There are news stories from 2011 - showing page 1 of 12.
10 January 2011 Car-free living in Hamilton and practical ways small businesses can reduce their carbon footprint were among topics presented at a sustainability conference hosted by the University of Waikato Management School on January 5-7.
11 January 2011 A leading international authority on Māori and indigenous education is one of three new appointees to the 11-member Marsden Fund Council, which oversees New Zealand’s premier fund for basic research.
12 January 2011 A Waikato University engineering graduate is moving to Cambodia for a year to work on projects that will improve water availability and quality in villages there.
12 January 2011 Dr Howell Round – a senior lecturer in Waikato University’s Faculty of Science and Engineering - has been acknowledged for his work as a medical physicist by the Australasian College of Physical Scientists and Engineers in Medicine.
13 January 2011 The new Maldives Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture, Dr Mariyam Zulfa is a Waikato University MBA graduate, and says her experience at Waikato helped her become the professional she is today.
13 January 2011 Sea slugs may not be the cutest creatures, but for one University of Waikato summer scholarship student they have a certain appeal.
13 January 2011 Sir Tamati Reedy, Waikato University's founding Pro Vice-Chancellor Māori has been knighted in the 2011 New Year’s honours list.
14 January 2011 A second place and a number of personal bests in the static events at the Formula SAE-A competition in Melbourne were not enough to gain the University of Waikato Formula SAE Team the overall top ten placing they were hoping for, following starter motor failure before the car could be raced.
18 January 2011 Waikato University researchers will join an underwater survey of Lake Rotomahana, looking for clues about what happened to the Pink and White Terraces.
20 January 2011 Waikato University’s new Chair in Coastal Science, Professor Chris Battershill, has been formally welcomed to the role.
20 January 2011 Society’s move towards self-service is problematic for older people and the lack of face to face contact with some organisations can lead to elders feeling frustrated. These are some of the findings of researchers at the University of Waikato as part of a three year study into positive ageing.
27 January 2011 Alex Kravchenko who is studying for his PhD in economics, is the first recipient of a doctoral scholarship awarded by Hamilton couple Bill and Joan Flower.
2 February 2011 Talented Waikato University engineering student Timothy Walmsley has been awarded the Todd Foundation Scholarship in Energy Research.
2 February 2011 Two tops artists who've represented New Zealand at international biennale feature in Pushers - the first 2011 exhibition at Waikato University’s Calder & Lawson Gallery.
3 February 2011 The University of Waikato has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Waikato Tainui College for Research and Development, in a move to realise the dream of the late Sir Robert Mahuta.
3 February 2011 Forty-eight hours, 44 countries, 6,500 participants, and almost 1,500 games - that was the 2011 Global GameJam, hosted by the University of Waikato’s Computer Science Department recently.
4 February 2011 The University of Waikato has recommitted as a strategic partner of Te Matatini – New Zealand’s national kapa haka competition being held at Wai o Hika Estate in Gisborne on February 17-20.
7 February 2011 Triple-crown holder Waikato Management School has achieved re-accreditation for two of the three leading international business school accreditations held by the School.
9 February 2011 A cellist and a cricketer are the recipients of 2010 Sir Edmund Hillary medals awarded by the University of Waikato.
10 February 2011 Former Waikato University student Joe Collins has been awarded a New Zealand Defence Force Freyberg Scholarship to study at Australian National University in Canberra.
10 February 2011 Two Hamilton Sacred Heart students have been awarded $3000 scholarships to study law at the University of Waikato.
11 February 2011 University of Waikato student Paora Brosnan has his sights set on winning the top prize at Te Matatini – New Zealand’s national kapa haka competition being held in Gisborne February 17 - 20.
14 February 2011 Two Waikato University students are gearing up for this year’s national kapa haka competition, Te Matatini, being held at Wai o Hika Estate in Gisborne this week.
15 February 2011 A two-month UK internship studying Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) technologies, proved to be a chilly experience for Waikato University School of Engineering technical officer Pawan Shrestha.
15 February 2011 Ground breaking research that could help in the fight against tuberculosis has earned two Waikato research students fellowships worth $4,000 apiece.
16 February 2011 Popular science forum Cafe Scientifique will kick off for 2011 next week, providing an opportunity for local people to discuss with experts, the management of our precious coastline.
16 February 2011 Two new Bachelor of Social Work lecturers have joined the University of Waikato’s Tauranga campus as the programme’s growing popularity has pushed student numbers up.
17 February 2011 The Te Matatini International Māori Performing Arts Festival - New Zealand’s national kapa haka competition - came to a thrilling end over the weekend, with Rotorua-based kapa haka group Te Mātārae i Orehu taking the top honours.
22 February 2011 WaikatoLink, the commercial arm of the University of Waikato, today announced two new board appointments. Auckland business leader and long-serving army officer, Lt Col Tenby Powell has been appointed as Chairman, and Hamilton-based lawyer James McGillivray, has been appointed as a director.
22 February 2011 Using chicken feathers to make bio composite materials and studying Antarctic aquatic microorganisms are just two of the exciting topics which will be supported by Waikato University’s Masters and Doctoral Research Scholarships this year.