Te Herenga Waka Marae celebrates 30 years
Victoria University of Wellington is celebrating the thirtieth anniversary of Te Herenga Waka Marae’s wharenui located on its Kelburn campus.
2016 news
Read news items from our 2016 archives.
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The power of diagnosis
Kathryn Ryan of RNZ interviews Annemarie Jutel, Graduate School of Nursing, Midwifery and Health, and Bronwyn Thompson from the University of Otago.
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The value of the humanities
The following commentary is provided by Professor Lydia Wevers, director of the Stout Research Centre at Victoria University of Wellington, and responds to an article published in the Dominion Post on Monday 25 July.
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Uptalk? The rising intonation that makes statements sound like questions?
Associate Professor Paul Warren from LALS talks about his new book, Uptalk, with Kathryn Ryan on RNZ.
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Victoria Classics in Melbourne
Vic Classics was once again a major presence at the annual meeting of the Australasian Society for Classical Studies, which met in Melbourne from the 2nd through the 5th of February 2016.
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Victoria University health researchers honoured
Two Victoria University of Wellington researchers have been recognised by the Health Research Council of New Zealand (HRC) for their work into understanding social issues of health and wellbeing.
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Victoria offers unique international trade degree
In a trans-Tasman first, a new international trade degree, launching at Victoria University of Wellington in 2017, will encourage students to work beyond traditional academic divides and succeed in the global economy.
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Victoria welcomes senior Indian historian
Victoria University of Wellington is welcoming Professor Sujata Mukherjee as the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) visiting Chair for 2016.
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Why learn another language if everyone in the world speaks English?
Dr Claudia Bernardi from the School of Languages and Cultures responds.
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Victoria committed to diverse and genuine Māori environment
If universities are the critic and conscience of society, then the new head of Te Kawa a Māui School of Māori Studies says its strength is also in encouraging staff and students to be the critics and conscience—for Māori.