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 Victoria is a thriving community of almost 25,000 people. Most, of course, are students  of all nationalities, from all walks of life  who have come to learn in the vital, open environment that only university study can offer.

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Maori 26 Jul 2012
Reversing the decline in speakers of te reo Maori

Understanding what helps people become active users of the Maori language could hold the key to reversing the decline in speaker numbers, says a Victoria University researcher.

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News 26 Jul 2012
Gift boosts public policy research for ordinary New Zealanders

Victoria's School of Government will tonight launch a new research institute that will look into issues at the heart of the democratic process, thanks to a generous $3 million endowment from The Gama Foundation.

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News 25 Jul 2012
Eminent theologian to deliver lectures in Wellington next week

WELLINGTON CITY — American theologian Professor William Cavanaugh is delivering four public lectures in Wellington next week.

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Art 24 Jul 2012
From the Old World to the New

WELLINGTON CITY — The extent of renowned French artist Marcel Duchamp's influence on New Zealand artists and his place in our cultural history are explored in the latest exhibition at the Adam Art Gallery.

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News 23 Jul 2012
New editorial role for migration expert

Victoria University’s Dr Alan Gamlen has been appointed as the founding Editor-in-Chief of a new journal from Oxford University Press.

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Education 19 Jul 2012
Victoria professor wins teaching award

Dr Ocean Mercier has been recognised as one of New Zealand's top teachers.

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Education 17 Jul 2012
Love, learning and professionalism: the big debates in early childhood education

As the number of infants and toddlers entering early childhood education continues to grow, a Victoria University researcher has been investigating what the role of the teachers of very young children should be.

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Education 17 Jul 2012
Victoria appoints new creative writing Director

Author, poet, playwright, and scriptwriter Damien Wilkins will be the next Director of Victoria's International Institute of Modern Letters.

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Conservation 13 Jul 2012
Scientists set out Antarctic challenges

A group of nearly 30 international scientists, including Victoria University’s Professor Peter Barrett, has set out the major conservation challenges facing the Antarctic region now, and for the next 50 years, in an article published in Science magazine.

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Film 12 Jul 2012
Film industry tempting, but tough

Working in film is often precarious, tough and poorly paid, but the attractions of the industry often outweigh the challenges, according to research carried out at Victoria University.

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News 12 Jul 2012
Edwina Palmer first in New Zealand to receive Inoue Yasushi Award

Victoria University Japanese Programme Director and Associate Professor Edwina Palmer is the first New Zealander to receive the prestigious Inoue Yasushi Award for her article entitled ‘A poem to carp about? Poem 16–3828 of the Man'yoshu collection’.

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Education 9 Jul 2012
The science of learning language

WELLINGTON CITY — Ever wondered how people learn languages? Professor Nick Ellis, a world-leading linguist, will explore how humans have developed this fundamental skill at a free public lecture at Victoria University this Thursday.

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Education 27 Jun 2012
John Shewan appointed Adjunct Professor of Accounting at Victoria

Business stalwart John Shewan will help the next generation of students prepare for life in the fast lane by taking up the position of Adjunct Professor of Accounting at Victoria Business School.

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News 26 Jun 2012
An Olympian gathering of poets

A selection of esteemed New Zealand poets will rub shoulders with some of the world’s biggest names in poetry, as part of a cultural festival surrounding the London Olympics.

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News 25 Jun 2012
Hardship, history and home feature in Writers on Mondays

WELLINGTON CITY — A sneak preview into a world inhabited by a hapless young girl rescued from a plague-ravaged slum by a sinister benefactor makes for a dramatic start to this year's Writers on Mondays series.

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Business 14 Jun 2012
Wellington students run international business competition

A plan for an indigenous tribe in Colombia to capitalise on the medicinal properties of a local plant took out the top spot at a Wellington-run international student business case competition.

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Finance 11 Jun 2012
Does austerity pain actually deliver long-term gain?

An Oxford University-led study examining the consequences of the ongoing fiscal squeeze in Western economies is looking to the past to inform the present, with two academics from Victoria's School of Government providing a New Zealand perspective.

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News 9 Jun 2012
Law alumnus awarded Yorke Prize from University of Cambridge

A Victoria University law alumnus and former Faculty member has won the Yorke Prize at Cambridge University.

