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9 May 2018From Waikato to leading the world in Artificial General Intelligence
Dr Shane Legg started out with a Dick Smith’s computer for his 10th birthday, now he is at the forefront of a new computing revolution.
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4 May 2018Scholar, dreamer, rabble-rouser - now Emeritus Professor
Dr Ngahuia Te Awekotuku was the first Māori woman to earn a PhD in Aotearoa, now she has come full-circle with the University of Waikato confering on her the title of Emeritus Professor.
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9 January 2018Sir Edmund Hillary Medal awardees announced
Cellist Matthias Balzat and and all-rounder Stacey Waaka given prestigious award.
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6 October 2017University of Waikato’s pioneering joint institute opens in China.
The University of Waikato has opened its doors to students at the new joint institute in Hangzhou, becoming the first New Zealand university to deliver full degree programmes in China.
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2 October 2017From words to music
Two student composers have hit the right notes, making the finals of a national competition.
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22 September 2017Three very Smart Ideas
University of Waikato researchers have won three lots of funding from the government worth nearly three million dollars.
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15 September 2017Four tauira win Dame Te Atairangikaahu scholarships
Four University of Waikato wāhine passionate about the taiao (environment) win Dame Te Atairangikaahu Scholarships.
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28 August 2017Medical School announcement acknowledges rural health crisis
National’s election promise to establish a School of Rural Medicine acknowledges the extent of the health crisis facing rural and vulnerable New Zealanders, says Vice-Chancellor Professor Neil Quigley.
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18 August 2017One week in Bangkok...
A week-long international leadership symposium in Thailand proved educational, informative and entertaining for Communications student Crystal Tawhai.