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Acclaimed international writer visits Wellington
Tue, 13 Aug 2013 17:22:14 +1200 | Victoria University of Wellington
Scottish writer Janice Galloway will appear in conversation with Emily Perkins in Wellington next week as part of Victoria University’s International Institute of Modern Letters (IIML) Writers on Mondays series at Te Papa.More >>
Families contribute to unique study
Tue, 13 Aug 2013 14:54:24 +1200 | University of Auckland
Families in five North Island east coast communities will share their experiences about the end-of-life care of an older family member for a unique community study. More >>
Country needs to work together and clean up its act
Tue, 13 Aug 2013 13:45:19 +1200 | University of Waikato
New Zealand’s 100% Pure branding is too valuable to get rid of so the country needs to clean up its act and live up to its promises, a University of Waikato senior academic says.More >>
Massey celebrating 50 years as a university
Tue, 13 Aug 2013 10:16:09 +1200 | Massey University
Graduates, staff, students and friends will celebrate Massey University’s 50th year of excellence in tertiary education throughout next year with a programme of events and activities.More >>
Pacific coup for University of Waikato scholars
Tue, 13 Aug 2013 10:11:48 +1200 | University of Waikato
Two former University of Waikato classmates are the only New Zealanders selected to take part in a programme aimed at addressing new and emerging threats to the Pacific region.More >>
Cannabis smoking at Canterbury University set to continue
Mon, 12 Aug 2013 17:30:17 +1200 | BudSoc
University of Canterbury security guards have clashed with a student club promoting the legalisation of cannabis. More >>
Seminar: political leadership and the Australian election
Mon, 12 Aug 2013 17:17:16 +1200 | University of Auckland
Professor Brian Costar of Melbourne’s Swinburne University of Technology will present a seminar on Political Leadership and the 2013 Australian Election this Thursday.. More >>
Youth migration a focus of International Youth Day
Mon, 12 Aug 2013 17:04:22 +1200 | NZ Union of Students' Associations
Young people are in the spotlight today with the United Nations’ International Youth Day taking on the theme of youth migration as a way to emphasise the positive contribution young migrants make to societies of origin, transit and destination.More >>
Partnerships signal greater access to R&D for NZ business
Mon, 12 Aug 2013 14:28:40 +1200 | University of Auckland
Growth and innovation across New Zealand will be strengthened through a partnership announced today. Auckland UniServices Ltd, the R&D consultancy company of The University of Auckland, and three other research organisations have signed a Memorandum of More >>
Shoppers asked to vote on budding jewellers’ work
Mon, 12 Aug 2013 13:51:02 +1200 | Manukau Institute of Technology
Jewellery design students from Manukau Institute of Technology (MIT) will be displaying their work at the Westfield Manukau shopping centre as part of a competition being run by local jeweller and manufacturer, Neville Jordon.More >>
Unlocking the causes of autism spectrum disorder
Mon, 12 Aug 2013 13:23:46 +1200 | University of Auckland
Leading scientists from The University of Auckland are working to unlock the causes of autism spectrum disorder (ASD), and they’re encouraging people who are affected to take part in their research.More >>
Reading Recovery not responsible for underachievement
Mon, 12 Aug 2013 11:56:47 +1200 | University of Canterbury
A University of Canterbury (UC) education professor says Reading Recovery is not responsible for the lack of change in the long tail of underachievement in New Zealand school children, as recently suggested by some New Zealand researchers.More >>
Fostering connections to the natural world
Mon, 12 Aug 2013 10:39:29 +1200 | Victoria University of Wellington
Professor Timothy Beatley, an international expert in sustainable cities and urban nature, will be co-hosted by Victoria University and Wellington City Council next week as he sets out to explore Wellington as a ‘living city’.More >>
NZ language teachers need to be confident selecting tech
Sun, 11 Aug 2013 11:49:10 +1200 | University of Canterbury
New Zealand language teachers need to be confident in their ability to selectively use technology, a University of Canterbury (UC) language education expert says. More >>
UC mathematical expert receives second large research grant
Sun, 11 Aug 2013 11:42:55 +1200 | University of Canterbury
Outstanding University of Canterbury (UC) researcher, Dr Maarten McKubre-Jordens, has been awarded another prestigious research grant. More >>
School entranceway wins global award
Fri, 9 Aug 2013 14:18:54 +1200 | University of Auckland
An architectural project focusing on the promotion of healthy and sustainable eating has won an international award. Melanie Pau, Yusef Patel, and Stefan Panovski from The University of Auckland were awarded a 2013 Bentley Student Design Award for their ...More >>
Lecture explores future of photography
Fri, 9 Aug 2013 12:43:33 +1200 | Massey University
Massey University’s annual Peter Turner Memorial Lecture and Symposium this year looks to the past for hints as to the future of photography. Professor Geoffrey Batchen, an internationally renowned photographic historian, teacher, writer and curator based ...More >>
Maori business corporations in it for the long haul
Fri, 9 Aug 2013 12:24:35 +1200 | University of Canterbury
Indigenous post-settlement entities in New Zealand have taken the form of a western corporation as a consequence of historically conditional economic and legal ideology in New Zealand, a UC postgraduate student says. More >>
UC Receives US Patent Approval for Digital Technology
Fri, 9 Aug 2013 12:18:02 +1200 | University of Canterbury
The University of Canterbury (UC) has received a patent for a transistor technology for use in flat screen television sets, computer tablets and mobile phones. More >>
David Shearer's Decent Look at Whitireia Polytechnic
Fri, 9 Aug 2013 10:21:46 +1200 | Whitireia NZ
Yesterday (Thursday 8 August) Labour Party leader David Shearer, accompanied by local MP Kris Faafoi, took a decent look at the Whitireia Wineera Drive campus, the new Health Simulation Suite as well as blocks of older prefabricated classrooms and the ...More >>
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