Read news items from our 2017 archives.
Acclaimed graphic novelist Dylan Horrocks has been appointed as the Victoria University of Wellington International Institute of Modern Letters (IIML) and Creative New Zealand Writer in Residence for 2018. He is the first graphic novelist to be awarded this position.
The leaders of all five of New Zealand’s political parties took part in the 2017 New Zealand post-election conference.The conference, organised and chaired by Victoria University of Wellington political scientist Professor Stephen Levine, attracted a large, enthusiastic audience and was well reported by the media.
A Victoria University of Wellington initiative that takes place next week aims to stimulate thought and encourage debate about the key issues facing democracy in New Zealand and abroad
Victoria University of Wellington’s Cultural Anthropology Programme is hosting a public lecture on the current state of New Zealand’s rivers by Professor Dame Anne Salmond, as part of its fiftieth-anniversary celebrations.
Dr Miriam Ross, senior lecturer at the School of English, Film, and Media Studies, and Bachelor of Arts students in Film have collaborated to complete a 360° virtual reality (VR) film that challenges the parameters of digital production.
The inaugural Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (FHSS) Research Showcase was held on 18 July to celebrate the diversity and quality of research across the Faculty. Many of the subject areas in FHSS are ranked number one for research quality in the New Zealand university sector and the Faculty is ranked among the top 100 in the world.
Victoria University of Wellington is for the first time, running a free academic camp to help prepare newly-enrolled first-year Pasifika students for university life.
Wellingtonians have their first opportunity to view the New Zealand exhibition from the 2016 Venice Architecture Biennale when the Adam Art Gallery launches its final shows for the year on Friday.
The launch for the Teresia Teaiwa Memorial Scholarship Fund on Tuesday night was a huge success with family, friends and supporters attending the event.
ANZAC Day 2017 marks the two-month anniversary of Victoria University of Wellington student Fabian Brunner beginning his unique World War One Scholarship at Victoria.
