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The University of Waikato’s longest serving Chancellor is retiring

10 July 2019
The Rt Hon James Bolger’s term on the University of Waikato Council, and as Chancellor of the University, ended on 30 June 2019.

Budding young lawyers moot their way to the top

8 July 2019
Young law potentials from New Plymouth Boys’ High School argued their way to first place over the weekend as part of the annual Waikato National Secondary Schools’ Mooting Competition.

Ethan Flintoft receiving Award from NZGS

Ethan’s our new poster boy

8 July 2019
The research work of a first-year civil engineering student at Waikato University has earned him national accolades.

Professor awarded $1.1m research grant for child concussion study

5 July 2019
Professor Nicola Starkey from the University of Waikato has been awarded a project grant of $1.1m by the Health Research Council to research patterns of recovery from concussion in children and adolescents.

Learning to discriminate: Can machines learn to identify pest species from photos?

3 July 2019
University of Waikato's Professor of Computer Science Eibe Frank will discuss machine learning at a free public lecture on 16 July.

Torutek, truly a Waikato business

2 July 2019
There’s a technology start-up based at Waikato Innovation Park whose workforce have something in common – they are all graduates of the University of Waikato.

How toddlers communicate without words

2 July 2019
Highly commended three-minute thesis for student studying toddler communication.

NAISA and sunshine

27 June 2019
The first day of formal sessions is on at the Native American and Indigenous Studies Association Conference.

A call for change in voluntary unionism

27 June 2019
Academics suggest a union default, enacted in law, will help address rising income inequality.

Historic gathering of Indigenous experts

26 June 2019
The Native American and Indigenous Studies Association has started in Hamilton, with a record number attending.

He Tirohanga ki Tai – A view from the shore

26 June 2019
A timely art exhibition is a visual conversation critiquing the Cook invasion.

NAISA a watershed moment for Deaf Indigenous communities

25 June 2019
The world’s biggest gathering of Indigenous studies experts in the Waikato this week will also provide a unique opportunity to Deaf communities.

You can 3D print anything, even cancer cells

21 June 2019
University of Waikato Master of Science student Shalini Guleria has developed a new way to conduct cancer research and it could be a game-changer.

One smart shirt

20 June 2019
A shirt with sensors could help improve forestry worker safety.

In the minds of family violence offenders

20 June 2019
New Zealand has the highest rates of reported domestic violence in the OECD and a Waikato student is working to discover the psychology of the perpetrators of family violence.

A window into the World of Words

20 June 2019
A picture can indeed paint a thousand words, and combining both the visual and textual can be a window into an exciting and valuable new world for children.

University of Waikato climbs international rankings

19 June 2019
For the sixth year running, the University of Waikato has climbed up the QS World University Rankings and now sits at 266 out of 1,000 institutions worldwide.

The eyes have it

18 June 2019
How do our eyes see in 3D, even when we’re looking at a flat screen? Why does the world appear still when we move our eyes? Professor Perrone has some answers.

The Future is Fulbright

18 June 2019
Three University of Waikato staff and students have new opportunities thanks to Fulbright awards.

Fieldays kicks off

12 June 2019
Fieldays 2019 opened today, and the University's stand includes a prototype asparagus harvester, designed to take the hardwork out of asparagus picking, and a replica of a log scanner, a machine that can quickly weigh and measure logs on a truck.