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21 Mar 2022 2 min read

Waikato researchers recognised as Royal Society Te Apārangi Fellows

Two University of Waikato Professors have been named Fellows to the Academy of the Royal Society Te Apārangi acknowledging the impact of their research at both a national and international scale.

14 Mar 2022 4 min read

Summer research projects inspire students

Whoever thinks research is a dull and lonely occupation has got it wrong, says psychology Professor Maryanne Garry, a supervisor of students doing Summer Research Scholarships at the University of Waikato.

11 Mar 2022 3 min read

University of Waikato Fulbright Scholar to study how kava can be used to reduce PTSD

Kava could be used as an alternative to mainstream medicines in the treatment of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) among military, police, fire and ambulance officers, if a new study by a University of Waikato researcher is successful.

11 Mar 2022 2 min read

New study shows inequality in vaccine rollout for Māori and at risk communities

New Zealand’s rollout of the Covid-19 vaccine has failed Māori and at-risk communities as health officials relied on current health services, regardless of their already inequitable distribution, says a new study.

13 Jan 2022 3 min read

Researchers address inequities in diabetes treatment for Māori and Pacific people

University of Waikato researchers are undertaking a pivotal study into the treatment of patients with Type 2 diabetes as they try to improve health system factors that can lead to better prescribing of medication for Māori and Pacific patients.

13 Dec 2021 2 min read

University of Waikato researchers to lead seaweed farming trials in Hauraki Gulf and Bay of Plenty

University of Waikato researchers’ Dr Marie Magnusson and Dr Rebecca Lawton will receive $1.2 million to lead research into seaweed farming in the Hauraki Gulf and Bay of Plenty as part of a $5 million commercial regenerative seaweed farming pilot.

13 Dec 2021 2 min read

Toihuarewa – Waimāori Chair in Lake and Fresh Water Science appointment confirmed

Toi Moana Bay of Plenty Regional Council and the University of Waikato have appointed Dr Deniz Özkundakci to the position of Toihuarewa – Waimāori Bay of Plenty Regional Council Chair in Lake and Fresh Water Science.

10 Dec 2021 2 min read

Roadmap launched to grow NZ’s robotics industry

With robotics and automation set to replace 46 percent of day jobs by 2040, a new national strategy has been launched to grow the New Zealand sector that currently employs around 3200 people and generates $1 billion in annual revenue.

12 Nov 2021 4 min read

Pacific women lag behind in access to breast cancer care and treatment

The cost of breast cancer treatment is increasing as results continue to vary between Pacific and non-Pacific women, two studies have found.

03 Nov 2021 3 min read

Marsden funds to help tackle challenges from climate change to teaching our history

University of Waikato researchers are leading a series of new projects from studying how our soils can help combat climate change, to designing how to better teach Māori history as part of Aotearoa’s new curriculum reset, all supported by the Royal Society’s Marsden Fund.

29 Oct 2021 6 min read

New study to look at how women have coped during the pandemic

How New Zealand women have been impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic and the strategies they have devised to cope will be researched in a new project led by the University of Waikato.

20 Oct 2021 2 min read

Waikato climate researchers develop device sold to universities around the world

Waikato researchers unlocking keys to climate change hidden in the drip water from inside New Zealand’s deepest caves, have developed a new device being used by researchers around the world.

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