Victoria University of Wellington / May 2024
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Legendary jazz musician and educator Rodger Fox dies aged 71
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Rodger Fox, legendary jazz musician and big band leader, passed away earlier this week. He was a valued and beloved jazz educator in the New Zealand School of Music—Te Kōkī (NZSM), and will be greatly missed by his colleagues, students, and friends at the University.
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Can New Caledonia get out of its current crisis?
- Victoria University of Wellington
- It's unlikely any revamped accord on New Caledonia will satisfy those at the barricades if it involves a significant deferral of independence, writes Adrian Muckle.
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“Just do it” — a student’s exchange to the National University of Singapore
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Catherine Bullock, who is pursuing a Bachelor of Science and a Bachelor of Music, has just returned from an exciting exchange funded by the Prime Minister’s Scholarship for Asia and Latin America.
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Digging for dirt on sediment below Antarctica
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Researchers take a key step in the search for clues about the West Antarctic Ice Sheet's past and its potential contribution to future sea-level rise.
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AKAMAI 2024—a night of Pasifika performance and visual art
- Victoria University of Wellington
- This Thursday sees the return of the Pacific Studies programme’s live AKAMAI event, beloved by generations of Pacific Studies students, alumni, and the wider communities in and beyond Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington.
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Pasifika biomedical scientist awarded valuable fellowship
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Dr Zaramasina Clark, from Te Kura Mātauranga Koiora—School of Biological Sciences, has been awarded a fellowship worth $650,000 from the Health Research Council of New Zealand (HRC).
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Cancer is increasingly survivable—but it shouldn’t depend on your ability to ‘wrangle’ the health system
- Victoria University of Wellington
- New research on the cancer experiences of 81 New Zealanders found many had to battle their way through a complex health system. Kevin Dew, Alex Broom, Chris Cunningham, Elizabeth Dennett, Kerry Chamberlain, and Richard Egan explain.
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How to build better for biodiversity
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Incorporating nature within our built environments is not just possible, it’s essential, argue Yolanda van Heezik, Christopher Woolley, Jacqueline Theis, and Maibritt Pedersen Zari.
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Prescription co-payments linked to more hospital admissions, study finds
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Reintroducing $5 co-payments for prescription medicines could see hospital admissions increase, researchers say.
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Space pursuits: journeying into aerospace engineering
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Celine Jane is graduating at the May ceremonies with a Master’s of Engineering. While concluding her time as a student at Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington, she will continue her work on space systems in her research position at the University’s Robinson Research Institute.
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From city to sanctuary
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Tyler Florance graduates with a Bachelor of Architectural Studies but will continue study while pursuing his Master of Landscape Architecture.
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From doubt to degree
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Zoe Mason’s journey from doubt to a degree culminates at Te Herenga Waka―Victoria University of Wellington’s May Graduation ceremonies, where she will be awarded a Bachelor of Architecture.
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The neuroscience of learning
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Dr Kate Witt is graduating from Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington this week with a PhD in Cognitive and Behavioural Neuroscience, and is now teaching at the Faculty of Education as part of the only educational neuroscience course in New Zealand.
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Celebrate May Graduation with Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington
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- Over 2,400 qualifications will be awarded at Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington graduation ceremonies this week, as our graduates celebrate the successful completion of their studies.
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Highly respected leader in public service to receive Honorary Doctorate
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Peter Hughes is to be awarded an Honorary Doctor of Literature by Te Herenga Waka―Victoria University of Wellington at its May 2024 Graduation ceremonies.
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Reading the tea leaves on NZ-China relations
- Victoria University of Wellington
- What should we make of the handling of one of New Zealand's most important and complex relationships? There are clues in two recent speeches by Foreign Minister Winston Peters, writes Jason Young.
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The war on drugs is really a ‘war on people who use drugs’
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Treating drug use as a crime is not effective, so why are we desperately clinging to this zombie approach, asks Fiona Hutton.
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Shooting for the stars—students selected for NASA internship
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Two Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington students have been awarded prestigious internships with NASA.
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NZ’s criminal justice system in international spotlight
- Victoria University of Wellington
- The justice system's disproportionate impact on Māori was one of three subjects that dominated the UN's recent review of New Zealand's human rights practices, writes Christine McCarthy.
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Victoria University of Wellington supports those affected by public sector changes
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington is offering a new scholarship aimed at supporting those affected by the public sector restructuring.
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Universities’ role in public debates ‘increasingly important’
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Hosting debates on subjects that matter to society must be a core part of what universities do, writes Vice-Chancellor Nic Smith.
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A clock in the rocks: what cosmic rays tell us about Earth’s changing surface and climate
- Victoria University of Wellington
- State-of-the-art tech is giving scientists new insights into the Earth's history. Shaun Eaves, Jamey Stutz, Kevin Norton, and Pedro Doll explain.
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The role of universities in supporting freedom of speech
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- Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington has confirmed a new date and title for an event it will hold on ‘The role of universities in supporting freedom of speech’.
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