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PhD candidate, Dan Lowry, is conducting research on the Ross Ice Shelf in Antarctica.

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Adam Art Gallery celebrating their 20th anniversary

Art of celebration

The University’s Adam Art Gallery is celebrating 20 years of groundbreaking exhibitions and acknowledging its many supporters and donors.

Wellington space innovation

A Robinson Research Institute-led collaboration is helping implement novel technologies into space satellites.

Smiling design student, Nick, is standing on the Wellington waterfront on a sunny day with the harbour and Clyde Quay Wharf in the background.

Student stories

Find out how our students are being pushed to think independently and inspired to succeed.

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If you need help with your first-year study plan, get in touch to ask questions or to book a course planning appointment.

Welcome from the Vice-Chancellor

Find out more about Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand’s globally ranked capital city university, and all that it has to offer.

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Engage with us

Business and government

As a capital city university, we have strong relationships with business and government. Discover how we engage and how you can connect with us.

Public and community

Our university is not just for students and staff—it’s for everyone. Find out how we work with the community and discover our public events and facilities.

Global engagement

We work in partnership with universities and organisations around the world for the benefit of students, researchers, and communities.

Learning and teaching

Our University is committed to providing a high-quality research-led learning and teaching environment and to reward and celebrate excellence in all its forms.

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Our researchers lead thinking

The cost of climate change

What is the price of not responding to the climate crisis? Professor Ilan Noy is calculating the cost of climate change and how to manage the economic impacts.

Protecting privacy

Can any of us have a reasonable expectation of privacy in an age of mobile phones, drones and the internet?

The power of teleportation

Teleportation has been a dream of science fiction and scientists alike. Dr Taehyun Rhee and his team are blending the real and the virtual to make it a reality.

Our national and global rankings

We are New Zealand’s number one university for intensity of high-quality research and consistently rank among the world’s best universities.

Our University at a glance