Victoria University of Wellington / January 2015
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Researcher to probe purpose of painseekers
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- A Victoria University of Wellington researcher leaves for Denmark this week to embark on an 18-month study exploring the mindset of pain seekers.
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Small matters–art from the world of nanotechnology
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- Nelson will next month play host to 500 of the world’s leading scientists at the MacDiarmid Institute’s biennial international conference on nanotechnology, AMN-7.
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New exhibition showcases works from Victoria University of Wellington Art Collection
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Seldom-seen gems and new acquisitions from Victoria University of Wellington’s art collection will be among the works on display in the Adam Art Gallery’s next show.
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Adam Art Gallery, Hunter Car Park, Kelburn, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6145, New Zealand/Aotearoa
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Love helps solve the puzzle of human evolution
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Humans have long been a puzzle to explain in evolutionary terms, but a Victoria University of Wellington researcher says part of the answer is romantic love and the pair-bonding it motivates.
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Students jetting off to be part of Model UN
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- Four students from Victoria University of Wellington have been selected to form part of the inaugural New Zealand delegation to the Harvard National Model United Nations (HNMUN) conference.
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A helping hand for highly skilled new migrants
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- An innovative course run by Victoria University of Wellington is helping highly qualified and professionally accomplished new migrants to better understand the New Zealand workplace and get a foothold in the job market.
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Comment on Government’s proposal to overhaul the Resource Management Act
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- The following commentary is provided by Morten Gjerde, a senior lecturer in urban design at Victoria University of Wellington’s School of Architecture.
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Competition winners promote high country covenants
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Victoria University students Ruby Judson and Steffan Paton are the winners of the Soho Film and Music Competition run in collaboration between Queen Elizabeth II National Trust and Victoria University of Wellington.
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Letters between Ruta Te Rauparaha, Pipi Te Whiwhi and Eliza Grey—a presentation at the Women and 19th Century Literature conference
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Dr Arini Loader, of Victoria University of Wellington’s School of History, Philosophy, Political Science and International Relations, will give a presentation on letters which were sent between three Māori and non-Māori women in the 19th century.
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2014 Earth’s warmest since 1880
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Professor James Renwick, Victoria University of Wellington, comments on new findings that show 2014 ranks as Earth’s hottest on record since 1880.
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The legacy of early Scottish migrants
- Victoria University of Wellington
- The following commentary is provided by Dr Rebecca Lenihan, a history graduate from Victoria University. Her book, From Alba to Aotearoa: Profiling New Zealand’s Scottish migrants, 1840-1920 will be published by Otago University Press this year.
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Victoria University mourns the passing of Sir Ian Athfield
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Vice-Chancellor Grant Guilford has expressed Victoria University’s deep sadness at the passing of Sir Ian Athfield today.
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A grim future for coral reefs—why it matters for New Zealand
- Victoria University of Wellington
- The following commentary is provided by Associate Professor Simon Davy, Head of the School of Biological Sciences, Victoria University of Wellington.
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New Restorative Justice Requirements
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Amendments to the Sentencing Act that came into force on 6 December have been the focus of considerable controversy and complaint over recent weeks, especially from some lawyers and judges, along with certain media commentators.
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Engaging students to raise awareness about climate change
- Victoria University of Wellington
- A Victoria University of Wellington student is working with children to help raise awareness and educate the public about ways to mitigate the effects of climate change.
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Duo developing social science success at Victoria
- Victoria University of Wellington
- A Victoria University of Wellington programme examining the development of human societies has been recognised with $1.4 million in research funding grants.
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Myanmar daughter follows in father’s footsteps
- Victoria University of Wellington
- When Ohnmar Aung Naing Oo (known as Cheryl) from Myanmar graduated from Victoria University of Wellington in December it was a dream come true for her father, who also studied at Victoria.
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What workplace emails reveal about culture
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Most of us use emails at work without so much as a second thought—but new research from Victoria University of Wellington shows a range of socio-cultural forces govern what and how we write.
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Victoria staff, alumni and friends recognised in New Year Honours
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Two leaders of Victoria University of Wellington—one past and one present—have been recognised, alongside other Victoria staff, alumni and friends, in the 2015 New Year Honours.
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Iwi connections important for ‘urban’ Māori
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Many Māori who migrated to Wellington 50 years ago still don’t consider the city “home”, new research from Victoria University of Wellington reveals.
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