Award music to Victoria's ears
An album recorded at Victoria University of Wellington by a pianist with an Honorary Doctorate from Victoria, won a major accolade at the recent Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards.
2015 news
Read news items from our 2015 archives.
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Awards success for Creative Writing students
Congratulations to the winners of the latest awards in Creative Writing at Victoria.
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Biggs Poetry Prize winner announced
A collection of poetic biographies has won the 2015 Biggs Family Prize for Poetry.
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FHSS success in 2015 Marsden Fund grants
Four Marsden projects led by staff in the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences have received funding.
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Give yourself the edge with postgraduate studies in Humanities and Social Sciences
Looking to study at postgraduate level? Between jobs and looking to upskill? The Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences offers a diverse range of postgraduate certificates, diplomas and Master’s qualifications.
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Improved global rankings a win for Wellington and New Zealand
Victoria University’s standing as a research intensive university at the forefront of arts and humanities scholarship has again been confirmed with the release of the QS World University rankings.
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No Man's Land preview
A preview is now available of the epic symphony of musical commemoration of World War 1 being created by Professor John Psathas, from Victoria’s Te Kōkī New Zealand School of Music (NZSM).
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Pop music: a fun and helpful way to learn vocabulary
Research by an Applied Linguistics PhD graduate indicates that singing pop songs can help learn vocabulary in a second language.
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Sisters are doing it for themselves
What started as a blog to share ideas with fellow young academics turned into much more for three of Victoria University of Wellington’s latest graduates.