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News 4 Jun 2012
Queen's Birthday honours for Victoria alumni and friends

Victoria University's alumni and friends from fields as diverse as business, music and medical research have been recognised in the 2012 Queen's Birthday Honours.

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Education 31 May 2012
Students suggest how to balance the country's books

WELLINGTON CITY — The best and brightest from schools around the country arrived in Wellington today to compete in Treasury's inaugural Long-Term Fiscal Schools Challenge, with a scholarship to study at Victoria University at stake.

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Environment 23 May 2012
Experts explore Taupo supervolcano and Pompeii

TAUPO — Taupo’s volcano was the scene of the most recent super-eruption on Earth.

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Education 23 May 2012
Law alumna to dive into fresh water regulation

Victoria law alumna Amelia Keene is the 2012 winner of the New Zealand Law Foundation Ethel Benjamin Scholarship for outstanding women scholars holding a New Zealand university law degree.

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Earthquakes 22 May 2012
Slow earthquakes discovered deep beneath the Alpine Fault

Victoria University scientists have discovered that slow, creeping earthquakes take place deep beneath the Alpine Fault on the South Island’s West Coast, which is regarded as New Zealand’s most hazardous fault line.

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Education 17 May 2012
Family of five making a splash at Victoria

National water polo representative Eamon Lui-Fakaotimanava completed a full family circle of Victoria University graduates when his Bachelor of Commerce and Administration degree was conferred yesterday.

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Science 16 May 2012
Discovery could lead to greener ways of making drugs

Discoveries made during PhD studies by Victoria University graduate Emma Dangerfield could revolutionise the pharmaceutical industry, by allowing drugs to be made in a more environmentally friendly way.

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News 16 May 2012
Graduation update

Today's Graduation parade has been cancelled (Wednesday 16 May).

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Education 14 May 2012
Victoria celebrates biggest graduation yet

WELLINGTON CITY — More graduands than ever before will this week celebrate successfully completing their studies at Victoria University of Wellington's May Graduation ceremonies.

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Deaths 12 May 2012
Victoria saddened by loss of alumnus Sir Geoffrey Henry

Victoria University is saddened by the recent passing of distinguished alumnus, former Cook Islands Prime Minister Sir Geoffrey Arama Henry.

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News 3 May 2012
Honorary Doctorates for acclaimed astrophysicist and outstanding business leader

WELLINGTON CITY — Victoria University of Wellington will confer honorary degrees on an acclaimed astrophysicist and a successful businessman during this month's Graduation ceremonies.

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Health 1 May 2012
Hospital productivity bucks the trend

Victoria University health researchers say hospital productivity in New Zealand rose by more than three to five percent in the period between 2007 and 2009, challenging perceptions that productivity rates in the sector.

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Conservation 28 Apr 2012
New Zealand's remarkable Maud Island frog

In time to celebrate international Save the Frogs Day, a major study has shown that one of New Zealand’s frog species not only lives longer than most other frogs, but has one of the smallest home-ranges known for any vertebrate.

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Conservation 28 Apr 2012
Study suggests how to manage the 'race for marine space'

The way New Zealand currently manages its oceans is not going to work in the face of competing conservation, economic and environmental demands, says visiting American marine policy expert Dr Mike McGinnis.

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News 20 Apr 2012
Probability—the science of uncertainty

Whether it’s your chance of winning Lotto, betting on sports, taking out insurance or weather forecasts predicting the chance of rain, probability plays a part in our everyday lives.

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Diplomacy 20 Apr 2012
Chinese delegation visits Victoria

On Tuesday the University hosted, in conjunction with Business New Zealand, a visit from His Excellency Jia Qinglin, Chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference of the People's Republic of China.

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Art 17 Apr 2012
Looking to the sky

Photographs of the night sky dating as far back as 1874 were discovered in the process of putting together the exhibition 'Dark Sky' for the Adam Art Gallery.

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News 11 Apr 2012
Campus Hub update—crane removal

The crane on the Kelburn campus construction site will be removed on Saturday 14 April (with Sunday 15 April as a back up day).

