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Victoria University of Wellington leads the world in some areas and has international success in many others. Explore some of our cutting-edge projects.

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Advanced materials

Victoria University of Wellington's advanced materials researchers are among the best in the world and are leading many collaborations to improve our lives.

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Antarctic and climate change

We are New Zealand's top academic institution for Antarctic and climate change research and are a world leader in this vital field.

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Asia-Pacific relations

The political, economic, cultural and environmental significance of the Asia-Pacific has never been greater and our research is focused on these four aspects.

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Colliding conversations: virtual reality and beyond

Video conversations exploring how staff and students across different disciplines contribute to hot topics in virtual reality and digital creation.

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Organic chemistry

University researchers are working with world-class biologists and fellow global leaders in organic chemistry to tackle diseases such as cancer.

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Public law

Located at the centre of New Zealand political life, we are proud of our long history as the country's pre-eminent place to study and research public law.

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Artificial intelligence, evolutionary computation and machine learning

Victoria University of Wellington is leading this exciting field of future-defining research.

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