Science & Engineering News
New Engineering Education Research Unit 9th May 2012A new research unit has been established at the University of Waikato with a focus on engineering education.
Waikato students reach the final frontier 9th May 2012University of Waikato twins Zac and Josh Lyon sent a weather balloon to the edge of space this year, all for a bit of fun.
Tauranga filmmaker and conservationist to speak at Cafe Scientifique 7th May 2012Natural history, marine conservation and filmmaking will be the focus of the next Cafe Scientifique to be held in Tauranga.
Scholarships a boost for talented Waikato engineers 4th May 2012Three promising young Waikato University engineers have received scholarships from leading New Zealand engineering consultancy Beca.
Biology students to represent NZ in Singapore 30th April 2012Four budding biology students have been selected to represent New Zealand in Singapore at the International Biology Olympiad (IBO) this July.
Doctoral student looks for answers on sea lettuce blooms in Tauranga Harbour 23rd April 2012It can be the scourge of harbour users in Tauranga, but sea lettuce is about to go under the microscope. PhD student Alex Port, from Germany, is spending three years in New Zealand researching why sea lettuce is so abundant in the harbour at certain times of year.
Join the Waikato Uni team for Arbor Day! 20th April 2012Join us on Arbor Day! We aim to plant 24,000 plants and we need your help!
WaikatoLink, Prima Group and Ballance develop new filter technology 11th April 2012WaikatoLink, Prima Group and Ballance have developed new filter technology for industrial scale applications after teaming up through The Kiwi Innovation Network (KiwiNet), a collaboration focussed on research commercialisation. Molecularly imprinted polymers allow industrial users to filter large volumes of material in solution to capture unwanted or valuable materials.
Waikato engineering graduates popular at Dairy Automation Ltd 3rd April 2012The University of Waikato’s science and engineering work placement programmes often result in students securing full-time work before they graduate.
Waikato University solar engineers inspire school students 2nd April 2012Waikato University’s BEV (Battery Electric Vehicle) made a visit to Hillcrest Normal School recently to complement the class’s solar energy science project.
Emmy Noether prize awarded to Waikato engineering student 20th March 2012University of Waikato second-year Bachelor of Engineering student Lindi Engelbrecht has been awarded the Emmy Noether prize for the top woman student in first-year mathematics.
Waikato student scours Tauranga harbour for research 7th March 2012A University of Waikato student is creating an inventory and repository of marine organisms in Tauranga Harbour to see if there are potential cancer-or PSA-beating compounds in Bay of Plenty waters.
Waikato University launches Tess Embling Memorial Scholarship 7th March 2012The University of Waikato has launched a new scholarship in honour of a student who died from cancer in 2010.
Waikato Uni hosts field trip for Aussie geology students 6th March 2012A love of science replaced trans-Tasman rivalries last month when Professor Chris Hendy and Annie Barker of the University of Waikato’s Department of Chemistry played host to a group of 33 third-year geology students and staff from Australia’s University of Newcastle.
University celebrates Sea Week with Marine Station open day 24th February 2012Marine curiosities, student research presentations and a biking lecture will be part of the line-up next Saturday 3 March when the University of Waikato holds an open day at its new Coastal Marine Field Station, at Cross Road, Sulphur Point, from 9.30am-4.00pm.