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News 11 Apr 2012
Inaugural lecture to explore New Zealand's coastal urban places

WELLINGTON CITY — More development on the waterfronts of New Zealand's coastal towns could boost our economic growth and provide valuable public spaces for recreation, says Victoria University researcher Professor Diane Brand.

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News 5 Apr 2012
Best New Zealand Poems bears the crown of good company

The latest issue of Best New Zealand Poems (www.victoria.ac.nz/bestnzpoems) comes with a South Island perspective and Irish rhythm.

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Technology 23 Feb 2012
Vic students help speed up Firefox web browsing

Victoria University student brain power is helping the Firefox web browser go faster.

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Science 21 Feb 2012
Victoria researchers help develop map of Milky Way

We now have a new way of viewing the Milky Way, thanks to Victoria astronomer Melanie Johnston-Hollitt and one of her undergraduate students.

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Conservation 16 Feb 2012
Saving critically endangered species

Wellington is a long way from the continent of Africa but research being conducted at Victoria University is helping restore populations of animals like rhinoceros that live on the African savannahs.

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Health 14 Feb 2012
Research to help hearing loss

Research at Victoria University aims to improve the diagnosis and treatment of hearing defects.

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Books 13 Feb 2012
New book—New Zealand Film and Television: Institution, Industry and Cultural Change

A major new publication exploring the creative achievements and cultural influence of the New Zealand film and television industries will be launched on Thursday.

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Technology 9 Feb 2012
Log onto Facebook, contribute to scientific research

Logging on to Facebook could soon be a way of contributing to important scientific research, as well as finding out what’s going on in your world.

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Media 7 Feb 2012
Celebrating Charles Dickens the parliamentary reporter

Charles Dickens, one of England’s most-loved novelists, was born 200 years ago this week and a Victoria University researcher has come up with what, for some, will be a new twist on his life.

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Science 1 Feb 2012
Research helps manage lucrative rock lobster industry

Victoria University research will help support the management of the New Zealand rock lobster industry, worth $220 million each year.

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News 31 Jan 2012
Emigrating together can be harder than going alone

Ideally, couples are one heart and one soul but when it comes to deciding whether to emigrate, they are often of two minds.

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Alcohol 27 Jan 2012
Drinking cultures and social networking sites

The degree to which social networking is embedded in New Zealand’s youth drinking culture is highlighted in preliminary results from a new study by researchers at Victoria and Massey universities.

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Science 26 Jan 2012
A wee trick for getting rid of rats

Developing new weapons to control the deadliest predator of New Zealand native birds is the goal of a research project underway at Victoria University.

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News 24 Jan 2012
Designing using the element of surprise

One of the elements of successful design is the ability to surprise.

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Education 20 Jan 2012
Centre for Strategic Studies one of world's top think tanks

Victoria’s Centre for Strategic Studies has been named as one of the world’s ‘go to’ think tanks.

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Media 20 Jan 2012
Festival photography exhibition explores documentary medium

Four strikingly different uses of photography, by artists from New Zealand and abroad, are being presented at Victoria University's Adam Art Gallery from next week to coincide with the New Zealand International Arts Festival 2012.

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Technology 19 Jan 2012
Engineering students innovate with Android

Android phones donated by Google have given engineering students at Victoria University the chance to innovate as well as ensuring graduates are job-ready.

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News 18 Jan 2012
Corruption drops as incomes rise say Victoria researchers

Corruption is higher in countries with lower incomes according to Victoria University research that compared changes in levels of corruption in 59 countries over nearly 30 years.

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Internet 16 Jan 2012
Improving web search

Research from Victoria University could help search engines understand people’s queries much better.

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Science 13 Jan 2012
Research helping combat drug addiction

Better help with battling drug addiction could be at hand as a result of research underway at Victoria University of Wellington.

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News 31 Dec 2011
Victoria staff recognised in New Year's Honours list

Victoria University staff Professor Peter Hughes and Professor Tony Angelo have been awarded New Year’s Honours.

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News 31 Dec 2011
Victoria University debaters beat Oxford and Cambridge to take world title

Capping off an extraordinary year of success, Victoria University debaters Sebastian Templeton and Richard D’Ath have taken on the world and won.

