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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A study by Denise Tang, who graduates with a PhD in Geology next week, investigated the evolution of ancient explosive volcanoes in Hong Kong that were active between 164 and 140 million years ago.
Earth Sciences
May 10, 2016
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Dr Geoff Chambers, an expert in genetics who is based at Victoria's School of Biological Sciences, has led the project, which has spanned more than 25 years.
Archaeology
Mar 1, 2016
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For his PhD in Ecology and Biodiversity, Patrick Kavanagh compared plant species on offshore islands to their close relatives on the mainland to assess differences in size and growth patterns.
Evolution
Jan 18, 2016
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Ferry Hendrikx, who graduated last week with a PhD in computer science, is researching ways of building reputation profiles online that draw information from multiple sources.
Internet
Dec 18, 2015
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Summer for most of us is a time to embrace the warmer weather, but it also provides the perfect growing conditions for a potentially lethal blue-green alga that's found in many New Zealand rivers, and which is the subject ...
Environment
Dec 16, 2015
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Friederike Tegge, who has taught German and English, was inspired to conduct research on pop music when she observed that many of her students showed a surprising memory for song lyrics in a foreign language and could repeat ...
Social Sciences
Dec 16, 2015
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A Victoria University of Wellington linguistics graduand has found Wellingtonians may be giving away more about their political affiliations than they think when discussing politics.
Social Sciences
Dec 9, 2015
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Balsam Al-Dabbagh will graduate with a PhD in Information Systems, after dedicating four years to her research.
Economics & Business
Dec 7, 2015
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A kiwi destroying a robin nest and causing the death of the chicks in it has been caught on camera by a Victoria University of Wellington researcher.
Plants & Animals
Dec 4, 2015
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