A Victoria University of Wellington research team has developed an exciting new lead in the search for cancer treatments, creating alternative versions in the laboratory of a rare natural compound that targets some types of cancer.
Research led by Victoria University of Wellington’s Dr Monica Gerth in collaboration with iwi has discovered molecules from New Zealand native plants could hold the solution to kauri dieback.
Psychology PhD student, Daniel Wegerhoff argues that the right to vote sends the message that we want them to engage in society in a positive way.
Research from Victoria University of Wellington has helped create a new resource to address the high rate of mental health difficulties faced by New Zealand’s rainbow communities.
Victoria University of Wellington Maths and Marine Biology student Justin Liu thought he was destined to work in an office or lab after completing study, until he spent a summer working on Summer Research Scholarship with Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa.
Invasive species including plants, insects and birds are a big problem in the Pacific, affecting the health of people and the environment and even driving people from their homes and land. In the drive to help Pacific communities manage this threat, researchers from Victoria University of Wellington and Viclink have developed a series of educational resources for primary school children to help them learn about invasive species.
Research aiming to reduce the effects of methamphetamine on women, babies and young children is one of two Victoria University of Wellington projects which together have received over $2 million in funding from the Health Research Council (HRC).
Three researchers from the University’s School of Geography, Environment, and Earth Sciences have been honoured at this year’s New Zealand Geographical Society awards.
As a result of giving ourselves too much private space, New Zealanders are missing out on the benefit of communal public space, writes the Victoria University of Wellington's Dr Rebecca Kiddle
Results from the 2019 Annual End of Summer Snowline Survey once again show a dramatic reduction in glacier mass in South Island glaciers, Victoria University of Wellington scientists say.
