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Robots are coming to Fieldays 2021

Meet the robots offering high-tech solutions and revolutionising the horticultural industry at Mystery Creek from 16-19 June in the Innovation Hub.

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22 Jun 2021

Celebrating our first graduating class in China

It was a big day for celebration as staff tuned in virtually to watch students at the University’s joint institute in China cross the stage as the first graduating class.

22 Jun 2021

Diabetes no barrier to success for business graduate

As a boy, Graeme Sutherland had always wanted to be a police officer when he grew up. However, being diagnosed with type-1 diabetes blew those plans out of the water, sending him down a new career pathway into the world of business.

20 Jun 2021

Niki Wade - from WINZ beneficiary to Waikato University masters graduate

Seven years ago, Niki Wade (Ngāti Apakura, Maniapoto, Tainui) was a stay-at-home sole parent on a Work and Income benefit. Last week, she graduated with a Master of Applied Psychology with a research project that aimed to contribute to an alternative narrative in the welfare discussion, by speaking with and listening to women's lived experiences while on the sole parent benefit.

19 Jun 2021

Whānau was the ‘why’ for Waikato University social work graduate

Taranaki-born Khey-Jhyn Martin (Ngā Rauru) left school without University Entrance but a last-minute bus trip and the desire to follow in her uncle's footsteps saw her enrol at the University of Waikato. On 11 June 2021, she graduated with a Bachelor of Social Work from the Tauranga campus.

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Whānau was the ‘why’ for Waikato University social work graduate