2017 news

Read news items from our 2017 archives.

  • A selection of different coloured amphora made by students.

    3D printing technologies transport students to ancient Greece

    The use of 3D printing technologies in Victoria University of Wellington's Classics Museum has students using ancient Greek artefacts the way they were intended—from interacting with 3D printed ancient objects to designing their own amphorae (storage jars).

  • Recipents of the Blues awards stand together smiling up at the camera.

    Celebrating Victoria’s top-achieving sportspeople

    Victoria University of Wellington and Victoria University of Wellington Students' Association (VUWSA) celebrated International Day of University Sport yesterday by honouring Victoria’s top athletes and sports administrators.

  • Indivar is seated , leaning on the back of a chair and looking pleasantly into the camera.

    A fresh take on Modern India from visiting academic

    When Dr Indivar Kamtekar arrived in Wellington to spend Trimester 2 at Victoria University, the storm was so bad they couldn’t open the cargo doors to the plane. But he insists he finds the Wellington weather bracing – “I come from a very polluted city so the fresh air is actually a joy.”

  • Orchestra on a red carpet in a church.

    A red carpet recording session

    Students from Victoria University of Wellington’s New Zealand School of Music (NZSM) have had a taste of the film industry this week, as they composed, performed and recorded with the internationally-renowned post production facility Park Road Post Production.

  • Teresia Smiles into the camera.

    A tribute to Dr Teresia Teaiwa

    It is with great sadness that we share the news of the death of Dr Teresia Teaiwa, director of Va’aomanū Pasifika, friend, colleague, renowned scholar and poet, and a generous and warm personality of the Victoria community.

  • Light bulbs.

    Academics explore the world’s great ideas

    A podcast series produced by Victoria University of Wellington’s Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences and national broadcaster RNZ is looking at the role some of the world’s most revolutionary ideas have played in history and modern society.

  • Accolade for Victoria’s arts and humanities

    Victoria University has ranked first in New Zealand and in the top 125 universities worldwide for arts and humanities in the Times Higher Education (THE) subject rankings.

  • Barbara and Christina

    Adam Art Gallery receives generous donation for new curatorial internship programme

    Adam Art Gallery has received a generous donation from local philanthropist Barbara Blake to establish a part-time paid internship that will enable a recent graduate, postgraduate or early-career art professional to work with the Gallery to develop hands-on knowledge of curatorial practice and exhibition-making. This will be offered in 2018, and again in 2019 and 2020.