2017 news

Read news items from our 2017 archives.

  • Recognition of teaching innovation for Senior Lecturer

    Dr Nikki Hessell, senior lecturer in the School of English, Film, Theatre and Media Studies is a co-winner of the 2017 North American Society for the Study of Romanticism (NASSR) Pedagogy Award at the annual conference in Ottawa.

  • Laurie Bauer in his office.

    Research honour for Linguistics professor

    Emeritus Professor Laurie Bauer from Victoria’s School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies has been awarded the 2017 Humanities Aronui Medal in the 2017 New Zealand Research Honours awards.

  • Bill Manhire, Hannah Griffin and Norman Meehan pose fro the camera.

    Riddling music of Manhire and Meehan launches Writers on Mondays

    Writers on Mondays 2017, hosted by Victoria University of Wellington’s International Institute of Modern Letters (IIML), brings together a line-up of new and established talent to showcase what’s happening in the world of New Zealand writing and beyond.

  • Jess at the beach smiling at the camera.

    Rookie of the Year award for Master’s student

    Master of Fine Arts (Creative Practice) student and aspiring filmmaker Jessica Hill credits Victoria University with her recent success in The Rookies—the international awards for young designers, creators, innovators and artists.

  • Teresia smiles at the camera while showing her pasifika navigation tool.

    Scholarship fund to launch in memory of Teresia Teaiwa

    Victoria University of Wellington and Va’aomanū Pasifika, Victoria’s Pacific and Samoan Studies programme, will launch a new scholarship fund in memory of Dr Teresia Teaiwa, who passed away in March 2017.

  • Shakespeare sheds light on language

    Research by a Victoria University of Wellington student is homing in on grammar in Shakespeare’s plays to study language change in his era.

  • Sprinting to the polls

    Charlotte Macdonald, Professor of History in Victoria's School of History, Philosophy, Political Science & International Relations, marks Suffrage Day by sharing her views on how New Zealand's leadership in women's suffrage has become a central part of our image as a trail-blazing nation.

  • Portrait of Lydia smiling into the camera.

    Stout Research Centre farewells long-serving director

    Internationally renowned literary historian and critic, teacher, writer and scholar Professor Lydia Wevers ONZM, is retiring from Victoria University of Wellington’s Stout Research Centre after 17 years as its director.