Victoria University of Wellington / February 2015
March 2015 | January 2015-
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New Zealand’s Iraq Deployment: Motivations and Interests
- Victoria University of Wellington
- The following commentary by Robert Ayson, Professor of Strategic Studies at Victoria University of Wellington, was based on a talk to a Diplosphere forum at Parliament House and published in the New Zealand Herald on Thursday 26 February 2015.
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Survey reveals signs of tuatara recovery
- Victoria University of Wellington
- The tuatara population on Hauturu ō Toi/Little Barrier Island may be recovering, according to results from a recent survey carried out with help from Victoria University of Wellington researchers.
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Academic warns against authoritarian solutions to conflict in divided societies
- Victoria University of Wellington
- A professor of comparative politics from Victoria University of Wellington will examine methods of resolving conflict in deeply divided societies, in his upcoming inaugural lecture.
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New Student Welcome at Kelburn Park cancelled
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Due to unfavourable weather conditions the New Student Welcome at Kelburn Park scheduled to start today at 12.30pm has been cancelled. There is no postponement date for this event.
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Kelburn, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand/Aotearoa (OpenStreetMap)
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Victoria opens state-of-the-art student accommodation
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Victoria University of Wellington has opened a new state-of-the-art student accommodation complex on Boulcott Street.
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Boulcott Street, Wellington Central, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6145, New Zealand/Aotearoa
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New Composer-in-Residence at Victoria University
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- Victoria University of Wellington’s Te Kōkī New Zealand School of Music (NZSM) has announced the appointment of John Elmsly as the School’s next Creative New Zealand/Jack C. Richards Composer-in-Residence.
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Lecture to highlight Alan Turing’s genius
- Victoria University of Wellington
- A lecture about the work of Alan Turing, often dubbed the father of modern computing and the subject of the film The Imitation Game, will be given at Victoria University of Wellington next week.
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Study finds need for education about online privacy
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Providing better access to knowledge about online behaviour, including an 0800 helpline, are among the recommendations in a report from Victoria University of Wellington about New Zealanders' online behaviour.
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Conference to examine Pacific perspectives on China
- Victoria University of Wellington
- A conference examining Pacific Island perspectives on China’s evolving relations with countries in the Pacific region will take place in Apia, Samoa next week.
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Chemistry graduate to research green alternatives
- Victoria University of Wellington
- A Victoria University of Wellington chemistry graduate has joined forces with her former PhD supervisor to create safer and more stable natural hair dye, and help preserve handmade paper from China.
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Climate change law an example of ‘policy failure’
- Victoria University of Wellington
- The following commentary is provided by Sir Geoffrey Palmer, former Prime Minister of New Zealand, former Minister for the Environment and Distinguished Fellow at Victoria University of Wellington’s Faculty of Law.
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Second Māori language learning app developed for beginners
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Victoria University of Wellington’s Faculty of Education has released its second te reo Māori learning app—Puna—which is available for free on the App Store and Google Play.
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Populations benefit from having different kettles of fish
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Having weaker individuals in a population can strengthen its long-term stability and reduce likelihood of extinction, according to new research from Victoria University of Wellington.
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Entertainment at your fingertips
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Home entertainment could soon be experienced in four dimensions as a result of upcoming research at Victoria University of Wellington.
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Victoria student creates NCEA app
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Tracking NCEA credits is now a whole lot easier thanks to a new mobile phone application (app) developed by Wasim Talim, who is currently finishing his studies at Victoria University of Wellington.
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Let’s liberate the Treaty
- Victoria University of Wellington
- The following commentary is provided by Dr Carwyn Jones (Ngāti Kahungunu and Te Aitanga-a-Māhaki), a Senior Lecturer at Victoria University of Wellington’s Faculty of Law.
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Getting to the bottom of tectonic plates
- Victoria University of Wellington
- New research, led by Victoria University of Wellington and using underground dynamite explosions, has revealed previously unknown information about what happens underneath tectonic plates.
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Yellow light for forest-saving programme in Indonesia
- Victoria University of Wellington
- A programme to curb deforestation and carbon emissions in Indonesia has improved forest governance but more changes need to be implemented if its original aims are to be met, according to Victoria University of Wellington research.
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Town and Gown for summer
- Victoria University of Wellington
- A summer project designed to publicise more widely research by members of Victoria University of Wellington’s Faculty of Law, has involved Faculty staff and students working more closely with Woodward Street Chambers.
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Victoria connecting with Wellington’s tech industry
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Victoria University of Wellington is running a workshop aimed at getting Wellington’s tech community up to speed with the latest in network technology.
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Learning to love mathematics
- Victoria University of Wellington
- As a school student, mathematics was definitely not Sandi McCutcheon’s strong point—her memories of the subject at high school are mostly of being sent to sit in the corridor during lessons.
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