Victoria University / April 2015
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Victoria arts students learning from the best
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Thousands of Victoria University of Wellington students are learning from the best, according to the latest world university rankings.
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Engaging in alternative economies
- Victoria University of Wellington
- The growth of alternative exchange systems operating outside of the traditional waged economy is the focus of new research from Victoria University of Wellington.
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Student exhibition challenges traditional library experience
- Victoria University of Wellington
- A National Library exhibition by three Victoria University of Wellington design students is using 3D media to challenge the way people interact with the Library’s collections.
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Crossbreeding could create stronger future for coral reefs
- Victoria University of Wellington
- The hybridisation of algae that live in reef corals could increase their rate of development and provide a means for corals to adapt to global warming, Victoria University of Wellington research has shown.
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Victoria University among the world’s best
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Victoria University of Wellington has achieved some excellent results in the 2015 QS World University Rankings by Subject, which place the University as one of the top 100 in the world in a number of subjects.
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Extra support for students dealing with diabetes
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Starting university is a big change for anyone. And it’s even more difficult for students who have to manage an ongoing health issue at the same time.
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Launch of Lilburn Studios begins 100th birthday celebrations
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Victoria University of Wellington’s Te Kōkī New Zealand School of Music (NZSM) begins a series of events to celebrate the 100th birthday of composer Douglas Lilburn tonight (23 April at 7pm) with the launch of the Lilburn Studios, a concert and readings.
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Better hospital care needed for obese patients
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Healthcare services are not always suitable for morbidly obese patients, a Victoria University of Wellington researcher has found.
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Victoria University hosts launch of Government’s flu vaccination campaign
- Victoria University of Wellington
- The Minister of Health Dr Jonathan Coleman, together with Victoria University students and Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Engagement) Professor Frazer Allan, received influenza shots at Victoria’s Kelburn campus, to launch the Government’s annual flu vaccination campaign.
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Kelburn, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand/Aotearoa (OpenStreetMap)
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Victoria designs transportable MRI machine
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Victoria University of Wellington has designed a transportable MRI machine to speed up the diagnosis and treatment of stroke patients.
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Two new exhibitions open at Adam Art Gallery
- Victoria University of Wellington
- An artist and three architects address space and its representation in two new exhibitions at the Adam Art Gallery, opening on Saturday.
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Law students contribute to prestigious international research project
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Students from Victoria University of Wellington’s Faculty of Law are contributing to a Harvard John F Kennedy School of Government research project which is evaluating the status of violence against women.
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A fruitful experience
- Victoria University of Wellington
- A chance to put what she has learned in lectures into practice in the real world has been the opportunity of a lifetime for Victoria University of Wellington arts student Lydia Bennett.
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Public Programme: Drawing Is/Not Building & Living Cities–
- Te Pātaka Toi Adam Art Gallery
- Lecture 6pm Wednesday 22 April LT 1 Ground Floor, School of Architecture Vivian Street Behavioral Formation and Composite Prototypes Melbourne-based architect Roland Snooks will speak about the generative design processes and robotic fabrication techniques he is developing that are opening up a new set of architectural possibilities and implications for form, structure and ornament.
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Adam Art Gallery, Hunter Car Park, Kelburn, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6145, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Drawing Is/Not Building & Living Cities 2011–
- Te Pātaka Toi Adam Art Gallery
- 25 April – 28 June 2015
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Adam Art Gallery, Hunter Car Park, Kelburn, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6145, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Drawing Is/Not Building & Living Cities 2011-
- Te Pātaka Toi Adam Art Gallery
- 25 April – 28 June 2015
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Adam Art Gallery, Hunter Car Park, Kelburn, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6145, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Victoria University expands its presence in Auckland
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Victoria University of Wellington is opening expanded premises in Auckland, providing a central city base to service growing demand for its courses and expertise.
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Children with disabilities can make competent witnesses
- Victoria University of Wellington
- A new study led by Victoria University senior lecturer Dr Deirdre Brown challenges the view that children with intellectual disabilities cannot accurately describe their experiences.
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Bilateral arbitration treaty and Rainbow Warrior focus for Visiting Research Fellow
- Victoria University of Wellington
- A proposed bilateral arbitration treaty and the 30th anniversary of the sinking of the Rainbow Warrior will be the focus of a visit from world leading international arbitrator and litigator Gary Born next month.
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Victoria honours distinguished alumni
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Victoria University of Wellington is recognising six New Zealanders, who have made outstanding contributions within New Zealand and globally, with Distinguished Alumni Awards.
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Exhibition showcases glamping designs
- Victoria University of Wellington
- The classic Kiwi camping holiday has been given a dramatic makeover by a group of architecture students from Victoria University of Wellington.
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Visiting scholar to discuss language issues surrounding migration
- Victoria University of Wellington
- An internationally renowned linguistics scholar will give a public lecture at Victoria University of Wellington next week on the problems of maintaining a heritage language after migrating to the city or another country.
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Inaugural lecture to explore organisational challenges in an outsourced world
- Victoria University of Wellington
- A Victoria University of Wellington professor will provide insights from over 25 years of research into how information technology has changed the way we view and work in organisations, in his upcoming inaugural lecture.
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Reviving poetry award for young New Zealanders
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Victoria University of Wellington’s International Institute of Modern Letters (IIML) is aiming to revive New Zealand’s only national poetry competition for high school students through crowdfunding.
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May conference to explore identity issues
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Victoria University is one of the organisers of a conference in May, which will explore issues of digital identity and privacy.
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Victoria showcases World War I material online
- Victoria University of Wellington
- To mark Anzac Day and the centenary of the 1915 Gallipoli landings, Victoria University of Wellington’s Library has created a digital collection of World War I material.
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Best New Zealand Poems 2014 surveys the terrain of New Zealand poetry
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Launched today, Best New Zealand Poems, published by Victoria University of Wellington’s International Institute of Modern Letters (IIML), brings together 25 poems rich with place and locality, selected by New Zealand’s Poet Laureate Vincent O’Sullivan.
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