University of Waikato launches New Zealand’s first Esports minor qualification
With three out of every four New Zealanders now involved in video gaming, the University of Waikato has launched New Zealand’s first Esports minor qualification and is taking enrolments for 2022.
Weather warnings in a changing climate to be explored thanks to Wellcome Award
Three of our scholars have been selected for the prestigious Wellcome Award, offering a combined £1,660,000 to work toward improving wellbeing through scientific research.
Booster vaccination strongly enhances COVID-19 immunity in care home residents and staff – study
A COVID-19 booster vaccination markedly increases immune response in residents and staff within care homes, making it vital that people living and working in these settings get their third ‘jab’, a new study reveals.
First students graduate from pioneering Reparatory Justice Masters Programme
A historic milestone has been reached as the first cohort of students graduates from the world’s first Masters in Reparatory Justice.
Using Squid Game to teach economics
First year business and economics students all over the world may soon be using Netflix’s global smash hit series Squid Game to learn complex economic theories.
Researchers and school children team up to tackle online safety
The project, led by Dr Cristina Costa from our School of Education, involved pupils from a North East England primary school collaborating with our researchers.
UC proud to sponsor Kiwi Game Starter 2022 competition
The University of Canterbury (UC) continues to respond to the needs of the digital screen industries with sponsorship of the NZGDA Kiwi Game Starter 2022, a business start-up competition supporting the best of Aotearoa New Zealand’s up-and-coming game development talent.
CUHK collaborative study reveals hidden complexity of ancient Peruvian tattoos using laser-stimulated fluorescence technology
A pioneering study led by Dr Michael Pittman, Assistant Professor at The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK)’s School of Life Sciences and Thomas G. Kaye of the Foundation for Scientific Advancement in Sierra Vista...
Ravenscar House Museum: A remarkable gift to Ōtautahi
When Ōtautahi Christchurch’s striking purpose-built Ravenscar House Museum opened to the public late last year, it was the realisation of a long-held dream.
The John Rylands Library in Manchester announces a major new exhibition: The Secret Public:...
Launching The John Rylands Library’s redeveloped exhibitions gallery, The Secret Public: LGBTQ Pop 1955 – 1985 examines the profound influence of LGBTQ and LGBTQ-friendly performers, artists and activists on mainstream pop culture.














































