Best Student Publication Awards 2015
Congratulations to this year's recipients of SBS Best Student Publication Awards!
2015 News
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Bigger is better for Zealandia’s tuatara
They may be one of the world’s oldest species but the tuatara at Zealandia are good as new, a recent survey has indicated.
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Hidden danger in our rivers
Summer for most of us is a time to embrace the warmer weather, but it also provides the perfect growing conditions for a potentially lethal blue-green alga that’s found in many New Zealand rivers, and which is the subject of new research by a PhD graduate.
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Footage captures kiwi destroying robin nest
A kiwi destroying a robin nest and causing the death of the chicks in it has been caught on camera by a Victoria University of Wellington researcher.
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A bright idea to protect local wildlife from cats
Bright-coloured collars that could reduce the amount of prey caught by cats will be trialled in a joint Victoria University of Wellington and Wellington City Council project.
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Diving into research thanks to award
Dr Shaun Wilkinson has received one of the prestigious awards for a project titled A bioinformatics approach to assessing diversity and hybridization in coral symbionts. The awards provide early career support to New Zealand’s most promising young researchers.
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Biology wins big in Marsden Fund grants
Victoria University of Wellington’s School of Biological Sciences is a big winner in the latest round of Marsden Fund grants.
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Cougar promiscuity may be all for the kids
Cougar mums choosing to mate with multiple mates could have their kittens' best interests at heart, new research suggests.
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World first footage of elusive 'vampire squirrel'
A Victoria University professor has helped obtain the world’s first video footage of the rare and elusive ‘vampire squirrel’ found in the rainforests of Borneo.
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Commonwealth Scholarship success for Victoria graduate
Examining the best ways to minimise the bycatch of protected species in fishing operations will be the subject of PhD research by a Victoria University of Wellington graduate, who has been awarded a prestigious Commonwealth Scholarship to study at the University of Oxford.