Research

“Some of the poorest people on Earth are not waiting for their governments or aid agencies to provide them with an education. They’re doing it for themselves - successfully and in vast numbers. It’s most definitely ‘community self-help,’” says visiting prof. of education policy, James Tooley.
Prof. Tooley has spent the past decade conducting research into, and then working with, low-cost schools that have been initiated, established and maintained by some of the world’s poorest people, without help from aid agencies or government departments.

A nationwide survey of more than 800 volunteer managers has found that the greatest challenge they face is the recruitment of volunteers.
This is followed by not having enough time or money to achieve goals, and matching and retaining volunteers.

New Zealand’s specialist land based university, Lincoln University; has recently signed a significant three–way agreement for research collaboration with two Chinese Universities.
The agreement was a key milestone in the programme of events during NZ Education Week aimed at highlighting NZ as a highly developed centre of education and re search at the NZ Expo in Shanghai.

Common knowledge suggests that breakfast is the most important meal of the day.  But is it really?

Can a substance with no physiologically active properties affect memory performance?

When do fish become fishes and mice become mouses?

If you fancy spending the summer watching the waves at Raglan, or sunbathing for several hours a day, or even sampling fine wines – all in the name of research, then a University of Waikato Summer Research Scholarship may be for you.

Subtropical cyclones (STCs) cause extensive damage in NZ on average three times a year, yet research into these weather phenomena has been largely absent.

Research by Victoria University PhD graduate Anasuya Vishvanath into infantile haemangioma, or strawberry birthmarks, suggests that stem cells play an important role in the growth of these common infant tumours and could be used to more effectively treat them in future.

Waikato University and Wintec have signed an agreement which will further enhance learning and research in the region and will see the complementary delivery of some programmes.