Victoria University of Wellington / May 2018
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Breaking down the Government’s health spend
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Jacqueline Cumming, Professor of Health Policy and Management and Director of the Health Services Research Centre in Victoria University of Wellington’s Faculty of Health, looks at where the money is going for one of Budget 2018's biggest expenditures.
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Renowned legal philosopher to visit Victoria University of Wellington
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- Victoria University's Faculty of Law is delighted to host the distinguished American legal philosopher Professor Martha C. Nussbaum for its annual Borrin Lecture in June.
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Victoria University researchers announced as finalists for commercialisation funding
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Two Victoria University of Wellington academics were announced today as among the twelve finalists for the 2018 KiwiNet Awards, which celebrate successful commercialisation of science research in New Zealand.
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How parenthood continues to cost women more than men
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Dr Isabelle Sin from Victoria University of Wellington's School of Economics and Finance and Auckland University of Technology's Professor Gail Pacheco explain how having a child contributes to the gender pay gap.
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Victoria University academics to deliver postgraduate nursing courses in Sāmoa
- Victoria University of Wellington
- A unique initiative will soon see Victoria University of Wellington academics delivering post-graduate courses in Nursing, Midwifery and Health at The National University of Sāmoa (NUS).
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Putting the spotlight on sustainability
- Victoria University of Wellington
- A group of student clubs at Victoria University of Wellington have joined forces to host Sustainability Week—a series of events to promote sustainability action.
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Lighting up Wellington’s Waterfront
- Victoria University of Wellington
- In this year’s annual LUX Light Festival, Te Ao Mārama, Victoria University is represented by two works of light – Edge of the Universe and Ngā Tautiaki o te Waonui a Tāne.
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Cost-benefit study confirms benefits of walking and cycling investment
- Victoria University of Wellington
- A cost-benefit study published by Victoria University of Wellington and the New Zealand Centre for Sustainable Cities found that a walking and cycling programme in two New Zealand cities has shown a good return on investment.
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The insurance reform to pay attention to
- Victoria University of Wellington
- A binding change to the rules around pre-contractual disclosure is long overdue, writes Dr Bevan Marten, a Senior Lecturer in Victoria University of Wellington's Faculty of Law.
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Time to give humanities respect they deserve
- Victoria University of Wellington
- The sciences alone will not chart the course to the future, write Victoria University of Wellington Professor of Health Annemarie Jutel and University of Otago Emeritus Professor Douglas Booth.
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Designing for diabetes
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Research by Victoria University of Wellington PhD graduate Dr Gillian McCarthy is contributing to the design of new technologies to help adolescents manage diabetes.
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Negligence missing in Crimes Act repeal
- Victoria University of Wellington
- An offence of corporate manslaughter is needed to hold organisations and executives at the highest level accountable for deaths resulting from management failings, writes Dr Stephen Blumenfeld, Director of Victoria University of Wellington's Centre for Labour, Employment and Work.
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CAPE awards Fellowships
- Victoria University of Wellington
- The Southeast Asia Centre of Asia-Pacific Excellence (SEA CAPE) and the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) have awarded fellowships to five outstanding scholars and business experts from the ASEAN region.
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Research uncovers unique anti-cancer properties in Tongan marine sponges
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Research by Victoria University of Wellington PhD graduate Taitusi Taufa has found new medicinal properties in marine sponges collected from Tongan waters, including several unique anti-cancer compounds.
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Research challenges the ‘grip’ of Cost-Benefit Analysis
- Victoria University of Wellington
- A Victoria University of Wellington researcher is challenging the idea of Cost-Benefit Analysis (CBA) as an objective and apolitical tool.
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Independent analysis of 2018 Budget shows two competing visions for Government spending
- Victoria University of Wellington
- The Labour-New Zealand First-Green Government plans to spend almost $1000 more per head in real terms by the end of 2021 compared with the 2017 Budget plan set by the previous National-led Government, with the largest shares of this sum going to welfare, health and education.
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From Master's to MetService: first-ever Master of Meteorology students graduate this week
- Victoria University of Wellington
- This week saw the first graduates from the Master’s in Meteorology cross the stage at a Victoria University of Wellington graduation ceremony.
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Four decades of Big Wednesday
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Victoria University of Wellington's Senior Lecturer in Film Dr Alfio Leotta celebrates 40 years of a classic surf movie.
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Research reveals fear and funding are major obstacles to early childhood gallery visits
- Victoria University of Wellington
- New research from Victoria University of Wellington reveals that fear and funding are the major obstacles stopping the early childhood education (ECE) sector from visiting New Zealand’s many art museums and galleries.
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Research proves value of traceability in dairy industry
- Victoria University of Wellington
- New research by Victoria University of Wellington PhD student Melissa Welsh has the potential to transform New Zealand’s dairy industry by improving the traceability of products moving through the supply chain.
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City agriculture can take on SDGs
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Victoria University of Wellington researchers explore neighbourhood action's role in achieving the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals.
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Doing better business in the Asia-Pacific region
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Professor Siah Hwee Ang has been appointed as Director of a Centre of Asia-Pacific Excellence (CAPE).
