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17 Aug 2021 4 min read

3MT event puts PhD research centre-stage at Waikato

A speech on the development of ancestral Waikato pā using both a mātauranga Māori and archaeological approach won the Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Doctoral Final at the University of Waikato last week.

06 Aug 2021 3 min read

A passion for sports science: Dr Shannon O’Donnell

While the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games are playing out half a world away, a group of University of Waikato researchers are watching on with eager interest.

28 Jul 2021 5 min read

The hot science cooling down our athletes at the Tokyo Olympics

When Stephen Fenemor was a boy, growing up in Motueka at the top of the South Island, he dreamed of representing his country.

27 Jul 2021 6 min read

Tokyo Olympics: new action sports reframing participation and equality

Yesterday three teenage skateboarders stood on the podium at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics to receive their medals.

23 Jul 2021 2 min read

The world’s first large scale hydrogen production plant in Southland – a flawed think-big project

A plan by two of New Zealand’s largest electricity generators to create the world’s largest green hydrogen plant in Southland is fundamentally flawed, says one of New Zealand’s foremost experts in hydro schemes and electricity generation.

22 Jul 2021 3 min read

Journal the first to translate academic papers into Pacific languages

A ground-breaking online Pacific language journal, understood to be the first of its kind in the world, is calling for new submissions from authors.

16 Jul 2021 3 min read

Research points to passive discrimination in healthcare system

Research into the healthcare experiences of Muslim refugee women in Aotearoa has highlighted significant barriers to accessing care and a disregard for cultural practices present in healthcare services.

16 Jul 2021 3 min read

Silica secreting marine organisms regulate climate on Earth

A picture of our changing climate is often captured in images of bleached coral reefs, but a University of Waikato researcher has discovered that other marine organisms and processes are critical to regulating temperatures on Earth.

Mayor Paula Southgate with Professor Bruce Clarkson from Waikato University

13 Jul 2021 3 min read

Ecology researcher awarded Hamilton Kirikiriroa Medal

The Hamilton Kirikiriroa Medal, one of the city’s highest accolades, was awarded to University of Waikato ecologist Professor Bruce Clarkson yesterday at Claudelands Events Centre.

08 Jul 2021 2 min read

Marine researchers find microplastics in Bay of Plenty shellfish

Microplastics have been found in extremely high levels across the Bay of Plenty moana with sediment and shellfish found full of tiny plastic particles, University of Waikato researchers say.

07 Jul 2021 3 min read

Older generations are increasingly concerned about climate change

Opinion polls and news articles indicate climate change awareness and concern has increased globally, but is there a difference between what older and younger people believe?

06 Jul 2021 3 min read

Bay of Plenty sponge gardens a new lead in cancer research

The discovery of never before seen vibrant sponge gardens in deep sea reefs off the Bay of Plenty could signal a new era in the development of cancer fighting drugs, say University of Waikato researchers.

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