Victoria University / August 2014
September 2014 | July 2014-
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Polar experts to speak in Christchurch
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Two Antarctic scientists from Victoria University of Wellington will visit Christchurch next month to give free talks as part of the University’s 2014 Public Lecture Series.
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3D printed nose wins design award
- Victoria University of Wellington
- A Victoria University of Wellington design student is the New Zealand finalist for the James Dyson Award 2014 for his Master’s project—a 3D printed prosthetic nose.
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Conference to explore New Zealand’s classical influences
- Victoria University of Wellington
- The first conference to explore New Zealand’s relationship with its Greco-Roman heritage will be hosted by Victoria University of Wellington’s Classics programme next month.
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PUBLIC PROGRAMME: Kim Pieters/ RELOAD Kirk Gallery Series 2014
- Te Pātaka Toi Adam Art Gallery
- Public Programme May – September 2014 what is a life? kim pieters RELOAD | Kirk Gallery Series 2014: Shannon Te Ao/Hito Steyerl/Eddie Clemens 27 May – 21 September 2014 Opening performance Tuesday 27 May 6pm Experimental ensemble Eye (Peter Stapleton, Peter Porteous, Jon Chapman) launch the exhibition what is a life? kim pieters with an improvised performance featuring the live projection of Pieters’ moving-image footage. Lunchtime talk and tour Wednesday 28 May 12pm Join artist Kim Pieters on a tour of her exhibition, what is a life? for rare insights into her practice. Discussion Friday 4 July 5.30pm Join Martin Patrick and Sophie Jerram for a collective viewing of Hito Steyerl’s Is the Museum a Battlefield?, our second installation in the RELOAD Kirk Gallery Series, and discuss the responsibilities of art in an era of rampant neoliberalism. Working the Gap Occasioned by Kim Pieters’ subtle interpolation of words into her visual practice, this day symposium and workshop series investigates the complex relationships between words and art and brings to light alternative models of writing in, on, and alongside art. Working the Gap is designed to encourage new writers and emerging critics to understand their craft and critically reflect on its multidimensional potential. Day symposium Saturday 9 August 11 – 4pm Adam Art Gallery and venue tbc Art writers, poets, critics, and academics present short papers on the responsibilities and possibilities of writing in, on, and about art now. Workshops 13 & 20 August 12pm Two lunchtime workshops coordinated by poet and PhD candidate, Therese Lloyd, use Kim Pieters’ exhibition as cue and backdrop for students and new and established writers to explore and extend their writing practice. Discussion Friday 15 August 5.30pm Join artist Eddie Clemens and curator Rebecca Boswell to gain insights into Clemens’Collector’s Edition Glitch, the third and final installation in RELOAD | Kirk Gallery Series 2014. Insight Wednesday 17 September 6pm Join experimental sound practitioner, Rachel Shearer for a free-ranging conversation about women working in the arena of experimental sound/music.
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Adam Art Gallery, Hunter Car Park, Kelburn, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6145, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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National and Labour to outline economic visions at Victoria University
- Victoria University of Wellington
- The deputy leaders of National and Labour will outline their visions for the New Zealand economy in two upcoming public lectures hosted by Victoria University of Wellington.
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Time will tell whether book should have been published
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Simon Keller, Professor of Philosophy, discusses ethics, public interest and whether Dirty Politics might make politics less dirty.
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Deep Alpine Fault sensitive to nearby earthquakes
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Victoria University of Wellington researchers have discovered that seismic waves produced by earthquakes happening several hundred kilometres away trigger activity deep beneath the Alpine Fault.
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Celebrating the liberation of Paris
- Victoria University of Wellington
- One of Paris’ biggest parties of the year will be marked in Wellington by Alliance Française, with a Victoria University academic at the forefront of the celebrations.
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Social inequality still rife in New Zealand
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Social inequality has worsened over the past decade in New Zealand, a new study from Victoria University of Wellington shows.
