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As the planet warms, a key concern in international climate negotiations is to compensate developing nations for the damage they…
18 April 2023
University of Waikato researchers are helping New Zealand communities mitigate emissions and adapt to the increasing number of extreme weather…
28 March 2023
Professor Craig Cary wasn’t planning to spend part of his 2022/23 Antarctic deployment trekking around a penguin colony, collecting poo…
23 March 2023
With a sea captain for a grandfather and childhood summers spent around the sea, it’s no surprise that Karin Bryan…
16 March 2023
An ocean of possibilities in marine research at University of Waikato
Researchers at the University of Waikato are turning to the ocean to clean up our…
1 March 2023
Algae to economics: academic promotions announced
The University of Waikato has announced its latest round of academic promotions.
1 February 2023
University set to host international epicentre of activity for volcanologists
Hundreds of volcanologists and earth scientists from around the world meet in Rotorua for the…
26 January 2023
New app allows easy identification of all NZ plants, animals and fungi
Imagine being able to readily identify every plant and bird in your garden, on a…
10 January 2023
Avoiding climate breakdown depends on protecting Earth’s biodiversity – can the COP15 summit deliver?
Thousands of delegates have gathered in Montreal, Canada, for a once-in-a-decade chance to address the…
7 December 2022
Studying the sex lives of spiders
A Marsden Fast Start grant will allow University of Waikato behavioural ecologist and senior lecturer…
28 November 2022
New Tauranga scholarships look to the future
Two new scholarships for first year engineering and environmental science students in Tauranga aim to…
31 October 2022
Rutherford Discovery Fellowship to understand why Earth is habitable
The goal of understanding the deep history of carbon cycling on Earth and how -…
27 October 2022
Waikato shines bright in a sea of stars at science awards
University of Waikato scientists and researchers shone brightly in a stellar showcase of science talent…
15 September 2022
Seven scholarships announced on Kīngitanga Day support rangatahi and the environment
Seven University of Waikato undergraduate students have been awarded the Te Arikinui Dame Te Atairangikaahu…
15 September 2022
Study offers first comprehensive assessment of extreme heat risks across Aotearoa
A new University of Waikato-led study, published this week in Climatic Change, has provided a…
9 September 2022
Fayaz Aziz / Reuters / Alamy Pakistan floods: what role did climate change play?
Pakistan is experiencing the most devastating and widespread floods in its history, with the country’s…
3 September 2022
Wānanga works to carve a pathway for Māori Artificial Intelligence
A hui that brought together Artificial Intelligence experts from all over around the motu has…
2 September 2022
Research into Great White Sharks in Bay of Plenty set to begin
A new project bringing together local iwi, marine ecologists, fisheries scientists and shark experts will…
1 September 2022
University’s decarbonisation plans get a boost
The University of Waikato is closer to its goal of being carbon neutral by 2030,…
30 August 2022
How the Ice Ages spurred the evolution of New Zealand’s weird and wiry native plants
Recent genetic research has shed new light on the long-running debate about the evolutionary origins…
29 August 2022
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