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Research partnership supports inclusive coaching practice and disability coach education
A new three-year strategic partnership between Sport NZ and University of Waikato will provide a framework for supporting inclusive coaching practices and developing disability coach education resources.
30 November 2022
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Fostering analyst opportunities in rugby
The Chiefs Rugby Club is teaming up with the University of Waikato to offer a PhD research opportunity for an aspiring analyst.
11 November 2022
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Driving forces behind successful nursing programme honoured
A new Bachelor of Nursing Programme at Waikato designed to grow a more diverse health workforce for provincial areas in dire need of nurses is delivering on its goal, with 30 percent of its first cohort identifying as Māori or Pacific.
27 September 2022
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Symposium set to spark ideas for gender health and wellbeing
A symposium this week will bring together interrelated disciplines for the first time, and host Professor Holly Thorpe, from Te Huataki Waiora School of Health at Waikato University, hopes it will lead to sparks and growth.
27 September 2022
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Waikato athletes in Birmingham
Thirteen University of Waikato students and alumni will be competing in this year’s Commonwealth Games in the United Kingdom, which starts on Thursday.
27 July 2022
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Indigenous birthing knowledge the focus of Fulbright research
Nikki Barrett is locking down the detail for her Fulbright-Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga Graduate Award.
4 July 2022
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Scholarship gives University of Waikato nursing student a step up
Second-year nursing student Abigail Arguelles is the inaugural winner of the Braemar Charitable Trust Scholarship in Nursing.
6 May 2022
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Waikato’s Health degree the right path for scholarship recipient
Maia Gardiner’s (Ngāti Tūwharetoa, Ngai Te Rangi, Ngāti Kahungunu ki Te Wairoa) goal has always been clear; help her people.
6 May 2022
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Pssssst … you can mention the M word
University of Waikato alumna, Dr Wendy Sweet has a swag of qualifications and teaching experience – in nursing, physical education, fitness training, lecturing and now, expertise in menopause. What’s more, she’s guiding women all over the world through ‘the change’.
26 April 2022
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The Black Ferns review shows – again – why real change in women’s high performance sport is urgently overdue
New Zealand Rugby’s just released report into the culture of the Black Ferns national women’s team is damning, but sadly all too familiar.
12 April 2022
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Young University of Waikato researcher helps uncover new ways to treat antibiotic resistant bugs
A new summer research scholarship at the University of Waikato for promising young Māori researchers is bearing fruit with the discovery of potential new ways to treat antibiotic resistant bugs.
8 April 2022
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Bodyboarder, weightlifter, academic – Mihi Nemani
What makes women exercise and play sport, and Māori and Pasifika women in particular? Mihi Nemani (Ngātiwai, Samoan) is researching this question for her PhD.
24 March 2022
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University of Waikato Fulbright Scholar to study how kava can be used to reduce PTSD
Kava could be used as an alternative to mainstream medicines in the treatment of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) among military, police, fire and ambulance officers, if a new study by a University of Waikato researcher is successful.
11 March 2022
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Researchers address inequities in diabetes treatment for Māori and Pacific people
University of Waikato researchers are undertaking a pivotal study into the treatment of patients with Type 2 diabetes as they try to improve health system factors that can lead to better prescribing of medication for Māori and Pacific patients.
13 January 2022
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University of Waikato launches New Zealand’s first Esports minor qualification
With three out of every four New Zealanders now involved in video gaming, the University of Waikato has launched New Zealand’s first Esports minor qualification and is taking enrolments for 2022.
14 December 2021