Victoria University of Wellington / March 2015
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Winning landscape architecture project embraces bicultural values
- Victoria University of Wellington
- An innovative research project about the role of landscape architecture in bicultural environments has netted a Victoria University of Wellington academic a prestigious award.
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Opening hours over Easter and mid-term break
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- The University will be closed from Friday 3 April to Tuesday 7 April.
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Visiting researcher exploring bird’s eye view
- Victoria University of Wellington
- A visiting Victoria University of Wellington researcher will provide a peep into where birds travel in a new project investigating the activities of young kākāriki.
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High performance in public sector scrutinised
- Victoria University of Wellington
- A seminar in April will explore high performance in the public sector.
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Translating conflict into art
- Victoria University of Wellington
- A month-long creative event that focuses on translating conflict into art, not war, will begin at Victoria University of Wellington’s Kelburn campus on 30 March.
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Exploring the literary impact of 1926 General Strike
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Two Victoria University of Wellington academics are offering a new take on the General Strike of 1926 in the United Kingdom by exploring the diverse response writers have had to this event from the 1930s to the present.
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Student rescues abandoned baby gibbon
- Victoria University of Wellington
- A Victoria University of Wellington student carrying out research in Cambodia has helped shelter a baby gibbon seemingly abandoned by its mother.
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Conference to explore revolution and repression in the Arab world
- Victoria University of Wellington
- A public conference organised by The Antipodean East European Study Group to consider revolution and repression in the Arab world will be held at Victoria University of Wellington’s Kelburn Campus on Saturday 28 March.
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International expert to explore bias in pharmaceutical research
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Highly respected physician and international commentator on health policy Professor Joel Lexchin, will deliver a public lecture in Wellington next week exploring how bias can be introduced into pharmaceutical research.
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New curator at Adam Art Gallery
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Adam Art Gallery is pleased to announce the appointment of Stephen Cleland as the Gallery’s new curator.
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Vanuatu relief concert raises money and the roof
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Around 250 people attended a very successful concert in the Hunter Lounge last Friday night to raise funds for Vanuatu following the damage by Cyclone Pam.
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Shaky Ground
- Victoria University of Wellington
- The following commentary is provided by Professor Lydia Wevers, Director of the Stout Research Centre at Victoria University of Wellington.
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Musicology student redefines early twentieth century New Zealand music
- Victoria University of Wellington
- A Master’s student from Victoria University of Wellington’s Te Kōkī New Zealand School of Music (NZSM) has redefined early twentieth century New Zealand music and an Australasian composer’s place in our nation’s history.
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Funding to forecast the future of Antarctica’s ice
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Two Victoria University of Wellington researchers have each been awarded $100,000 to investigate how Antarctica’s ice volume will change as the world warms.
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Broadening perspectives on Christchurch
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Victoria University of Wellington’s Stout Research Centre has organised a seminar series, Shaky Ground, which will explore aspects of the Christchurch earthquakes’ aftermath that have remained under the radar.
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The pursuit of happiness
- Victoria University of Wellington
- The following commentary is provided by Dr Marc Wilson, an associate professor of psychology at Victoria University of Wellington.
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Students to set sail on Anzac voyage
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Two Victoria University of Wellington students with World War I connections will represent New Zealand on board a square-rigged tall ship as dawn breaks at Gallipoli on Anzac Day.
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Victoria community comes together for Vanuatu
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Staff and students from Victoria University of Wellington have come together to provide support to Vanuatu following the damage caused by Cyclone Pam.
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Unique animal communities may need special protection
- Victoria University of Wellington
- New Zealand’s underwater mountains are home to unique animal communities which need careful environmental management, research from Victoria University of Wellington and the National Institute of Water & Atmospheric (NIWA) reveals.
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Disney recruiting at Victoria
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Spending her days rubbing shoulders with princesses and cartoon characters was a childhood dream that has come true for Victoria University of Wellington student Cherie McMeekin—and the opportunity is available to other Victoria students, too.
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Book to help maths teachers
- Victoria University of Wellington
- A Victoria University of Wellington academic has played a key role in a new book to help teachers of mathematics in New Zealand.
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Putting the ‘P’ in pest control
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Animal urine will be used to make more effective traps for problematic pests like rats and brushtail possum in a research project from Victoria University of Wellington.
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Do stakeholders really care about corporate social responsibility?
- Victoria University of Wellington
- A public lecture in Wellington by a visiting Professor of Marketing will focus on corporate social responsibility (CSR) and whether it matters to stakeholders.
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Public lecture traces evolution of Chinese fiction
- Victoria University of Wellington
- The Chinese considered novels to be inferior to other forms of writing until European colonial power infiltrated China 150 years ago, according to a Victoria University of Wellington expert.
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New book seeks to address child poverty
- Victoria University of Wellington
- A new book by a professor of Public Policy at Victoria University and a University of Otago academic sends some clear messages around what can be done to alleviate child poverty in New Zealand.
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Revealing the real risks of a recently active volcano in southern Chile
- Victoria University of Wellington
- A study by a Victoria University earth scientist has revealed the frightening potential risk posed by a recently active volcano in southern Chile, and provides insight into what could happen in New Zealand.
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New measure evaluates human impact of Canterbury quake
- Victoria University of Wellington
- A new way of evaluating the immediate impact of natural disasters by a professor from Victoria University of Wellington shows that each person in Canterbury lost approximately 150 days of ‘healthy life’ in the aftermath of the 2011 earthquake.
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Winning students’ music video launched in Arrowtown
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Two former Victoria students who won an inaugural music and film competition were presented with their award by the Minister of Conservation, Maggie Barry, on Saturday.
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Prizes won for apps to improve students’ experience of Wellington
- Victoria University of Wellington
- A team of three former and current Victoria University of Wellington students are $10,000 richer after taking out the top prize in a competition to create a mobile app that will enhance students’ experience of the capital city.
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Improving cat welfare may reduce environmental impact
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Scientists are looking to cat owners for solutions to reduce the environmental impact of their pets on native wildlife.
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New research indicates homosexuality prevalent in early Christian Rome
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Research carried out at Victoria University of Wellington indicates that homosexuality was prevalent in the early Christian Roman Empire, contrary to what historians have previously believed.
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World’s wildlife—a critical economy
- Victoria University of Wellington
- The following commentary is provided by Dr Wayne Linklater, an associate professor of conservation science and Director of the Centre for Biodiversity and Restoration Ecology at Victoria University of Wellington.
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Open Day at Victoria’s Coastal Ecology Lab
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Wellingtonians have an opportunity to look beneath the ocean’s surface when Victoria University’s state-of-the-art marine laboratory opens its doors to the public on Saturday 7 March.
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