Lectures and Seminars

• Weather or not: The winning formula to weather forecasting - Hamilton Cafe Scientifique - 2nd Aug 2011 7:30pm
  Too hot, too cold, too wet, too dry… the weather is one of the most talked about topics of all …
• Carbon taxes: unpoular yet necessary? - Tauranga Cafe Scientifique - 8th Aug 2011 7:30pm
  Fossil fuel combustion has massively increased the carbon content in the air and sea water. The rapid increase in concentration …
• Earth beneath our feet - Tauranga Cafe Scientifique - 17th Oct 2011 7:30pm
  The ‘Earth Beneath Our Feet’ is a project that GNS Science (Geological and Nuclear Science) have been working on in …
• The Rena debacle - Tauranga Cafe Scientifique - 21st Nov 2011 7:30pm
  Four weeks ago the containership RENA ran aground on the Astrolabe reef just 20 km offshore of Mount Maunganui. What followed …
• Rena disaster – what does this mean for our environment? - Hamilton Cafe Scientifique - 22nd Nov 2011 7:30pm
  A panel of Waikato University scientists will discuss the effects of the Rena oil spill on the environment, at this …
• Avocados: Boom or Bust - Tauranga Cafe Scientifique - 20th Feb 2012 7:00pm
  How the avocado industry is responding to current and future challenges is the focus of Tauranga’s first Café Scientifique …
• Science & Engineering Careers Fair - 2nd May 2012 10:00am-2:00pm
  Current Science & Engineering students, this is for you! Talk one-on-one with some of New Zealand’s top science and …
• Earth & Ocean Sciences Colloquia: Rome and its Ignimbrites - 3rd May 2012 3:00pm-4:00pm
  The ‘eternal city’ of Rome was founded upon the extensive incised ignimbrite plateau of the Colli Albani (‘Alban Hills’) volcano …
• Waikato University Open Day - 11th May 2012
  The University of Waikato Open Day is an invitation to the public to visit the Hamilton campus and experience a …
• Biology seminar: Next-Gen DNA Sequencing 101 - 18th May 2012 1:00pm-2:00pm
  Have you wondered what all the fuss around next-gen DNA sequencing is about? More importantly, have you wondered what next-gen …
• Science research through the lens: Tauranga Cafe Scientifique - 21st May 2012
  6.45pm for a 7.15pm start Natural history, marine conservation and filmmaking will be the focus of the next Café Scientifique …
• Tauranga Cafe Scientifique - June - 25th Jun 2012 7:00pm
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• Tauranga Cafe Scientifique - August - 6th Aug 2012 7:00pm
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• Tauranga Cafe Scientifique - September - 17th Sep 2012 7:00pm
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• Tauranga Cafe Scientifique - October - 29th Oct 2012 7:00pm
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• Tauranga Cafe Scientifique - November - 26th Nov 2012 7:00pm
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