Read about some of the ways staff and students at Victoria University of Wellington are working towards a sustainable future and a clean, green environment.
PRME is a United Nations supported initiative that aims to raise the profile of sustainability in schools around the world and to equip business students with the understanding and ability to deliver change.
Last week, Victoria University of Wellington celebrated the student volunteers who make change in our community as part of this year’s Student Volunteer Week—a national campaign run in conjunction with Volunteering New Zealand to recognise the contributions of volunteers and to encourage students to give volunteering a go.
This week we profile the winner of the Sustainability Excellence Award, which was awarded for the first time in 2018.
The University has recently become the first university in New Zealand to enter into an agreement with Mevo, an on-demand, car sharing alternative.
The international Green Impact programme is running in New Zealand for the first time this year and the University is one of the first two New Zealand universities to join.
Wellington locals can take an up-close look at the exciting marine biology discoveries happening right on their doorstep at the annual Victoria University of Wellington Coastal Ecology Lab (VUCEL) Open Day on Saturday 9 March.
A scheme to reduce use of takeaway cups on campus has hit a snag - people are forgetting to return the cups.
A team of researchers led by Professor Thomas Nann from Victoria University of Wellington has created a new electrolyte that could be the key to making safer and more environmentally friendly batteries.
Dr Wokje Abrahamse from Victoria University of Wellington’s School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences explores ways to influence people towards more environmentally sustainable behaviour.
A team of volunteers including Victoria University of Wellington students recently collected an estimated 1.5 tonnes of rubbish during a local clean-up.
