2019 news
Read news items from our 2019 archives.
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One-off research fund provides support for creative projects
The Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences has funded five creative projects with a one-off Creative Arts Strategic Research Fund
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PhD candidate receives Student Excellence Award for welcoming workshops
Art History PhD candidate Anna-Marie White has been awarded the Internationalisation Award at this year’s Wellington International Student Excellence Awards. This is in recognition of the writing workshops she organises for PhD students, which are attended by both domestic and international students.
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Police drama series wins Wellington University Prize
A television drama series fictionalising events around the Te Urewera police raids of 2007 has been awarded the 2019 David Carson-Parker Embassy Prize in Scriptwriting at Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington.
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Professor Janet Holmes shortlisted for Women of Influence Awards
Emeritus Professor of Linguistics Janet Holmes has been named as a finalist in this year’s Women of Influence Awards for her research into workplace discourse analysis, language and gender, cross-cultural communication and New Zealand English.
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Professor of Classics Arthur Pomeroy retires
“The world began a very long time ago. Rome began rather later.” Professor Arthur (Art) Pomeroy’s attention-grabbing approach to teaching the Classics was celebrated last Wednesday evening as he marked his retirement from Victoria University of Wellington.
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Professor Sarah Leggott appointed Dean of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
Victoria University of Wellington’s Professor Sarah Leggott was appointed as Dean of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences|Te Wāhanga Aronui (FHSS) in January 2019.
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Public lecture by top expert marks 10 years of leadership in China discussions
One of the world’s top China experts is giving a public lecture to help Victoria University of Wellington celebrate the 10th anniversary of its New Zealand Contemporary China Research Centre (NZCCRC), the country’s leading forum for discussion of China.
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Religious studies student to explore India on Prime Minister’s Scholarship for Asia
Religious Studies student Ella Buchanan will be seeing first-hand the culture, traditions, and religious sites in India that underpin her studies. Ella will experience India as part of the Reimagining India programme on a Prime Minister’s Scholarship for Asia.
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Research lifts the lid on the influence of pornography
Society needs a more critical, nuanced, and gendered understanding of pornography in the digital age, says Samantha Keene, who graduates with a PhD in Criminology from Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington this week.