2017 News

  •  	Nancy Bertler at the National Ice Core Research Facility

    Database holds Earth’s 2,000 year climate history

    Climate scientists will be able to more accurately study Earth’s temperature changes, thanks to a global database compiled with the help of a Victoria University of Wellington and GNS Science researcher.

  • Mount Ngauruhoe

    New Zealand’s melting moments

    New research from Victoria University of Wellington has provided in-depth information about how the Earth’s mantle deep beneath the central North Island is melting.

  • Research vessel in poor knights island.

    The secrets of the Poor Knights Sponges

    The Victoria University of Wellington Sponge Ecology Group, led by Associate Professor James Bell, recently visited the Poor Knights Islands Marine Reserve to uncover the secret life of sponges in New Zealand water environments.

  • Aaria Dobson-Waitere

    Learning the lay of the land

    A Victoria University of Wellington alumna is combining her knowledge of mātauranga Māori with modern science for the benefit of her whānau, hapū and iwi.

  • Cécile Massiot in her graduation dress

    The science of hot fluids in cracked rocks

    Research by a Victoria University of Wellington PhD graduate has improved understanding of how underground hot fluids flow through fractured rocks, which will help in the development of geothermal energy.

  • A close up image of gentle waves in the ocean under a blue sky.

    Better the climate you know

    New research shows how reducing carbon emissions can prevent billions of people from being exposed to unheard-of changes in climate in the coming decades.