2020 News

  • An abstract xray image of the brain.

    A disorder falling through the cracks

    Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder is all too common, particularly among young people who end up in the criminal justice system, so why is there so little support for people suffering from it, asks Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington's Dr Dougal Sutherland.

  • A student working in a laboratory.

    Coronavirus - it's time for science

    Channel your inner scientist and ask yourself if you really need to panic-buy tinned food and toilet paper, writes Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington's Associate Professor Wayne Patrick.

  • A hermit crab in a shell.

    Meet your local marine life

    Wellington locals can take an up-close look at the exciting marine biology discoveries happening right on their doorstep at the annual Open Day of Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington’s Coastal Ecology Laboratory this Saturday, 7 March.

  • Dry dirt in drought.

    Northland drought a harbinger of dry future

    Climate change is making droughts like the one in Northland more likely and more intense. Visiting Researcher Luke Harrington and Professor David Frame of Victoria University of Wellington’s NZ Climate Change Research Institute look back to 2013's drought for some patterns.

  • Connecting with new places

    Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington PhD student Amber Kale is using multisensory mapping to explore how former refugees are building new emotional attachments in New Zealand.

  • (L - R) Gerald Dickens and Rupert Sutherland. (Credit: Tim Fulton, International Ocean Discovery Program, JOIDES Resolution Science Operator).

    Research voyage brings Zealandia secrets to the surface

    Fresh evidence of how the continent of Zealandia was created has been published by an international team of scientists co-led by Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington’s Professor Rupert Sutherland.

  • Inhibit Coatings Ltd team pose outside Victoria University of Wellington

    Research innovation to boost food safety

    Inhibit Coatings Ltd—a business spun out of Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington with the potential to help prevent contamination during food production—is taking the next step in bringing their research to the world.