Victoria University of Wellington / February 2018
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Next stop, Commonwealth Games
- Victoria University of Wellington
- The first recipient of Victoria University of Wellington’s Swimming Scholarship is already making waves—with his selection in the New Zealand Commonwealth Games team for 2018.
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QS Subject Rankings reveal strength of NZ's three leading universities
- Victoria University of Wellington
- The latest international subject rankings confirm Victoria University of Wellington as New Zealand's globally ranked capital city university and show a clear gap opening up between the top three universities in New Zealand and the other five universities.
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Victoria-GNS Science collaboration ranked 9th worldwide in Nature Index 2017
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Victoria University’s collaboration with GNS Science has been ranked 9th worldwide in the prestigious annual Nature Index.
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A gold standard of healthcare
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- Patients at Victoria University of Wellington’s Student Health clinic can be assured they’re getting the best possible service, with the practice being recognised for providing what is regarded as a gold standard of care.
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Victoria welcomes new students to its capital city campuses
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Thousands of students arrive in Wellington in the coming days as Victoria University of Wellington’s teaching year gets underway.
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Experimental musician announced as Composer-in-Residence 2018
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Victoria University of Wellington's New Zealand School of Music (Te Kōkī) has announced composer, performer and sound artist, Antonia Barnett-McIntosh, as the 2018 Creative New Zealand/Jack C. Richards Composer-in-Residence.
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Prime Minister opens new Biological Sciences building
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has officially opened Victoria’s new Biological Sciences building, Te Toki a Rata.
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Bringing the world to Wellington
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- After growing up in Zimbabwe, Victoria alumna and New Zealand Festival Artistic Director Shelagh Magadza ended up studying in New Zealand by accident.
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NCEA review: Let's address quality
- Victoria University of Wellington
- A study of 1,600 students highlights shortcomings in learning, write researchers in Victoria's School of Education.
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Pacific must look inwards for climate answers
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Assistant Vice-Chancellor (Pasifika) Hon. Luamanuvao Winnie Laban says Pacific island nations are not powerless in the fight against climate change.
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Reforming the welfare state
- Victoria University of Wellington
- The current welfare system needs repair and renewal, writes Public Policy Professor Jonathan Boston.
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Luke Willis Thompson debuts new work in first major New Zealand solo exhibition
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Internationally acclaimed London-based New Zealand artist Luke Willis Thompson will open his first major solo exhibition in his country of birth tomorrow at Victoria University's Adam Art Gallery.
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Victoria researcher sheds light on self-injury
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Recent Victoria PhD graduate Dr Madeleine Brocklesby is one of the first to acknowledge that nobody's perfect—and her research shows we should be putting less pressure on young people to strive for unattainable ideals of perfection.
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The acute case for new hospitals
- Victoria University of Wellington
- All of us need good hospitals near us so that when accidents happen or we get sick, we can access both acute and planned healthcare provided by well-trained doctors and nurses working in modern facilities.
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Samoan Prime Minister to open Pacific-wide climate change conference in Wellington
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Samoan Prime Minister and climate change action advocate, The Honourable Tuila’epa Dr Sa’ilele Malielegaoi, is among the high-profile experts presenting at the Pacific Climate Change Conference next week at Te Papa National Museum.
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Te Papa, 55, Cable Street, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Tailoring copyright safe harbours for the cultural sector
- Victoria University of Wellington
- One size fits all for immunities will not do, write Professor Graeme Austin from Victoria's Faculty of Law and Senior Lecturer in Law Dr Emily Hudson from King's College London.
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Under and over the benefit
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Reorientating social investment would improve New Zealand's welfare system, writes Dr Simon Chapple, Director of Victoria's Institute for Governance and Policy Studies.
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Prestigious rankings show Victoria leading thought on major issues
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Victoria University of Wellington's Centre for Strategic Studies (CSS) has started its 25th- anniversary year being named the third best think tank in Southeast Asia, Australia and the Pacific in a prestigious global ranking.
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NZ must be global leaders in climate change
- Victoria University of Wellington
- If any country can do it, it is surely us, write Professor James Renwick and Dr Rhian Salmon from Victoria's Faculty of Science.
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Technological breakthrough for monitoring and predicting landslides
- Victoria University of Wellington
- New technology from a student-led research project at Victoria University of Wellington looks set to revolutionise the way geotechnical engineers monitor and predict landslides, potentially helping to save countless lives and cut costs.
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Eminent social anthropologist named 2018 Stout Research Centre JD Stout Fellow
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Eminent social anthropologist Associate Professor Jacqueline Leckie has been appointed as the Victoria University of Wellington Stout Research Centre for New Zealand Studies JD Stout Fellow for 2018.
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I will if you do
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Research by Victoria University of Wellington PhD Psychology student Lauren Vinnell has found that social norms affect support for earthquake strengthening legislation.
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If NZ consumers took on online giants
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Visiting Griffith University Professor of Law Mary Keyes considers how our courts might follow an Australian lead to protect us against foreign companies.
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A new nuclear-free moment? First things first
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Dr Amanda Thomas from Victoria's School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences argues the new government has an opportunity to properly confront climate change by repealing undemocratic laws and honouring good Treaty relationships.
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EQC grants help volcano drones and other Victoria research take flight
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Victoria University of Wellington-led development of drones able to fly close to active volcanoes and withstand, monitor and analyse their emissions could transform the forecasting of volcanic eruptions.
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Victoria academics receive 2018 Fulbright grants
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Victoria academics Dr Bronwyn Kivell and Dr Richard Arnold have received New Zealand Scholar Award Grants from Fulbright New Zealand and will travel to the United States later this year to undertake significant research projects.
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