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Victoria University Associate Professor appointed co-director of MacDiarmid Institute
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Associate Professor Justin Hodgkiss from the School of Chemical and Physical Sciences has been appointed co-director of the MacDiarmid Institute along with University of Auckland’s Associate Professor Nicola Gaston.
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Fossil record reveals changes in Earth’s movement and rotation
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Research led by Victoria University of Wellington looks back 450 million years to reveal an important link between changes in our planet’s motion through space, and the extinction and evolution of life on Earth.
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A transcendent form of communication
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Graduating this week with a Doctor of Musical Arts, Lucien Johnson’s research examines Ethio-Jazz and explores the ways in which music can travel and be adopted by musicians in search of their own sense of identity and individuality.
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Victoria University of Wellington's Pip Adam wins Ockham New Zealand Book Awards premier $50,000 prize
- Victoria University of Wellington
- With a novel described by judges as something which "will bring readers back from the dead", Victoria University's Pip Adam has won the 2018 $50,000 Acorn Foundation Fiction Prize in the country's premier book awards.
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Anti-bullying programme more accessible than ever for New Zealand schools
- Victoria University of Wellington
- A new licencing deal negotiated with KiVa in Finland by Victoria University of Wellington has halved the cost of providing the bullying prevention programme to New Zealand schools.
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Research collaboration uses cutting-edge technology to produce new veterinary drug
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Researchers from Victoria University of Wellington’s Ferrier Research Institute, Callaghan Innovation, the University of Canterbury, and Massey University have developed cutting-edge gene engineering technology to help scientists more efficiently manipulate DNA in order to produce new products, including a new veterinary drug.
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Foreign interests trump Syrian aspirations for change
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Victoria University of Wellington Religious Studies tutor and PhD graduand Hanlie Booysen explains how violence, not political reform, became the new normal under President Bashar al-Asad.
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North Korea/US summit — don’t hold your breath
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Victoria University of Wellington's Dr Van Jackson and Associate Professor Stephen Epstein are sceptical about the prospects for denuclearisation.
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Victoria University of Wellington celebrates new graduates
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Wellington will be abuzz with jubilant graduands this week as more than 2,700 students from Victoria University of Wellington celebrate the successful completion of their studies.
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Peters’ signals welcome changes to NZ’s foreign assistance - but what’s next?
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Commentary on aid budget increase
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Research offers insights into impact of chronic pain
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Victoria University of Wellington's Dr Hazel Godfrey graduates with a PhD in Psychology this month, despite spending the last 13 years in chronic pain.
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A copyright exemption for parody and satire
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Victoria University of Wellington Chair in Private Law Professor Graeme Austin welcomes the 'smart thinking' behind an Opposition MP's Bill.
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Discussions continue on possible name simplification for Victoria University of Wellington
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Discussions are continuing with staff, students, alumni and the wider community about a proposal to simplify Victoria University of Wellington’s name by retiring the word ‘Victoria’.
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Time to tackle ‘incoherent’ tax policies
- Victoria University of Wellington
- The Government's Tax Working Group must address systemic inequities that significantly disadvantage the poorer members of our community, writes Dr Simon Chapple, Director of Victoria University of Wellington's Institute of Governance and Policy Studies.
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Victoria University research tackles nitrate pollution
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Research carried out at Victoria University of Wellington has made big strides in tackling New Zealand’s serious nitrate pollution problem.
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New Zealand's glaciers are shrinking
- Victoria University of Wellington
- PhD student Lauren Vargo from Victoria University's Antarctic Research Centre discusses the impact of New Zealand's shrinking glaciers and how scientists from the Centre are monitoring these changes.
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A hundred years of heresy
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Professor Paul Morris from Victoria University's Religious Studies programme explores the mixed legacy of Sir Lloyd Geering.
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An academic's perspective
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Associate Professor Dan Laufer from the School of Marketing and International Business shares his views on the proposal to change Victoria University's name.
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Provost receives prestigious medal
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Victoria University of Wellington Provost Professor Wendy Larner has received one of geography’s most prestigious awards, joining an illustrious list of predecessors that includes explorers David Livingstone and Robert Falcon Scott and broadcaster Sir David Attenborough.
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Campus developments win awards
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Two of Victoria University’s building projects have received prestigious awards from the New Zealand Institute of Architects (NZIA).
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Kitchen sink ingenuity
- Victoria University of Wellington
- After studying languages and Linguistics at Victoria University of Wellington, Kati Kasza went on to literally follow her nose as an independent herbal skincare producer, becoming the founder and Managing Director of the successful natural skincare brand Evolu.
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Victoria University launches new cyber-security initiatives
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Staff from Victoria University of Wellington’s School of Engineering and Computer Science are in Samoa this month as part of an initiative to bring cyber-security education to the Pacific and beyond.
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Best New Zealand Poems presents a diverse bouquet of voices
- Victoria University of Wellington
- The latest edition of the online anthology Best New Zealand Poems is now live, featuring 25 poems chosen by New Zealand Poet Laureate, Dr Selina Tusitala Marsh.
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Victoria University appoints new Dean of Education
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Victoria University of Wellington has appointed Professor Stephen Dobs on as its next Dean of Education.
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Leading judge to receive honorary doctorate
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Former Supreme Court judge Sir Terence Arnold QC will receive an honorary doctorate at a Victoria University of Wellington graduation ceremony this month.
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