News + Events: Press Releases

Fieldays: Waikato student helps LIC sort the cows A summer studying cows has given a University of Waikato student Dushyant Parmar an unparalleled insight into bovine behaviour.

Old play – new look (25 May 2012)
Theatre Studies students at the University of Waikato are stepping well-back in time for this year’s annual production. The Play Production class is performing The Convent of Pleasure – a play about a group of unmarried women who choose to avoid all the trappings of men and marriage by creating their own community.

Waikato students receive Freemasons scholarships (24 May 2012)
Five Waikato University students are among the recipients of this year’s Freemasons Charity scholarships.

Record deal for Waikato university lecturer (24 May 2012)
Waikato University screen and media senior lecturer Dr Gareth Schott ended a year-long research project on online communities by releasing a debut CD.

Full house for religious expert’s inaugural lecture (23 May 2012)
University of Waikato Religious Studies Professor Douglas Pratt presented his inaugural professorial lecture to a full house of over 300 guests last night.

Award for honey wound dressing review (23 May 2012)
The Director of the University of Waikato’s Honey Research Unit, Professor Peter Molan, has won an award for his scientific review of the efficacy of honey-based wound dressings.

Waikato student gets Hicks Scholarship (23 May 2012)
University of Waikato student Mark Benseman has been awarded a $15,000 Hicks Scholarship to research a new way of measuring dry paddock matter.

Waikato students win top prizes in Chinese speech competition (22 May 2012)
Third year Waikato University Chinese language students Sarah Thomson and Stephen McIntosh were awarded first and third place respectively in the 11th Chinese Bridge Speech Competition on May 12 at Auckland University.