Rota's Conjecture: Researcher solves 40-year-old math problem
(Phys.org) —A Victoria University mathematician has experienced his own eureka moment, solving a 40 year-old mathematical problem.
Mathematics
Aug 15, 2013
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Pain makes people more charitable
(Phys.org) —A study involving Victoria University researchers supports the longstanding theory that taking part in extreme, painful rituals increases prosocial behaviours and attitudes including making people more charitable.
Social Sciences
Jul 17, 2013
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Acidic oceans could aid photosynthesis
(PhysOrg.com) -- Groundbreaking Victoria University research shows that ocean acidification may have no negative effect on tropical corals and local sea anemones - in fact it may improve photosynthesis.
Ecology
May 18, 2009
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Researchers engineer new proteins to help solve global problems
Researchers from Victoria University of Wellington's Ferrier Research Institute have made significant progress in the science of protein engineering, achieving a breakthrough which has implications for tackling global problems ...
Cell & Microbiology
Apr 5, 2018
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Technological breakthrough for monitoring and predicting landslides
Engineering and Computer Science student Jonathan Olds was looking for a research project for his Master's and his supervisor, Professor of Network Engineering in the School of Engineering and Computer Science Winston Seah, ...
Earth Sciences
Feb 13, 2018
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Restoration of iconic native bird causes problems in urban areas
After a century-long absence, kākā were successfully reintroduced in Wellington in 2002—but the restoration of the iconic native bird has ruffled a few feathers.
Plants & Animals
Oct 27, 2017
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High geothermal temperatures found deep below the Southern Alps
The Alpine Fault is one of the world's major geological features and its tectonic movements have created the more than three-kilometre-high Southern Alps.
Earth Sciences
Oct 27, 2017
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Report offers advice for avoiding 'crisis contagion'
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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Research shows impact on young Māori of widening inequalities
Associate Professor Joanna Kidman from Victoria's Te Kura Māori (School of Education), says her research team found that rising levels of poverty had left Māori youth with fewer resources to prepare for the future.
Social Sciences
Aug 21, 2017
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3-D printing technologies transport students to ancient greece
The use of 3-D printing technologies in Victoria University of Wellington's Classics Museum has students using ancient Greek artefacts the way they were intended—from interacting with 3-D printed ancient objects to designing ...
Engineering
Jul 31, 2017
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