Researcher Dr Nick Brettell will be joining the University’s School of Mathematics and Statistics to undertake research on mathematical structures called matroids, supported by a Rutherford Foundation Fellowship. Dr Brettell is currently at Durham University in the United Kingdom.
Despite their potential for large, dangerous eruptions, much remains to be discovered about the type of volcanoes known as caldera volcanoes. A Victoria University of Wellington, Massey University, and GNS Science research collaboration is aiming to help change that.
In a world of ‘fake news’ and ‘alternative facts’ and with an increase in anti-science rhetoric, a critical understanding of science and science communication is more valuable than ever. In 2020, Victoria University of Wellington will become the first university in New Zealand to offer a major in Science Communication.
Over the last six months, Victoria University of Wellington has teamed up with GNS Science, Te Papa Tongarewa Museum of New Zealand, Wellington Zoo and ZEALANDIA Ecosanctuary for a series all about fossils.
A collaboration led by Victoria University of Wellington has received $13 million in funding to help New Zealand transition to a zero-carbon society by applying data science to the aquaculture industry.
Innovative research underway at the University’s School of Chemical and Physical Sciences could provide the breakthrough needed to develop next-generation, “green” supercomputers—and data centres—that use less power and operate at ultra-low temperatures.
Associate Professor Nicholas Golledge from the University’s Antarctic Research Centre has been awarded the 2019 Hill Tinsley Medal from the New Zealand Association of Scientists.
Dr Farah Lamiable-Oulaidi and her team from Victoria University of Wellington’s Ferrier Research Institute have been awarded $1 million from the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) Endeavour Fund to research a treatment for Krabbe disease.
Victoria University of Wellington PhD candidate Md Arif Hasan and Associate Professor Ralph Chapman discuss the impact of electric vs. fossil-fuel powered vehicles on the environment.
A study by a team of Victoria University of Wellington scientists spotlights the role of gene networks in how people respond to one of the world’s most prescribed medications.
