Wellington’s Women in Data Science conference
Victoria University of Wellington hosted a Women in Data Science (WiDS) conference on 9 March to coincide with more than 150 events in 50 countries.
2019 News
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Climate change researcher wins Prime Minister’s Science Communication Prize
Victoria University of Wellington’s Professor James Renwick has won the 2018 Prime Minister’s Science Communication Prize.
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Modelling future floods to protect Mirumiru marae
Master's in Physical Geography student Raiatea Barlow-Kameta (Ngāitai, Ngāti Pikiao, Ngāti Maniapoto, Waikato-Tainui and Whakatōhea) is using flooding models to help Marokopa village and nearby Mirumiru marae prepare for the impacts of climate change.
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Growing the next generation of kauri guardians
Dr Monica Gerth from Victoria University of Wellington’s School of Biological Sciences recently received funding from the Unlocking Curious Minds fund for her mobile classroom initiative to help educate New Zealand children about kauri dieback disease and the importance of kaitiakitanga (guardianship of the environment).
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Victoria University researchers named among most influential in the world
Victoria University of Wellington researchers, Associate Professor Peter Northcote and Dr Rob Keyzers have been named among the top one percent of researchers cited in the field of Pharmacology and Toxicology.
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Volcanic Fingerprints
Volcanic ash has a chemical signature that is unique to its source, says postdoctoral researcher Dr Jenni Hopkins, who is using this trait to reconstruct the eruption history of the Auckland volcanic field.
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Farmed fish dying, grape harvest weeks early - just some of the effects of last summer's heatwave in NZ
As the Australian heatwave is spilling across the Tasman and pushing up temperatures in New Zealand, we take a look at the conditions that caused a similar event last year and the impacts it had.
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Creating climate-friendly cities
"Encouraging people to use electric cars and scooters may be helpful for reducing carbon emissions, but this is not the all-round best strategy for creating sustainable transport in cities," says Associate Professor Ralph Chapman.
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Honey bee-harming Varroa mites also a threat to other insects
New research has shown that the Varroa mite, which is a major causes of honey bee mortality, could also pose an indirect threat to many other insect species.