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Seven “best brains” awarded post graduate scholarships

26 May 2015 | media

Several young New Zealanders are heading offshore for their postgraduate study thanks to the William Georgetti Scholarships.The scholarships were established by the late William Georgetti, a Hawkes...

Patricia Pratt Scholarship awarded to talented violinist and bassoonist

28 May 2015 | media

Two talented young musicians have been awarded the 2015 Patricia Pratt Scholarship in Musical Performance enabling them to continue their postgraduate development at a renowned international music...

Queen’s Birthday Honours for services to universities

03 June 2015 | media

University Vice-Chancellors have congratulated Professor Roy Crawford and Dr John Wood who were appointed Companions to the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to tertiary education in the...

New Zealand France Friendship Fund Excellence Scholarship awarded to Dylan Chambers

10 June 2015 | media

The 2015 New Zealand France Friendship Fund Excellence Scholarship has been awarded to recent Victoria University graduate Dylan Chambers.The 25-year old student has been awarded $25,000 to...

10 KiwiRail Children awarded Scholarships

15 June 2015 | media

The sons and daughters of ten current KiwiRail employees have been awarded scholarships of $2000 towards their tertiary education.The scholarship is funded by KiwiRail Group to enable employees’...

Busting myths around universities today - by Chris Whelan

23 June 2015 | news

By Chris Whelan, Executive Director, Universities New ZealandLast month I was fortunate to be part of the delegation to Latin America led by Tertiary Education Minister Stephen Joyce to strengthen...

Todd awards nine research scholarships to benefit New Zealand

26 June 2015 | media

The Todd Foundation has awarded scholarships to nine postgraduate students to encourage the development of new concepts, technology or research which will benefit New Zealand.Dr Christina Howard,...

Kiwi Music scholarship awarded to percussionist, pianist and a mezzo soprano

08 July 2015 | media

Kiwi Music Scholarships have been awarded to three young talented music students to assist them in pursuing their musical education after graduating from New Zealand universities.The Kiwi Music...

Celebrating ten years of Māori academic achievement

12 August 2015 | media

University Vice-Chancellors have congratulated Te Kāhui Amokura on their 10th anniversary of working to lift Māori success in our universities.Te Kāhui Amokura, which is Universities New Zealand’s...

NZ Universities win 67% of science research funds

03 September 2015 | media

The relevance and impact of university research has been recognised in this year’s Science Investment Round announced by Science and Innovation Minister Steven Joyce today.Chris Whelan, the...

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