Victoria University of Wellington / September 2013
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Entering the drone debate
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Drones have many useful purposes, but should be used with a high degree of caution, an academic from Victoria University of Wellington warns.
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Voting effectively under STV
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Nigel Roberts, Adjunct Professor of Political Science at Victoria University, explains the voting system Wellingtonians use to elect their mayor and councillors.
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Popular maths writer to speak in Wellington
- Victoria University of Wellington
- The author of numerous books which have popularised mathematics to general audiences around the world will give a public lecture at Victoria University in early October.
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Fees increase around $265 per student
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Domestic students at Victoria University will pay, on average, $265 more in tuition fees in 2014 as a result of increases agreed to yesterday by the University Council.
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Serious fun and games
- Victoria University of Wellington
- A summer boot camp set entrepreneurial game design graduates a challenge: to balance the fun of creating a game with the demands of building a start-up.
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New Zealand novel The Luminaries shortlisted for Man Booker Prize
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Victoria University Press is thrilled at the announcement that Eleanor Catton’s The Luminaries has made the short list of just six books for the prestigious Man Booker Prize 2013.
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Churches loosening up towards alcohol
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Churches are relaxing attitudes towards drinking alcohol, partly to attract members, new research has found.
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Leading astronomer visits Wellington
- Victoria University of Wellington
- A top Australian astronomer will visit Wellington next week to give a public lecture on one of the world’s largest science projects.
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PhD to focus on skilled migration by New Zealand Pacific Islanders
- Victoria University of Wellington
- A life-changing experience teaching English abroad has inspired the PhD topic of a Victoria University of Wellington scholarship winner.
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Learning the ancient secrets of happiness
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Students will have an opportunity to tap into the ancient secrets of happiness in an intensive new Philosophy course this summer.
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Public servants work hard but think poorly of their employers
- Victoria University of Wellington
- New research has found that public servants are committed to their jobs and motivated to make a difference, but think poorly of the organisations they work for.
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Town versus gown show down to test the meaning of life
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Mayor Celia Wade-Brown and Radio New Zealand’s Nine to Noon Host Kathryn Ryan are among a team of ‘townies’ that will take on academics in a quiz about life this Saturday.
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