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Universities welcome increased teacher training funding

02 May 2019 | media

Universities New Zealand welcomes today’s announcement of increased funding for teacher training over the next four years....

Universities powerhouse of NZ research

30 April 2019 | media

The eight universities are confirmed as the powerhouse of research in New Zealand, based on today’s release of results from the 2018 Performance-Based Research Fund (PBRF) quality evaluation, says...

Submission on review of the Copyright Act 1994

08 April 2019 | submissions

Universities New Zealand has submitted an Issues Paper to the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment on the review of the Copyright Act 1994.

UNZ submission to RoVE

03 April 2019 | news

Universities New Zealand has made a submission to the Reform of Vocational Education.

Outstanding Christchurch student wins Myers scholarship to Cambridge

29 March 2019 | media

William Wynn Thomas, Dux of Christchurch’s Christ’s College last year, has been awarded the prestigious Sir Douglas Myers scholarship to study at Cambridge University in England....

From the Chair: Taking a stand

29 March 2019 | news

In the past two weeks we’ve seen some of the worst and the best of humanity in the events of and response to the terror attacks in Christchurch....

RoVE: risks and rewards

29 March 2019 | news

Government proposals for the Reform of Vocational Education (RoVE) have met with a wide range of reactions, from vehemently opposed to cautiously accepting....

'People like us don't go to university'

29 March 2019 | news

That comment from a woman in Adelaide’s northern suburbs, a low socio-economic area, brought home to James McWha the importance of raising the aspirations of both children and their communities...

Universities call for more effective regulation of social media platforms

29 March 2019 | media

New Zealand’s universities are joining the Privacy Commissioner and major corporate advertisers in calling for more effective regulation of and responsiveness from social media platforms....

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29 March 2019 | news

Read the latest newsletter from Universities New Zealand.

Future leader awarded prestigious Robertson Scholarship

28 March 2019 | media

An exceptional young man who aims to become the chief economic adviser at Treasury has been awarded the prestigious Robertson Scholarship to study in the US....

Prestigious 2019 Girdlers’ Scholarship awarded to Wellington student

27 March 2019 | media

Matthew Sutcliffe, from Wellington, has been awarded the prestigious 2019 Girdlers’ Scholarship, which will enable him to study Human, Social and Political Sciences at Corpus Christi College,...

UNZ submission on Sustainable Development Goals

25 March 2019 | submissions

New Zealand's universities have made a joint submission to the first voluntary review of the UN's Sustainable Development Goals.

New Zealand universities condemn terror attack, support students

16 March 2019 | media

A statement from Derek McCormack, Vice-Chancellor of AUT and Chair of Universities New Zealand, on behalf of New Zealand universities:...

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01 March 2019 | news

Our February Latest News is now available.

From the Chair: Slip sliding away

28 February 2019 | news

By Derek McCormack, Universities New Zealand Chair...

This week’s release of university subject rankings underlines the value of maintaining a good reputation. A good name—for universities as well as for individuals—can mean everything: money, success...

The grass isn't always greener...

28 February 2019 | news

By Chris Whelan, Chief Executive, Universities New Zealand...

Submission on the Copyright (Marrakesh Treaty Implementation) Amendment Bill

28 February 2019 | submissions

Universities New Zealand has made a submission to Parliament's Economic Development, Science and Innovation Committee on the Copyright (Marrakesh Treaty Implementation) Amendment Bill. ...

NZ universities slip in QS World University Subject rankings

27 February 2019 | media

New Zealand universities are placed among the world’s top 50 universities in 20 different subjects in the latest result from the annual QS World University Rankings by Subject....

VC's perspective: Time to go

30 January 2019 | news

By Dr Rod CarrVice-Chancellor, University of Canterbury...

Completing or graduating? What is the question?

30 January 2019 | news

“So, the reality is a third of university students should never have gone to university in the first place.”...

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30 January 2019 | news

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What would it take to achieve parity?

29 January 2019 | news

“We need a whole-of-sector approach to this,” says Dr Darryn Russell, Chair of Universities New Zealand’s Te Kāhui Amokura, talking about the need for action on lifting Māori and Pasifika...

UNZ response to NZQA’s consultation on proposed changes to the New Zealand Qualifications Framework

12 December 2018 | news

Universities New Zealand has submitted a response to the New Zealand Qualifications Authority's proposed changes to the New Zealand Qualifications Framework.