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Stories from 2014

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  • Waikato IT girls leading the way

    19 November 2014
    A group of students from Waikato Diocesan School for Girls have taken their interest in computer science to the next level, by creating an IT Girls Club as part of an ongoing partnership with the Faculty of Computing & Mathematical Sciences.

  • Conference dishes the dirt

    19 November 2014
    Researchers will be digging the dirt on soils next month when the University of Waikato hosts the New Zealand Society of Soil Science (NZSSS) Conference.

  • Scholarship to fund honours study

    19 November 2014
    An interest in environmental law and a desire to do honours has paid off for Waikato student Rachael Witney. She's been awarded the Resource Management Law Association (RMLA) scholarship for 2014, worth $5000 and to be used to complete her honours papers.

  • Scholarship paves the way to Antarctica

    20 November 2014
    Thanks to a Research Institute Scholarship, Clare Beet is off on her first trip to Antarctica to study the effects of climate change on invertebrates.

  • Scholarships awarded to future leaders

    20 November 2014
    The University of Waikato has awarded the 2015 Northland Future Leaders Scholarship to nine young leaders from secondary schools in the Northland region.

  • New music to remember Gallipoli landings

    21 November 2014
    Mike Williams, who lectures in music composition at the University of Waikato, has been commissioned to write a symphony to commemorate 100 years since the Gallipoli landings.

  • Hookin’ up – Mental health and Pasifika students’ intimate relationships

    21 November 2014
    The mental health of young Pasifika tertiary students will be focus of a new study by University of Waikato psychology researcher Byron Seiuli.

  • Call to end media racism

    21 November 2014
    A leading Māori academic has criticised the continuing misappropriation of Native American cultures and the perpetuation of colonial stereotypes in New Zealand media.

  • High performance squad selection for Nicole

    21 November 2014
    University of Waikato Hillary scholar Nicole van der Kaay is one of nine athletes selected for Triathlon New Zealand’s 2015 High Performance Squad.

  • Four Claude McCarthy Fellowships for Waikato post-grads

    21 November 2014
    Four Claude McCarthy Fellowships have been awarded to University of Waikato students.

  • Galloping to success

    21 November 2014
    Waikato University PhD student Fraser King put work on hold recently to participate in one of New Zealand’s biggest eventing championships – the Eventing Canterbury One Day Championship - and he won.

  • Social focus for scholarship winner

    24 November 2014
    The newly-announced University of Waikato Golden Jubilee Scholar has plans beyond the three years it will take to complete her BSocSci

  • Links with India

    24 November 2014
    The third India–New Zealand Business Forum will take place at the University which aims to set up direct trade and business contacts and explore mutual and reciprocal opportunities in commerce and economic development.

  • How toddlers make friends

    24 November 2014
    New Zealand’s reputation as a world leader in early childhood research and practice spurred Icelander Bryndis Gunnarsdottir to apply for a doctoral scholarship at the University of Waikato.

  • STRATUS project can put New Zealand on global IT map

    26 November 2014
    A University of Waikato cyber security research project has the potential to define New Zealand's ICT industry and have a worldwide impact, a visiting expert says.

  • Electric van heading south for eRally

    26 November 2014
    A team of University of Waikato engineering students will travel to Christchurch this week to showcase their electric van at New Zealand’s first electric vehicle efficiency rally.

  • Next generation of MBA leaders celebrate graduation

    26 November 2014
    The second cohort of students to complete the internationally recognised MBA programme delivered by the Waikato-Tainui College for Research and Development and the University, graduated on 21 November.

  • No fear of hard work

    26 November 2014
    Cambridge High School’s Laura Hetherington is a worker, and proof that dedication and hard work pay dividends.

  • Waikato Student Accepted into Australian National Academy of Music

    28 November 2014
    Accomplished pianist and University of Waikato music student Andrew Leathwick is soon to make his mark across the ditch having just been accepted into the Australian National Academy of Music (ANAM).

  • Waikato Music Professor to Feature on Concert Radio

    28 November 2014
    University of Waikato’s Associate Professor Martin Lodge will feature as the ‘Composer of the Week’ on Radio New Zealand Concert.

  • New scholarship assists investigation into money laundering

    28 November 2014
    The laws around money laundering are the focus of a PhD being carried out by international student Diana Putong.

  • Waikato engineering students on track to success

    28 November 2014
    The University of Waikato Formula SAE (Society of Automotive Engineers) team have their sights set firmly on success for the Formula SAE- Australasia competition in Melbourne next month.

  • Shining a light on the creation of bio-plastic

    1 December 2014
    University of Waikato engineering graduate Jim Bier is feeling enlightened, following a recent trip to Japan to attend the 2014 Cheiron School.

  • Scholarship winner looks to combat illness

    1 December 2014
    Kelsey Ferris plans to do big things in the science world, and now has a scholarship from the University of Waikato to back her studies.

  • Sustainable cultural tourism focus for doctoral student

    1 December 2014
    Research highlighting the significance of sustainable cultural tourism is the objective for University of Waikato PhD candidate Mei Cooper.

  • Jubilee scholars visit campus

    1 December 2014
    Four of the 10 Golden Jubilee scholarship recipients visited the University of Waikato campus.

  • Conference delegates get down and dirty

    2 December 2014
    The New Zealand Society of Soil Science Conference got underway at the University of Waikato on Monday.

  • New Vice-Chancellor to take the reins at University of Waikato

    2 December 2014
    A new Vice-Chancellor has been appointed at the University of Waikato – Professor Neil Quigley will lead the organisation from February next year.

  • Golden Jubilee Scholarship a life-changer for Anna

    4 December 2014
    Anna Caudwell describes being awarded a Golden Jubilee Scholarship from the University of Waikato as a life-changing experience.

  • Future looks bright after scholarship win

    5 December 2014
    He lives and breathes software development and with a Golden Jubilee Scholarship from the University of Waikato, Nicholas Humphries is soon to start a Bachelor of Engineering (Hons).