to 85%. Waikato University Biological Sciences Professor Roberta Farrell and research associate Dr Joanne Thwaites Kelly have been working ... More >>
Domestic violence still being minimised by decision makers
Wednesday, 14 December 2011, 12:50 pm | Waikato University
A Waikato University law academic who helped change the face of domestic violence legislation in New Zealand says domestic violence and its consequences continue to be minimised by the judiciary and other family law decision makers. More >>
University brings together scientists for coastal forum
Tuesday, 13 December 2011, 1:00 pm | Waikato University
The University of Waikato is bringing together renowned coastal and marine scientists and Bay of Plenty iwi for a day-long public symposium in Tauranga in January. More >>
University of Waikato opens coastal research field station
Thursday, 8 December 2011, 3:04 pm | Waikato University
An afternoon launch marked the official opening of the University of Waikato’s new coastal research field station at Sulphur Point yesterday. The new facility is a first for the University, and a significant milestone for its Coastal Marine Group, ... More >>
University of Waikato student scores dream placement
Monday, 5 December 2011, 7:38 pm | Waikato University
5 December 2011 University of Waikato student scores dream placement at Toshiba University of Waikato mechanical engineering student Toni O’Sullivan is off to Tokyo to work with technology giant Toshiba. More >>
Digital technologies enhance maths learning
Friday, 25 November 2011, 11:27 am | Waikato University
How the digital world has changed the way primary school children learn and understand maths is the subject of a new book launched yesterday at the University of Waikato, Tauranga. More >>
Waikato Uni officially opens coastal research field centre
Thursday, 24 November 2011, 4:52 pm | Waikato University
The University of Waikato will hold two ceremonies to officially open its coastal research field centre in Tauranga early next month. More >>
Effect of Rena dispersants to be known by Christmas
Thursday, 24 November 2011, 4:50 pm | Waikato University
Effect of Rena dispersants to be known by Christmas – Waikato Professor Waikato University’s Chair in Coastal Science Professor Chris Battershill says the upcoming months will reveal the true environmental impact of the dispersants used during the ... More >>
River fertile ground for former Waikato academic
Wednesday, 23 November 2011, 11:33 am | Waikato University
The list of books penned by former Waikato University academic John McCraw is a long one so his latest, at the age of 86, is fittingly about New Zealand’s longest river - the mighty Waikato. More >>
Mau Moko a student favourite off shore
Wednesday, 23 November 2011, 11:29 am | Waikato University
A book on Māori moko written by University of Waikato academics has won an award from the University of French Polynesia. The French translation of Mau Moko: The World of Māori Tattoo was named the students’ favourite text book for 2011 at ... More >>
Research centre at Waikato tackles environmental law issues
Wednesday, 23 November 2011, 10:32 am | Waikato University
A new centre being launched at the University of Waikato Te Piringa-Faculty of Law brings together expertise from a wide range of fields to tackle environmental law issues. More >>
Tesearch into Rena impact critical to environmental recovery
Tuesday, 22 November 2011, 11:02 am | Waikato University
The Bay of Plenty has now been spared another major spill from MV Rena , but University of Waikato scientists will continue to research and monitor the effects of the spilt oil to understand how badly it has contaminated the environment and food chain. More >>
Waikato student studying kaimoana recovery in wake of Rena
Monday, 21 November 2011, 5:29 pm | Waikato University
A Waikato University doctoral student is researching the recovery time for kaimoana in the Bay of Plenty following the Rena oil spill. Julien Huteau, a Coastal Marine Group student, plans to do his PhD on ecology changes in the Tauranga harbour and ... More >>
