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The latest in research and achievement from the University of Waikato.
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MPs failing to lead on human rights - new report
5 December 2019
A new report says human rights oversight by select committees examining potential legislation is weak and ad hoc. -
Waikato Volcanologist confirms volcano and secures international conference in 2019
5 December 2019
University of Waikato volcanologist, Dr Adrian Pittari, led a team that recently found evidence confirming a previously undiscovered volcano in Karaka, South Auckland. -
Free joint regional bus service announced for tertiary students
4 December 2019
A free regional bus service for tertiary students will be launched in 2020 across the Bay of Plenty Region. -
Tertiary providers collaborate on study options expo for tangata whenua of Tauranga Moana
28 November 2019
Nga Kete o Te Wānanga is a free event for tangata whenua to connect Māori advisers from the University of Waikato Tauranga, Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology and Te Wānanga o Aotearoa to better understand the opportunities available in terms of study and career pathways in Tauranga Moana. -
New writer in residence
27 November 2019
Richard von Sturmer has been appointed writer in residence for 2020. -
Professor named Royal Society Te Apārangi Fellow
27 November 2019
The Dean of the Faculty of Māori and Indigenous Studies, Professor Brendan Hokowhitu (Ngāti Pūkenga), was one of 18 new Ngā Ahurei a Te Apārangi Fellows and Ngā Ahurei Honore a Te Apārangi Honorary Fellows to have been elected to the Academy of the Royal Society Te Apārangi for their distinction in research recently. -
Science educator named Honorary Fellow by the University of Waikato
27 November 2019
A long-standing University of Waikato academic and science communicator has been named an Honorary Fellow of the University. -
Leading Plant Physiologist Professor Margaret Barbour welcomed as Dean of Science at University of Waikato
26 November 2019
Professor Margaret Barbour has been welcomed as the new Dean of Science at a whakatau on campus last week. -
Waikato academic ranked in top one per cent in the world for research citations
26 November 2019
A University of Waikato researcher who identifies compounds in marine species which could be used for pharmaceuticals has had her work ranked among the top one per cent of research cited in the world. -
Management student selected for Asia trip in a bid to pitch big business idea
26 November 2019
A managerial role at McDonald’s led 28-year-old Garth Tunnicliffe to study a Master of Management Studies, and now he’s heading to South East Asia to pitch a business idea that could really take off. -
Recognition for Pacific student who quit his day job for a design degree
21 November 2019
Video gaming, tech gadgets and te reo Māori inspired 41-year-old Emry Daniels to quit his job and study a design degree – a path that lead to recognition at this year’s TAPA Awards. -
Famous Chinese literary genius got his inspiration from Waikato
21 November 2019
When Ma Boyong first stepped foot on New Zealand soil in back in 2001, he was a young international student, knew no one, and spoke very little English. -
Waikato student wins elite cycling title ahead of world cup
21 November 2019
Student Ally Wollaston claims first place ahead of cycling world cup -
Professor named new president of the New Zealand Association of Scientists (NZAS)
20 November 2019
Professor Troy Baisden, who is based in School of Science at the University of Waikato, has just been named the new president of the New Zealand Association of Scientists (NZAS). -
School leavers receive David Johnstone Charitable Trust scholarships
19 November 2019
Thirteen students intending to study at the University of Waikato have each been awarded $6,000 by the David Johnstone Charitable Trust, managed by Perpetual Guardian. -
Science student uses mushrooms to help clean up Whakatāne canal
18 November 2019
Oyster mushrooms are helping to clean up an historically contaminated timber processing site in Whakatāne, and a University of Waikato student is helping to confirm the fungi strains being used. -
ALPSSGRAD 2019 Graduate and Postgraduate Conference
15 November 2019
A very successful ALPSSGRAD Conference was held on 7 and 8 November 2019 at the University of Waikato. -
Design tutor’s font makes it big on Google
15 November 2019
A fun project created to engage her design students has led University of Waikato Tutor Carolina Short to the top of the Google Fonts rankings, with a font based on her own handwriting. -
University announced as Headline Partner of NZ Festival of the Arts Writers programme
14 November 2019
The University of Waikato has been announced as a headline University Partner of the New Zealand Writers Festival -
Project to investigate earthquake frequency and activity on Hamilton’s faults
6 November 2019
Newly discovered hidden faults in Hamilton, an area once thought devoid of any active faults, pose a potential seismic risk. -
Extraordinary Things to take the stage
6 November 2019
Next week's event will celebrate student talent and honour the life and legacy of Sir Edmund Hillary. -
University of Waikato researchers awarded $5.6m from Marsden Fund
5 November 2019
Four University of Waikato researchers were today awarded Marsden Fund grants for 2019. -
Research aims to shed light on health and wellbeing of Niuean people
4 November 2019
Waikato University PhD student, Jessica Pasisi, is seeking to better understand the mental health and wellbeing of Niuean people in Aotearoa, and has just received more than $300,000 from the Health Research Council (HRC) to help fund her research. -
Research uncovers sense of belonging for refugee and immigrant families through early childhood education
1 November 2019
Two major studies are putting refugee and immigrant children in early childhood education at the centre of the resettlement process in New Zealand. -
Fighting for Māori data rights
1 November 2019
Two researchers are helping to pioneer a global initiative that seeks to restore control of data to Indigenous people. -
Award-winning Waikato student researching wave power for sustainable energy
31 October 2019
A University of Waikato PhD student plans to harness the power of New Zealand’s coastlines to provide affordable, clean and sustainable electricity using wave power. -
Research brings the heat for Kiwi athletes ahead of Olympics
31 October 2019
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. -
Psychology Research Poster Session 2019
31 October 2019
From the topic of memory and attention in everyday driving to the relationship between traumatic brain injury and the risk of reconviction in offenders serving community based sentences, this year’s Psychology poster session showcased a wide range of questions that Waikato’s honours students have worked hard to answer this year. -
Waikato students can “breathe easy” thanks to new scholarship
31 October 2019
A new scholarship is available to University of Waikato students thanks to the generosity of Waikato alumnus and Tauranga entrepreneur Jay Thomas and his wife Teri. -
Student focussed on sustainability with the aim of helping her iwi
31 October 2019
A campaign to curb McDonald’s single use straws spurred Hamilton student Abbey Huriwai to study Environmental Science and Biodiversity at the University of Waikato.