Making science cool
How Warren and Mahoney helped Victoria University put science in the public eye
Te Toki a Rata, the new building for the School of Biological Sciences at Victoria University of Wellington, is set to open its doors next year. We take a look at what it’s all about.
The incubation equation
The limits of incubators
A Wellington-based business researcher’s latest findings suggest people who want to create new products shouldn’t automatically assume they also need to create a start-up.
AI for an eye
The robot literally making the internet smile
A Victoria University of Wellington researcher is using an internet robot to investigate what it means to be creative in an increasingly computerised world. Plus, when automation goes bad.
Research
Discovering new drugs in New Zealand
With the time and money involved, can we discover new drugs to cure diseases here in Aotearoa? A Victoria University professor with no fewer than 32 patents says we can.
China
Tapping Chinese brains: Wellington start-up looks to help Kiwi companies compete in China
A Wellington start-up is connecting Chinese students in New Zealand with Kiwi businesses looking to tap into the world's largest market.
Science
Kiwi coastal plant may hold key to food supplies of the future
A Victoria University PhD student thinks an enzyme found in a native New Zealand coastal plant may hold the key to genetically modifying crops to resist increasing levels of salt in soil. If his theory proves correct, it could dramatically change how humans respond to climate change.
3D printing
Absolutely, positively 3D printing: the future, here now in Wellington
Wellington boasts some of the world's leading 3D printing designers. A new noses from Victoria University, Weta made film props, shoes and dresses - what else is there? Leigh Stockton investigates.
Art
Victoria University translating conflict in to art
A month-long creative event, Entrenchments 2015, that focuses on translating conflict in to art, not war, is on now at Victoria University of Wellington’s Kelburn campus.
Performance Management
NZ public sector is among least corrupt in the world but is its performance up to scratch?
Public Sector Workforce Seminar in Victoria University, April 14, 2015
