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Scholarship recipient loves learning about people
It takes a special person to receive two scholarships from the University of Waikato but…
31 January 2023
University set to host international epicentre of activity for volcanologists
Hundreds of volcanologists and earth scientists from around the world meet in Rotorua for the…
26 January 2023
Ashleigh Ngow receives Dr Andrew Smith Medal for Academic Excellence
Protecting the environment has always been important to Maketū-raised Ashleigh Ngow who completed the Bachelor…
26 January 2023
Anthony Byrt appointed University of Waikato’s 2023 Writer In Residence
The art critic and writer will spend the next 12 months working on three major…
17 January 2023
Scholarship established to remember alumnus and colleague Huy Vu
A scholarship has been established at the University of Waikato to remember alumnus and highly…
16 January 2023
New app allows easy identification of all NZ plants, animals and fungi
Imagine being able to readily identify every plant and bird in your garden, on a…
10 January 2023
2023 New Year Honours recognise eight Waikato alumni and former academics
University of Waikato alumni and both former and current academic staff have been named in…
10 January 2023
Tauranga scholarships provide a pathway to tertiary study
Two scholarships on offer at the University of Waikato are helping to make tertiary study…
15 December 2022
Opinion
16 January 2023
The AIs are coming: Will ChatGPT create a future of bullsh*t (jobs)?
The Slovenian philosopher Slavoj Žižek is reportedly sanguine about the advent of deep learning AIs and their potential threat to…
16 January 2023
NZ aid worker remains missing in Ukraine: the tragedy of people motivated to help in war zones becoming victims themselves
The humanitarian aid worker Andrew Bagshaw, who has dual New Zealand and British citizenship, has been missing in Ukraine for…
3 January 2023
Green streets: why protecting urban parks and bush is vital as our cities grow and become denser
More than half of the world’s population lives in cities. In Aotearoa New Zealand, the proportion of people who live…