Marine biologist nets Senior Scientist Award
Head of the School of Biological Sciences, Dr Simon Davy, has been awarded $10,000 as the recipient of the 2015 Charles Fleming Senior Scientist Award.
2015 News
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Funding to research drug abuse and cancer treatment
Two Victoria University of Wellington PhD students have received 2015 Todd Foundation Awards for Excellence.
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Marine sponge shows tumour-stunting promise
A chemical agent found in marine life unique to New Zealand may hold the secret to fighting certain cancers, according to research co-authored by Victoria University of Wellington’s Professor John Miller and associate professor Peter Northcote.
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New findings show the impact of ancestry on health
A ‘one size fits all’ approach to healthcare is being called into question by a researcher at Victoria University of Wellington, who says the immune systems of Māori and Pasifika people are very different from those with European ancestry.
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Enhancing biosecurity against pest threats across the Pacific
Victoria University of Wellington scientists are working with Pacific partners in a University-led initiative to prevent, eradicate and manage invasive ant species from parts of the Pacific.
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Victoria researcher wins funding for revolutionary research
A Victoria University of Wellington biology researcher has been awarded over $1 million dollars in funding for a revolutionary research project that will “rewrite the textbooks” and could change the way we treat cellular diseases such as brain cancer and Alzheimer’s.
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Collaborate To Map Kapiti’s Submarine Landscape
A team of marine geoscientists from New Zealand’s National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research begins mapping the submarine landscape of Kapiti Island and Coast on Friday, 5 June. The project is run in partnership with Victoria University of Wellington, the Department of Conservation (DOC), and Land Information New Zealand (LINZ).
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Wellington researcher gives parasitic worm its vaccine comeuppance
After getting sick from whipworms as a young boy, a Wellington researcher began a personal crusade against parasites affecting more than a billion people.
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Visiting researcher exploring bird’s eye view
A visiting Victoria University of Wellington researcher will provide a peep into where bird’s travel in a new project investigating the activities of young kākāriki.
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Baby gibbon fostered by Victoria University student
A Victoria University Masters student became an impromptu foster mother for an endangered baby gibbon during his studies in Cambodia.