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PM's Chief Science Advisor challenges science community

It was standing room only on Friday afternoon when the Prime Minister's Chief Science Advisor Sir Peter Gluckman outlined the recently released National Science Challenge at the University of Waikato.More than 200 people attended Sir Peter's talk, wh...

3D printing the next industrial revolution

3D printing technology is the next industrial revolution - and it’s a technology wave that New Zealand needs to be riding, says Professor of Mechatronics Olaf Diegel.Professor Diegel, from the School of Engineering and Advanced Technology, will...

New director in awe of diverse research

Mark Cleaver has been appointed as the University’s business development and commercialisation Director.Mr Cleaver joined Massey in 2008 and has been leading the Research Management Services team and driving the commercialisation agenda. With t...

Otago research reveals dwarf whale survived well into Ice Age

Fossil ranges of Herpetocetus, marine mammals, and land mammals from the Pacific coast of the United States, and life restoration of Herpetocetus. X = extinction, O= first appearance. Illustration by R.W. Boessenecker.University of Otago research det...

Sweet potato weaning food to improve infant nutrition

A Massey University PhD student has developed a complementary food for infants in developing nations that could help minimise vitamin A deficiency. Francis Kweku Amagloh used sweet potato as the base ingredient for the food, which he hopes will addre...

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Monday May 13, 2013

Why NZ must harness the 'brain gain'

New Zealand needs to do more to harness the creative, economic potential offered by successful Kiwis returning home after long periods o...

Monday May 13, 2013

Multi-talented writer takes to Massey stage

Playwright Jo Randerson, who has also made her name as a theatre director, performer and fiction writer, is the guest speaker for the upcoming Writers...

Friday May 10, 2013

Gifted violinist wins Graduation Gala Concerto Competition

Violinist Shauno Isomura was awarded the top prize at Thursday night's University of Auckland Graduation Gala Concerto Competition. Shauno, a Bache...

Friday May 10, 2013

Waikato siblings sing their way to the US

University of Waikato music students June and Jarvis Dams, soprano and baritone, have been selected for this year's Astoria Music Festival Vocal Ap...

Friday May 10, 2013

Waikato University prepares for Open Day

Thousands of potential students will get a taste of university life as Waikato University gets ready for Open Day�next Friday.Students from ...

Wednesday March 13, 2013

TV show mocks Muriwai shark attack

A show on the American broadcast of pay television channel Comedy Central has poked fun at a shark attack which killed a man at west Auckland's Mur...

Wednesday March 13, 2013

Novopay debt collection cancelled

The minister in charge of sorting out the Novopay debacle, Steven Joyce, says debt collections have ceased following revelations teachers were bein...

Wednesday March 13, 2013

Drought trouble: More regions ask for help

Most of the North Island could be declared a drought zone by the end of the week, but Prime Minister John Key says the impact on the Government's b...

Wednesday March 13, 2013

Father criticises 'teenage accident fatigue'

The father of a teenager injured in an alcohol-fuelled crash early on Sunday says the way his son was treated made him wonder whether emergency ser...

Wednesday March 13, 2013

Warning after shots fired near ecosanctuary

Multiple gunshots startled volunteers at Orokonui Ecosanctuary in Otago late on Monday, prompting a warning from police over the use of firearms....

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Christchurch researchers help save the lives of very premature babies

Professor Brian Darlow

Researchers from Christchurch have played a crucial role in an international study aimed at saving the lives of very premature babies.

The researchers, led in New Zealand by University of Otago, Christchurch, Professor Brian Darlow, investigated the critical issue of how much oxygen should be given to v... Read more

Student News

A passion for history and theatre combines uniquely for scholarship winner

Waikato University history student Ryan Wood's love for history has secured him the prestigious Michael Caiger Memorial Scholarship, worth $5,000.

However, it is Ryan's combined passion for history and talent for theatre that has culminated uniquely seeing him perform in Carving in Ice's take on Alan Bennett's famous play, The History Boys.

�"What I lov... Read more