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2020 KiwiNet Awards feature two Wellington UniVentures finalists
The finalists for the 2020 KiwiNet Awards have been announced, and two of the twelve finalists were nominated by Wellington…
Published 27 August 2020
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Opportunities for entrepreneurial talent
Wellington UniVentures has created a new, shared role for one of Victoria University of Wellington's up-and-coming entrepreneurial academics.
Published 25 August 2020
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Help is at hand
A Victoria University of Wellington PhD student and his supervisors are developing a game-changing machine learning protocol that could help…
Published 18 August 2020
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First kura for KiVa
KiVa—a bullying prevention programme developed in Finland and introduced into New Zealand by Wellington UniVentures—has welcomed its first Kura Māori…
Published 10 August 2020
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Entrepreneurship support efforts critical
With an increasing amount of Victoria University of Wellington research showing strong commercial potential—and with the world’s economies in crisis…
Published 15 July 2020
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Winning by design
Victoria University of Wellington’s School of Design recently won third place (the ‘Notable’ award) at the Core77 International Design Awards—one…
Published 6 July 2020
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Ensuring NZ access to COVID-19 anti-virals
A group of New Zealand experts led by Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington’s commercialisation office Wellington UniVentures and the…
Published 1 July 2020
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Going round in circles for good
Thanks to Wellington UniVentures’ connections, a Victoria University of Wellington research project has been accepted into a nine-month Circular Economy…
Published 26 June 2020
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Entrepreneur profile: Dr Brendan Darby
Entrepreneurship in higher education is recognised as a major driver of innovation, enabling academics and students to connect research with…
Published 22 June 2020
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Why screen time can be good for you
Academic research is about producing knowledge and solutions for public benefit—and commercialisation is a pathway to getting those ideas out…
Published 9 June 2020
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Experience and empathy a crucial combination in new role
A passion for helping people is what gets Rachel Honeychurch—Wellington UniVentures’ recently appointed New Zealand Programme Coordinator—up in the morning.
Published 5 June 2020
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Happy landings
A Wellington UniVentures international partnership is helping to prepare some of New Zealand’s most innovative, deep-tech research projects and companies…
Published 25 May 2020
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