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Education 21 Dec 2011
Victoria's Faculty of Commerce and Administration achieves 'Triple Crown'

Victoria University's Faculty of Commerce and Administration is now among just 58 business schools worldwide that hold the 'Triple Crown' of international accreditations EQUIS (www.efmd.org), AACSB (Business) (www.aacsb.edu) and AMBA (www.mbaworld.com).

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Deaths 19 Dec 2011
Victoria pays tribute to Václav Havel

Victoria University joins in mourning the passing of Václav Havel, Czech playwright and politican.

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Science 19 Dec 2011
Victoria researcher awarded top honour by Prime Minister

A postdoctoral researcher at Victoria University has received the 2011 Prime Minister’s MacDiarmid Emerging Scientist prize .

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Science 19 Dec 2011
Myths about psychopaths busted

New research challenges the belief that psychopaths are born not made, and suggests psychopaths may even be able to change their spots.

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News 15 Dec 2011
Turbine 2011 full of literary gems

This year's edition of the online literary journal Turbine features an eclectic mix of new writing by New Zealand literary talent.

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News 15 Dec 2011
Refreshing prose poetry collection wins Adam prize

A collection of prose poetry which explores love, science and the imagination, has won the prestigious Adam Foundation Prize in Creative Writing for 2011.

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Education 15 Dec 2011
"Pleasure reading" key to second language learning

Victoria University of Wellington PhD graduate Gillian Claridge says the task of learning to read in another language could be made a lot easier.

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Education 13 Dec 2011
Realising a dream for higher education

Sione Paea from Tonga will be graduating with a PhD in Mathematics from Victoria University on Tuesday, with his wife and four children proudly looking on.

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Education 9 Dec 2011
Victoria graduands bring streets alive

WELLINGTON CITY — Almost 1000 students, including 45 PhDs, will next week celebrate successfully completing their studies at Victoria University of Wellington's December Graduation ceremonies and procession.

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Science 9 Dec 2011
PhD graduate discovers potential anti-cancer compound

A discovery by a Victoria University PhD graduate could help contribute to new cancer drugs.

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News 9 Dec 2011
Chancellor and Pro Chancellor re-elected at Victoria University

Ian McKinnon, QSO, JP, was re-elected Chancellor of Victoria University for 2012 at a meeting of the University Council held on 5 December.

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News 8 Dec 2011
Victoria partners with Writers and Readers Week

More Victoria staff and recent Victoria graduates than ever before will be part of Writers and Readers Week for the biennial New Zealand International Arts Festival.

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News 7 Dec 2011
Irish drama scoops prestigious scriptwriting prize

A relationship drama set in early 1990s Dublin, has won a Victoria University of Wellington student the annual David Carson-Parker Embassy Prize in Scriptwriting.

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Maori 2 Dec 2011
New gateway for Te Herenga Waka Marae's 25th anniversary

On 6 December an impressive carved gateway marking the entrance to Victoria University’s Te Herenga Waka Marae will be unveiled.

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Art 2 Dec 2011
Art conference to explore "contact"

The Art Association of Australia and New Zealand (AAANZ) annual conference at Victoria next week will explore the idea of 'contact' in the world of art.

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Science 1 Dec 2011
Populations of invasive ants die out naturally, saving millions in control and eradication

New research shows populations of an invasive species of ants frequently collapse without human involvement, potentially saving millions of dollars on control and eradication.

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Education 30 Nov 2011
Victoria University to confer Honorary Doctorate on Takirirangi Smith

Victoria University will confer an honorary degree on Dr Takirirangi Clarence Smith, a master carver in Maori carving.

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Architecture 25 Nov 2011
Victoria student proposes theatre transformation for damaged Christchurch heritage building

CHRISTCHURCH — A heritage building within Christchurch's inner city High Street precinct is to be saved in the same manner a Victoria University student had suggested in his fourth-year architecture assignment.

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News 25 Nov 2011
Understanding the current global crisis

We have to come up with a new way of understanding the current global crisis, says a Victoria University professor.

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Government 22 Nov 2011
Study shows Parliament's urgency provisions often abused

Researchers at Victoria University’s Faculty of Law have completed a new study into how bills have been put through Parliament using urgency and say too often the provision is being abused.

