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Professor awarded $1.1m research grant for child concussion study (5 July 2019)

Professor Nicola Starkey from the University of Waikato has been awarded a project grant of $1.1m by the Health Research Council to research patterns of recovery from concussion in children and adolescents.

In the minds of family violence offenders (20 June 2019)

New Zealand has the highest rates of reported domestic violence in the OECD and a Waikato student is working to discover the psychology of the perpetrators of family violence.

University of Waikato climbs international rankings (19 June 2019)

For the sixth year running, the University of Waikato has climbed up the QS World University Rankings and now sits at 266 out of 1,000 institutions worldwide.

The eyes have it (18 June 2019)

How do our eyes see in 3D, even when we’re looking at a flat screen? Why does the world appear still when we move our eyes? Professor Perrone has some answers.

Rainbow warrior set to graduate at new Tauranga campus (7 June 2019)

LGBTQ advocate, Waikato Students' Union student support coordinator, and confirmed TEDx speaker, Kat Clark graduates with a Bachelor of Social Work at the University of Waikato's Tauranga campus today.

Queen’s Birthday Honours for staff, stakeholders and alumni (7 June 2019)

A psychology professor, Council member and former associate professor of law are among members of the University community recognised in the Queen's Birthday Honours.

Waikato student named Casio ambassador (17 May 2019)

Rising star and University of Waikato student Tayla Alexander has been singled out as a brand ambassador by leading piano and keyboard maker Casio Music NZ.