2019 news

Read news items from our 2019 archives.

  • A tradesperson on a building site writes on a clipboard.

    New book highlights the technical language demands in trades

    English for Vocational Purposes: Language Use in Trades Education is the result of an interdisciplinary study from Dr Averil Coxhead and Dr Jean Parkinson (School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies, Victoria University of Wellington), and Weltec’s literary specialist Emma McLaughlin and science education specialist James Mackay.

  • Prize winners at the NZASIA conference – Postgraduate students Meera Muralidharan (Wellington) and Bolin Hu (Auckland) who won NZASIA prizes, with Jasmine Edwards (Wellington) who won support from the Asia NZ.

    New generation of Asia scholars feature at NZASIA conference

    The New Zealand Asian Studies Society held its 23rd Biennial Conference at Victoria University of Wellington from 24–27 November. Attended by over 150 delegates from around the world as well as from New Zealand, with participants coming from Australia, North America, Europe and Asia itself, the conference was a great success.

  • Associate Professor Kate Hunter, Professor Sarah Leggott (Dean of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences), Julia Paton, Professor Jennifer Windsor (Pro Vice-Chancellor of the Faculties of Humanities and Social Sciences and Education).

    New Master's scholarship announced

    Victoria University of Wellington London-based alumna Julia Paton is giving back to the University through the establishment of an endowed scholarship at Master’s level.

  • NZHA postgraduate team – The postgraduate team that supported the conference. From front to back: Josh King, Ailish Wallace-Buckland, Maggie Blackburn, Will Hansen, Dean Broughton, Libby Bowyer and Liam Barnsdale. Keynote speaker Kate Hill sits just to the right.

    NZHA conference: Encountering history

    The History programme hosted the New Zealand Historical Association’s (NZHA) biennial conference, Kanohi ki te kanohi: Histories for our Time, from 28–30 November 2019.

  • Roxy Cinema

    NZSM brings together cinema and live orchestra for showcase

    The New Zealand School of Music—Te Kōkī (NZSM) recently celebrated the learning and achievements of its film composition students and graduates in its first annual Film Scoring Showcase. Hosted by the the Roxy Cinema in Miramar, the Showcase featured a 28-piece orchestra of NZSM students who performed a series of film score compositions live to accompany films on the big screen.