Research from Victoria University of Wellington is investigating how coastal marine species may struggle with Earth's increasingly intense storms.
Ecology
Jul 7, 2016
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As part of her research, Melissa developed a model for estimating the value added by traceability systems. As well as helping companies gauge the overall benefit of improving their products' traceability, the model also helps ...
Other
May 17, 2018
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An ambitious project to drill 1.3 kilometres into the Alpine Fault has been halted early by equipment problems, but it has still yielded a large amount of useful information about the inner workings of the fault.
Earth Sciences
Jan 14, 2015
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Dr Andrew Martin, from the School of Biological Sciences, has spent over a decade investigating microalgae and bacteria that live in the bottom layers of sea ice in Antarctica to understand how microbes might be affected ...
Earth Sciences
Jun 11, 2014
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Climate change is here to stay, irrespective of how successful the current international efforts are in preventing the direst scenarios through global collaborations.
Environment
Jul 19, 2017
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Pilots know that there is a brief window of time between losing oxygen and passing out, a period in which some life-saving action is possible. With climate change, we are at that moment now. As climate destabilisation gathers ...
Environment
Aug 5, 2015
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Research carried out at Victoria University challenges criticism of internal assessment in schools and shows the assessment method plays an important role in helping students to think critically.
Social Sciences
Jun 19, 2013
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Food production is the backbone of New Zealand's economy—and a computer modelling programme designed by a Victoria University of Wellington academic is helping ensure that farming practices here and overseas are as sustainable ...
Environment
Sep 23, 2014
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A collaborative research project involving a Victoria University researcher has identified key risk factors that increase the likelihood of 'crisis contagion', where a reputational crisis spreads from one company to another.
Economics & Business
Oct 12, 2017
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Dr Catherine Davis, who graduated last week with a PhD in Cell and Molecular Bioscience, undertook ground-breaking research into the unique reproductive approach of the Kākāpō, which is thought to be linked to the masting, ...
Plants & Animals
May 21, 2014
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