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Honorary Fellowship for Waikato Health expert
Ross Lawrenson, Professor of Population Health at the University of Waikato, has been awarded Honorary Fellowship of The Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners.
20 October 2020
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A new approach to mental health in nursing
With mental health needs rising sharply and services already stretched, the University of Waikato is responding to the challenge with the launch of the new Bachelor of Nursing in 2021, integrating a focus on mental health and addictions throughout the three-year degree.
21 September 2020
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Kīngitanga Day celebrations go virtual
The University of Waikato commemorated its special relationship with the Kīngitanga in a new way this year, with Kīngitanga Day celebrations live streamed to a worldwide audience, as well as being hosted in person on both its Hamilton and Tauranga campuses.
14 September 2020
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Waitaha/Waikato Scholarship sets Shayla up for success
Former Te Puke High School head girl and 2020 Waitaha-A-Hei/University of Waikato Scholarship recipient, Shayla Thompson, wants to see more Waitaha rangatahi aim high and apply.
11 September 2020
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“Don’t sit on the sidelines” urges former Mount Maunganui College head girl
Former Mount Maunganui College head girl, Ella Carlsen, received a University of Waikato Pacific Excellence Scholarship to study a Bachelor of Health, Sport and Human Performance at the Tauranga Campus this year.
28 August 2020
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University of Waikato study finds inequities in bowel cancer treatment
A University of Waikato study published in the New Zealand Medical Journal looking at the treatment and timeliness of chemotherapy for bowel cancer patients in New Zealand has found there are inequities in the treatment of Pacific, Māori and Asian patients.
21 August 2020
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Should a COVID-19 vaccine be compulsory - and what would this mean for anti-vaxxers?
With COVID-19 vaccine developers reporting promising results, it is probable we will one day face a major public health question: can the government compel New Zealanders to be vaccinated?
7 August 2020
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There is no legal right to free quarantine — but there is a fair way to set the price
Welcome home – now here’s your invoice.
21 July 2020
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Working out at home works for women - so well they might not go back to gyms
Digital fitness is enjoying a COVID-19 boom. Online fitness technology provider Virtuagym reports a 400% increase in engagement and a 300% increase in the use of online workouts.
28 May 2020
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Hillary Medalists announced for 2020
A former dentistry student who followed her passion for theatre and an elite endurance swimmer who is now giving back to the sport through coaching are the Sir Edmund Hillary Medallists for 2020.
4 March 2020
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University of Waikato study puts Nike shoes under the spotlight
As World Athletics clarifies the rules on shoe technology in the face of the Nike Vaporfly controversy, a new University of Waikato study cautions the Vaporfly shoe may not actually benefit all runners.
2 March 2020
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University of Waikato announces new professorial appointments
Vice-Chancellor Professor Neil Quigley has recently acknowledged new Professors and Associate Professors of the University.
3 February 2020
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University of Waikato announces two new senior health appointments
The University of Waikato has today announced two senior appointments which will boost the University’s teaching and learning capability in the health sector.
24 January 2020
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Tertiary organisations collaborate to deliver sport and health degree in the Bay
Last week, the University of Waikato and Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology finalised an agreement to collaborate and deliver education focused on sport in the Bay of Plenty. This will include jointly delivering a Bachelor of Health, Sport and Human Performance from both the University of Waikato in Tauranga, and the Toi Ohomai Windermere campus from 2020.
16 December 2019
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Research brings the heat for Kiwi athletes ahead of Olympics
The New Zealand Sevens’ build up to the Tokyo Olympics is proving to be a hot one, aided by a University of Waikato doctoral student training them in temperatures over 35 degrees.
31 October 2019