One-off research fund provides support for creative projects
The Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences has funded five creative projects with a one-off Creative Arts Strategic Research Fund
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The Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences has funded five creative projects with a one-off Creative Arts Strategic Research Fund
Art History PhD candidate Anna-Marie White has been awarded the Internationalisation Award at this year’s Wellington International Student Excellence Awards. This is in recognition of the writing workshops she organises for PhD students, which are attended by both domestic and international students.
A television drama series fictionalising events around the Te Urewera police raids of 2007 has been awarded the 2019 David Carson-Parker Embassy Prize in Scriptwriting at Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington.
Emeritus Professor of Linguistics Janet Holmes has been named as a finalist in this year’s Women of Influence Awards for her research into workplace discourse analysis, language and gender, cross-cultural communication and New Zealand English.
Victoria University of Wellington’s Professor Sarah Leggott was appointed as Dean of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences|Te Wāhanga Aronui (FHSS) in January 2019.
“The world began a very long time ago. Rome began rather later.” Professor Arthur (Art) Pomeroy’s attention-grabbing approach to teaching the Classics was celebrated last Wednesday evening as he marked his retirement from Victoria University of Wellington.
What insights can humanities and the performing arts bring to health and wellbeing? Victoria University of Wellington, in association with Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa (Te Papa), is holding a unique, one-day event to explore these connections, Mataora—Encounters between medicine and the Arts.
Victoria University of Wellington has developed two new micro-credentials—bite-sized qualifications that students and people in the workforce can complete to better prepare themselves for the future of work.
A Victoria University of Wellington PhD candidate has created a world-first English course aimed at helping rugby players master the game’s technical terms, both on and off the field.
A farewell celebration was held recently to honour the illustrious career of Professor of English Mark Williams, who is retiring from his role teaching New Zealand and Modern Literature in the School of English, Film, Theatre, and Media Studies.