Cigna scholarship a boost for aspiring actuary
Declan Barrett, a Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington student, has been awarded the 2021 Cigna Actuarial Scholarship.
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University spinouts dominate innovation award finalists
Three start-ups based on Te Herenga Waka research are in the running at the Wellington Gold Awards to honour business talent and community-builders.
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Study highlights the need to bust public myths about sea-level rise
Many New Zealanders overestimate current and projected sea-level rise and the rate at which it is occurring, and misunderstand what causes it, according to a newly released study by researchers at Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington and Te Whare Wānanga o Waitako—University of Waikato.
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Pre-solar grains discovery helps in identifying recipe for the planets
Tiny mineral grains from meteorites are revealing the secrets of what ingredients went into the formation of our solar system 4.567 billion years ago.
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Citizen scientists add to understanding of harmful monarch butterfly parasite
Thanks to nearly 100 volunteers, University entomologists are rethinking how Ophryocystis elektroscirrha and wing deformity are connected.