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Give us a reason to care
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Opinion piece by Dr Marc Wilson, Head of the School of Psychology at Victoria.
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Public talk on global sustainability
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- How human pressure is changing the planet is the topic of the only Wellington public lecture being given by Professor Yuan T Lee, President of the International Council for Science, during his visit to New Zealand.
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Talk to explore fate of Antarctic ice sheet
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- The Antarctic ice sheet’s contribution to future sea-level rise will be explored by a world-leading polar scientist who is giving the 2014 S.T. Lee Lecture.
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Changing views
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- When reading a book or watching a film or television show, many of us expect to be taken on a journey involving a character who changes. But where does this desire to see a transformation come from?
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Victoria student scores feature film role
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Victoria University of Wellington theatre student George Fenn has scored something many students only dream about—in November, he will walk straight from his classes into a leading role in a feature film.
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Victoria academics contribute to innovative online election tool
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Victoria University researchers have played a significant role in the shaping of Vote Compass, a new interactive online tool that helps voters see how closely their own opinions match up with the various political parties.
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Promising new treatments for multiple sclerosis
- Victoria University of Wellington
- New treatments for multiple sclerosis (MS) using common anti-psychotic agents have been discovered by Victoria University of Wellington researchers.
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Competition helps student combat thesis doldrums
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Taking part in last year’s 3 Minute Thesis Competition helped winner, Keely Kidner, out of her mid-PhD slump—a phenomenon known as the ‘thesis doldrums’.
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Regional security multilateralism and Darwinian principles
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Opinion piece by Jim Rolfe, director of the Centre for Strategic Studies, Victoria University of Wellington
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Eddie Clemens reimagines the void in new installation
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Eddie Clemens combines his fascination for the architecture of the Adam Art Gallery with his knowledge of James Cameron’s films in a new video installation that launches this Friday.
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Channelling Chinese investment into areas that benefit local development
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Opinion piece by Dr Jason Young, a lecturer in Political Science and International Relations and a Research Fellow at Victoria’s New Zealand Contemporary China Research Centre, which was published by interest.co.nz.
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Literary experts to explore the legacy of World War One writing
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Wellingtonians will be given an opportunity to explore literature from the Great War era in the World War One Book Club, supported by Victoria University of Wellington.
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Victoria announces new strategic appointments
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Victoria University of Wellington has announced the appointment of New Zealand’s first Provost, Professor Neil Quigley.
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Research priorities for Antarctic science
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Three Victoria University of Wellington researchers have contributed to defining the strategic priorities for Southern Ocean and Antarctic science research for the next 20 years.
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Victoria to play key role in National Science Challenge
- Victoria University of Wellington
- The world-class contribution of Victoria University’s climate and Antarctic research has been recognised with the University being named a key partner in New Zealand’s second National Science Challenge, the Deep South Challenge Te Kōmata o Te Tonga.
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Lecture to argue Gospels based on eyewitness testimony
- Victoria University of Wellington
- One of the world’s leading New Testament scholars will deliver a public lecture at Victoria University of Wellington this month, arguing that the Gospels are based on the eyewitness testimony of those who knew Jesus personally.
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Education a key to tackling obesity
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Opinion piece by Dr Barrie Gordon, senior lecturer in the School of Education at Victoria University of Wellington.
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Study shows consumers willing to pay for online news
- Victoria University of Wellington
- A Victoria University of Wellington student is exploring ways to fund quality journalism online, including developing a tool that allows people to purchase an online package of news from several publishers.
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Imagining the future of food
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Steak grown from stem cells in the laboratory or local produce from urban high-rises may be on our menus in the year 2050, according to Victoria of Wellington students.
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Rare footage captured of tuatara hatching
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Extremely rare footage of a tuatara hatching has been filmed at Victoria University of Wellington. Last to hatch, the egg was one of 23 being incubated in captivity this year as part of a joint initiative that helped to save a threatened population of tuatara from extinction.
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