Kelburn / August 2014
September 2014 | July 2014-
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Polar experts to speak in Christchurch
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Two Antarctic scientists from Victoria University of Wellington will visit Christchurch next month to give free talks as part of the University’s 2014 Public Lecture Series.
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3D printed nose wins design award
- Victoria University of Wellington
- A Victoria University of Wellington design student is the New Zealand finalist for the James Dyson Award 2014 for his Master’s project—a 3D printed prosthetic nose.
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Conference to explore New Zealand’s classical influences
- Victoria University of Wellington
- The first conference to explore New Zealand’s relationship with its Greco-Roman heritage will be hosted by Victoria University of Wellington’s Classics programme next month.
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National and Labour to outline economic visions at Victoria University
- Victoria University of Wellington
- The deputy leaders of National and Labour will outline their visions for the New Zealand economy in two upcoming public lectures hosted by Victoria University of Wellington.
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Time will tell whether book should have been published
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Simon Keller, Professor of Philosophy, discusses ethics, public interest and whether Dirty Politics might make politics less dirty.
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Deep Alpine Fault sensitive to nearby earthquakes
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Victoria University of Wellington researchers have discovered that seismic waves produced by earthquakes happening several hundred kilometres away trigger activity deep beneath the Alpine Fault.
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Celebrating the liberation of Paris
- Victoria University of Wellington
- One of Paris’ biggest parties of the year will be marked in Wellington by Alliance Française, with a Victoria University academic at the forefront of the celebrations.
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Social inequality still rife in New Zealand
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Social inequality has worsened over the past decade in New Zealand, a new study from Victoria University of Wellington shows.
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Give us a reason to care
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Opinion piece by Dr Marc Wilson, Head of the School of Psychology at Victoria.
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Public talk on global sustainability
- Victoria University of Wellington
- How human pressure is changing the planet is the topic of the only Wellington public lecture being given by Professor Yuan T Lee, President of the International Council for Science, during his visit to New Zealand.
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Talk to explore fate of Antarctic ice sheet
- Victoria University of Wellington
- The Antarctic ice sheet’s contribution to future sea-level rise will be explored by a world-leading polar scientist who is giving the 2014 S.T. Lee Lecture.
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Changing views
- Victoria University of Wellington
- When reading a book or watching a film or television show, many of us expect to be taken on a journey involving a character who changes. But where does this desire to see a transformation come from?
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Victoria student scores feature film role
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Victoria University of Wellington theatre student George Fenn has scored something many students only dream about—in November, he will walk straight from his classes into a leading role in a feature film.
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Victoria academics contribute to innovative online election tool
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Victoria University researchers have played a significant role in the shaping of Vote Compass, a new interactive online tool that helps voters see how closely their own opinions match up with the various political parties.
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Promising new treatments for multiple sclerosis
- Victoria University of Wellington
- New treatments for multiple sclerosis (MS) using common anti-psychotic agents have been discovered by Victoria University of Wellington researchers.
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Competition helps student combat thesis doldrums
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Taking part in last year’s 3 Minute Thesis Competition helped winner, Keely Kidner, out of her mid-PhD slump—a phenomenon known as the ‘thesis doldrums’.
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Regional security multilateralism and Darwinian principles
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Opinion piece by Jim Rolfe, director of the Centre for Strategic Studies, Victoria University of Wellington
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Eddie Clemens reimagines the void in new installation
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Eddie Clemens combines his fascination for the architecture of the Adam Art Gallery with his knowledge of James Cameron’s films in a new video installation that launches this Friday.
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Channelling Chinese investment into areas that benefit local development
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Opinion piece by Dr Jason Young, a lecturer in Political Science and International Relations and a Research Fellow at Victoria’s New Zealand Contemporary China Research Centre, which was published by interest.co.nz.
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Literary experts to explore the legacy of World War One writing
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Wellingtonians will be given an opportunity to explore literature from the Great War era in the World War One Book Club, supported by Victoria University of Wellington.
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Victoria announces new strategic appointments
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Victoria University of Wellington has announced the appointment of New Zealand’s first Provost, Professor Neil Quigley.
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Research priorities for Antarctic science
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Three Victoria University of Wellington researchers have contributed to defining the strategic priorities for Southern Ocean and Antarctic science research for the next 20 years.
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Victoria to play key role in National Science Challenge
- Victoria University of Wellington
- The world-class contribution of Victoria University’s climate and Antarctic research has been recognised with the University being named a key partner in New Zealand’s second National Science Challenge, the Deep South Challenge Te KÅmata o Te Tonga.
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Lecture to argue Gospels based on eyewitness testimony
- Victoria University of Wellington
- One of the world’s leading New Testament scholars will deliver a public lecture at Victoria University of Wellington this month, arguing that the Gospels are based on the eyewitness testimony of those who knew Jesus personally.
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Education a key to tackling obesity
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Opinion piece by Dr Barrie Gordon, senior lecturer in the School of Education at Victoria University of Wellington.
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Study shows consumers willing to pay for online news
- Victoria University of Wellington
- A Victoria University of Wellington student is exploring ways to fund quality journalism online, including developing a tool that allows people to purchase an online package of news from several publishers.
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Imagining the future of food
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Steak grown from stem cells in the laboratory or local produce from urban high-rises may be on our menus in the year 2050, according to Victoria of Wellington students.
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Rare footage captured of tuatara hatching
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Extremely rare footage of a tuatara hatching has been filmed at Victoria University of Wellington. Last to hatch, the egg was one of 23 being incubated in captivity this year as part of a joint initiative that helped to save a threatened population of tuatara from extinction.
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