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University set to host international epicentre of activity for volcanologists (26 January 2023)
Hundreds of volcanologists and earth scientists from around the world meet in Rotorua for the IAVCEI 2023 Scientific Assembly, hosted by the University of Waikato.
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New app allows easy identification of all NZ plants, animals and fungi (10 January 2023)
Imagine being able to readily identify every plant and bird in your garden, on a hike or when showing off our beautiful country to visiting family and friends.
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Avoiding climate breakdown depends on protecting Earth’s biodiversity – can the COP15 summit deliver? (7 December 2022)
Thousands of delegates have gathered in Montreal, Canada, for a once-in-a-decade chance to address the accelerating pace of species loss and the dangers of ecosystem breakdown.
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Studying the sex lives of spiders (28 November 2022)
A Marsden Fast Start grant will allow University of Waikato behavioural ecologist and senior lecturer Dr Chrissie Painting the time and opportunity to learn more about something that would keep most normal people awake at night - the sex lives of spiders.
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New Tauranga scholarships look to the future (31 October 2022)
Two new scholarships for first year engineering and environmental science students in Tauranga aim to create new connections between students and industry in the Bay.
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Rutherford Discovery Fellowship to understand why Earth is habitable (27 October 2022)
The goal of understanding the deep history of carbon cycling on Earth and how - and if - we can make that work for us in the fight against climate change has secured University of Waikato researcher Dr Terry Isson a prestigious Rutherford Discovery Fellowship.
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Waikato shines bright in a sea of stars at science awards (15 September 2022)
University of Waikato scientists and researchers shone brightly in a stellar showcase of science talent at last night’s Kudos Awards.
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Seven scholarships announced on Kīngitanga Day support rangatahi and the environment (15 September 2022)
Seven University of Waikato undergraduate students have been awarded the Te Arikinui Dame Te Atairangikaahu Scholarship.
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Study offers first comprehensive assessment of extreme heat risks across Aotearoa (9 September 2022)
A new University of Waikato-led study, published this week in Climatic Change, has provided a comprehensive assessment of the risks associated with extreme heat in Aotearoa for the first time.
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Fayaz Aziz / Reuters / Alamy Pakistan floods: what role did climate change play? (3 September 2022)
Pakistan is experiencing the most devastating and widespread floods in its history, with the country’s climate minister saying waters have reached across a third of the nation.