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News 21 Nov 2011
SAANZ 2011: Asking the big questions about our future

Some of the top minds in sociology will gather at Victoria next month to ask the big questions that face humanity after a tumultuous start to the 21st century.

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Education 17 Nov 2011
Victoria success in Royal Society honours

Two Victoria researchers were awarded honours from the Royal Society of New Zealand on Wednesday night.

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Education 17 Nov 2011
World renowned linguist to discuss survival of Maori and Pasifika languages

World renowned linguist Professor Bernard Spolsky will be keynote speaker at an upcoming symposium 'Building a multilingual society: creating habitats for language survival', focusing on the survival of Maori and Pasifika languages.

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Education 17 Nov 2011
New Hunter Fellows announced

Victoria University has announced its two latest Hunter Fellows, who will be recognised in a ceremony in Victoria’s iconic Hunter Building this month.

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Education 7 Nov 2011
Learn from world experts in science summer course

Keen to learn directly from world experts like Professor Sir Paul Callaghan and Professor Peter Barrett? The five week Contemporary Issues in Science & Society course begins on 14 November and will explore some of the most relevant science issues in society.

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Music 7 Nov 2011
NZSM connection at New Zealand Music Awards

The latest CD release from the New Zealand String Quartet, who are the New Zealand School of Music Artists in Residence, last week won the Tui for Best Classical Album at the annual Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards.

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Music 7 Nov 2011
New Zealand School of Music support for StarJam concert

WELLINGTON CITY — The New Zealand School of Music (NZSM) has a special involvement in the StarJam 'All You Need Is Love' show at St James Theatre, Wellington on Friday 11 November.

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News 7 Nov 2011
Leading young adult fiction writer heads to Victoria

One of New Zealand's best writers for young adults will be the 2012 Writer in Residence at Victoria University of Wellington.

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Health 1 Nov 2011
Wave of interest in new cancer therapy

Using viruses and bacteria that normally cause disease to cure disease is an apparent contradiction, but it’s fundamental to the work being carried out by Dr David Ackerley.

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Employment 1 Nov 2011
The Qantas dispute and New Zealand industrial relations

Dr Stephen Blumenfeld, Director of Victoria University’s Industrial Relations Centre, on the Qantas dispute.

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Deaths 25 Oct 2011
In remembrance of Sir Frank Holmes

Victoria University joins with the New Zealand community to commemorate the outstanding contribution of economist and policy adviser Sir Frank Holmes, who sadly passed away today.

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Rugby 20 Oct 2011
Winning the World Cup – does it make a difference?

Victoria University experts on whether winning the Rugby World Cup really makes a difference to the election and our national identity.

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Marine 18 Oct 2011
More than chance determines future for baby fish

Baby fish may be able to resist ocean currents and influence how and where they move, says a Victoria University researcher, although he is yet to work out how they do it.

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Science 15 Oct 2011
Why does most of the universe have nothing in it?

Professor Matt Visser will be exploring some of the mysteries of the universe next year.

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Politics 14 Oct 2011
Experts to speak on Beehive and MMP

WELLINGTON CITY — Two Victoria University experts will give free public lectures on the architecture of the Beehive and the future of MMP in Wellington next week.

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Music 7 Oct 2011
NZSM violist to give German premiere of Holocaust work

Professor Donald Maurice has been invited to give the first performance in Germany of Requiem 'The Holocaust' by Israeli composer, Boris Pigovat.

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Earthquakes 7 Oct 2011
Forum on earthquake preparedness for organisations

WELLINGTON — Are Wellington organisations prepared for the big one? A one-day Forum, 'Organisational effectiveness in times of seismic risk', about how Wellington organisations can learn from the recent earthquakes in Canterbury, is being held on 18 October.

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News 6 Oct 2011
Marsden grants support Victoria researchers

Victoria University researchers have achieved yet again in the highly competitive Marsden Fund that funds research excellence in a range of areas.

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News 5 Oct 2011
Kiwi Antarctic scientist honoured for global perspective

Professor Peter Barrett from Victoria University has been recognised by the world’s oldest geological society for his work on Antarctica’s climate history and appreciating its global significance.

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