‘Fragility’ of work exposed

17 November 2020 | news

The national Level 4 COVID-19 lockdown in March and April and Auckland’s repeated Level 3 lockdown had major repercussions on the way New Zealanders work....

VC's perspective: Integrating learning & work: benefits, challenges

17 November 2020 | news

Neil QuigleyVice-Chancellor, University of Waikato...

Rhodes scholarships awarded to future leaders

06 November 2020 | media

Three outstanding young New Zealand graduates have received prestigious Rhodes Scholarships to carry out post-graduate study at the University of Oxford, UK....

New Zealand Vice-Chancellors' Committee Financial Statements 2020

05 November 2020 | publications

Click here for the New Zealand Vice-Chancellors' Committee Financial Statements for the year ended 30 June 2020.

Outstanding young musicians receive Kiwi Music scholarships

27 October 2020 | media

Seven talented young performers—baritone Jonathan Eyers, tenor Harry Grigg, soprano Katherine McIndoe, viola player Julie Park, soprano Sophie Sparrow, pianist Siyu Sun and violinist Claudia Tarra...

UNZ welcomes announcement on international students

12 October 2020 | media

Universities New Zealand welcomes the Government’s announcement that a limited number of international students will soon be permitted to return to New Zealand to continue their studies....

UNZ feedback on the PBRF Review Report

12 October 2020 | submissions

In a submission on behalf of New Zealand's eight universities, Universities New Zealand strongly supports several of the recommendations made by the PBRF review panel, particularly the...

Read the latest from UNZ

07 October 2020 | news

Read the latest newsletter from Universities New Zealand: focusing on student needs during the pandemic; what are universities for?; are degrees still worth the money?

A green restart: UNZ Briefing Note

07 October 2020 | news

The Level 4 lockdown earlier this year provided a glimpse of a quieter life—of possibilities for living more sustainably in the future—and reminded us we are part of a world facing many crises. It...

Flexibility, focus on student needs key to pandemic response

07 October 2020 | news

“Students were at the forefront of all our thinking and actions.” Joanna Scarbrough, AUT’s Group Director Student Services and Administration, is clear about the motivation for the extensive...