2018 news

Read news items from our 2018 archives.

  • Left to right: Dr Kathleen Kuehn and student Sophie Parker

    Academic and student collaborate over beer

    A showcase of female brewers in 2015 sparked an interest in researching women and craft beer for Victoria University of Wellington senior lecturer Dr Kathleen Kuehn.

  • People trying to reach each other on a ladder.

    A fresh take on an age old tale

    Victoria’s 300-level Theatre students’ production of Romeo and Juliet brings a fresh and energetic perspective to Shakespeare’s famous tale of youth, love and impulse.

  • A little creative accounting to fund politics

    Victoria University of Wellington Professor of Comparative Politics Jack Vowles explains why taxpayer funding of parliamentary parties should continue, arguing we just need to think outside the box.

  • A profile image of Jan Jordan.

    An eye on the barriers to justice

    Associate Professor Jan Jordan is helping police and judges better understand sexual violence victims’ experiences within our justice system.

  • Left to Right – Dean Broughton, Jamie Hawkins Elder, Professor Charlotte Macdonald, Hayden Thorne

    A shared passion for the past

    Three students will celebrate their passion for the past when they graduate with a Master of Arts (MA) in History from Victoria University of Wellington this month.

  • A transcendent form of communication

    Graduating this week with a Doctor of Musical Arts, Lucien Johnson’s research examines Ethio-Jazz and explores the ways in which music can travel and be adopted by musicians in search of their own sense of identity and individuality.