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• • Tackling New Zealand’s wasp problem

    • 27 Nov 2020
    • Victoria University of Wellington
    • Research using next-generation technology aims to tackle New Zealand’s wasp problem.
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• • University charts future in ‘choppy waters’

    • 26 Nov 2020
    • Victoria University of Wellington
    • Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington has released a far-reaching report that explores responses to the challenges confronting it and other universities nationally and internationally.
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• • Environment Minister opens Antarctic Modelling Hub

    • 25 Nov 2020
    • Victoria University of Wellington
    • The Antarctic Science Platform’s National Modelling Hub has been officially opened by the Hon David Parker, Minister for the Environment, at Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington.
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• • Is returning a quarry site to its 'natural character' enough?

    • 25 Nov 2020
    • Victoria University of Wellington
    • A design process that works in parallel with extraction would allow quarry sites to later play a role in the public life of a city, writes Shaun Rosier.
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• • Who are the ‘Islamists’ at the gate?

    • 25 Nov 2020
    • Victoria University of Wellington
    • Dr Hanlie Booysen explains how misrepresenting the term Islamism fuels non-Muslim angst about the Islamic tradition, leading to stigma in Europe and elsewhere
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• • Tourism students optimistic about careers helping to rebuild industry

    • 24 Nov 2020
    • Victoria University of Wellington
    • Researchers find tourism students' positivity has rebounded and in some cases increased since early COVID-19.
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• • ‘You’re a Kiwi if you call NZ home’

    • 24 Nov 2020
    • Victoria University of Wellington
    • Dr Bronwyn Wood reflects on what 'being a Kiwi' means for young people in an increasingly multicultural New Zealand.
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• • Connecting language and identity

    • 24 Nov 2020
    • Victoria University of Wellington
    • Dr Corinne Seals has dedicated her life to researching how language and identity are connected—and she is a perfect example of the interplay between the two.
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• • Chris Finlayson to receive honorary doctorate in Law

    • 23 Nov 2020
    • Victoria University of Wellington
    • Highly respected lawyer, former Member of Parliament and Cabinet Minister Chris Finlayson QC is to receive an honorary doctorate of Law from Te Herenga Waka–Victoria University of Wellington during December graduation week.
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• • Achievements of Wellington’s international students recognised in awards

    • 23 Nov 2020
    • Victoria University of Wellington
    • International students from Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington have been recognised in the Wellington International Student Excellence Awards.
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• • ‘Courageous’ investment means innovation stays in NZ

    • 22 Nov 2020
    • Victoria University of Wellington
    • The Reserve Bank should tie lending to retail banks to ensuring innovation isn't sold off overseas, write Associate Professor Jessica Lai and Dr Jesse Pirini.
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• • Removing books an induced amnesia

    • 22 Nov 2020
    • Victoria University of Wellington
    • The National Library’s self-declared mission is to provide books that tell us only what we tell ourselves, writes Associate Professor Dolores Janiewski.
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• • Buying and distributing a COVID-19 vaccine will involve hard choices

    • 20 Nov 2020
    • Victoria University of Wellington
    • New COVID-19 vaccines raise questions about values, decision-making and ethics, write Dr Barbara Allen and Professor Michael Macaulay.
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• • How to drop big money from NZ politics

    • 20 Nov 2020
    • Victoria University of Wellington
    • We have what could be a singular window of opportunity to crack down on political donations and strengthen our democracy, writes Dr Simon Chapple.
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• • MayDay for soft tissue regeneration

    • 17 Nov 2020
    • Victoria University of Wellington
    • Researchers from Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington have played a key role in discovering a significant link between soft tissue regeneration and stem cells.
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• • Bringing buildings to life

    • 16 Nov 2020
    • Victoria University of Wellington
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• • Numbers suggest the campaign for cannabis reform will outlive the generations that voted against it

    • 16 Nov 2020
    • Victoria University of Wellington
    • Generational replacement within the New Zealand electorate is set to produce a majority for legalisation and control of cannabis, writes Professor Jack Vowles.
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• • An eye for success

    • 15 Nov 2020
    • Victoria University of Wellington
    • For alumna Tor Robinson, a design degree meant the opportunity to create the things that influence people’s lives.
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• • Is there such thing as complete consensus?

    • 12 Nov 2020
    • Victoria University of Wellington
    • Dr James Kierstead argues for the merits of debate despite the fact we will likely never convince each other of our views.
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• • US democracy back from the brink

    • 12 Nov 2020
    • Victoria University of Wellington
    • It may not be fascism, but Donald Trump’s America is tied to a much longer struggle for and against democracy, writes Associate Professor Giacomo Lichtner.
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• • Leadership in Antarctic drilling studies rewarded

    • 11 Nov 2020
    • Victoria University of Wellington
    • Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington’s Antarctic Research Centre Director Associate Professor Rob McKay has been recognised for leadership in understanding the links between ice sheets and climate change.
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• • Don’t dismiss conspiracies with an eye-roll

    • 10 Nov 2020
    • Victoria University of Wellington
    • Professor Nicholas Agar explains why there can be terrible consequences in not responding promptly and emphatically to dangerous beliefs.
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• • Wellington’s University has best Marsden Fund year ever

    • 10 Nov 2020
    • Victoria University of Wellington
    • Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington has had its most successful year ever in the Government's Marsden Fund for innovative thinking by top researchers.
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• • Mourra Prize essay explores migrants’ experiences

    • 10 Nov 2020
    • Victoria University of Wellington
    • One of the key ways in which people are able to migrate to New Zealand is on a Skilled Migrant Visa, which provides a steady influx of educated immigrants throughout our workforce. But what if you get to New Zealand and can’t find a job within your field for months, even years?
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• • Wellington Univentures celebrates four new spin-out companies

    • 9 Nov 2020
    • Victoria University of Wellington
    • High-quality inventions, a strong team, and wise partnerships are paying off for Wellington UniVentures and its record four new spin-out companies this year.
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• • Composer Michael Norris wins third SOUNZ Contemporary Award in a row

    • 8 Nov 2020
    • Victoria University of Wellington
    • Associate Professor Michael Norris has won his third SOUNZ Contemporary Award in a row at the APRA Silver Scrolls for Mātauranga (Rerenga), a composition for orchestra, taonga puoro, and live electronics.
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• • Prestigious honours for Rawinia Higgins and Maria Bargh

    • 6 Nov 2020
    • Victoria University of Wellington
    • Two Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington academics have received top honours from the Royal Society Te Apārangi.
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• • Great Wellington writers open Good Books

    • 6 Nov 2020
    • Victoria University of Wellington
    • Catherine Robertson didn’t expect to co-own a new bookshop before she completed her stint as Writer in Residence at Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington’s Institute of Modern Letters (IIML). Yet here we are, and her shop Good Books now exists, in Te Aro.
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• • University Classics Museum takes ancient history online

    • 5 Nov 2020
    • Victoria University of Wellington
    • Antiquities from the Classics Museum at Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington are now available online for students, scholars, and enthusiasts of Classical Greek and Roman culture worldwide.
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• • Earth-shaking research on solid ground

    • 5 Nov 2020
    • Victoria University of Wellington
    • A long-running programme of seismological research at  Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington has not only helped reveal the secrets behind New Zealand’s shifting landscape, it has trained the next generation of earthquake scientists.
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