New research shows economic impact of New Zealand’s universities: NZIER Report

30 September 2016 | media

New research confirms the major contribution New Zealand’s eight universities make to the nation’s economy, through productivity gains from research, innovation and teaching as well as through...

Statement on Telford Division, Lincoln

19 October 2016 | media

Universities New Zealand’s Committee on University Academic Programmes (CUAP) has considered thefindings of the Deloitte report. CUAP has determined the issues raised relate to funding reporting...

NZ Universities and Maharashtra Government enter Strategic Partnership

26 October 2016 | media

A Strategic Education Partnership Agreement has been signed today between Universities New Zealand and the Maharashtra State Government, to coincide with Prime Minister John Key’s visit to India...

Universities NZ to strengthen ties with India

26 October 2016 | media

Universities New Zealand has announced the development of an engagement strategy to strengthen relationships with India and also attract more university students to New Zealand, during a delegation...

Governor-General announces Rhodes Scholars for 2017

03 November 2016 | media

The Governor-General has announced that the 2017 Rhodes Scholarship has been awarded to three outstanding all-round graduates, to support their post-graduate study at the University of Oxford, and...

Universities awarded 92.5% of Marsden research funding

03 November 2016 | media

Universities New Zealand congratulates all researchers awarded grants in this year’s Marsden Funding, which supports New Zealand’s best investigator-initiated research in science, engineering,...

University research influential on the world stage

30 November 2016 | media

The inaugural Science and Innovation System Performance Report finds that the New Zealand university research system is efficient and their research is influential on the world stage.Chris Whelan,...

Pathways to scholarship

11 January 2017 | media

Diana Amundsen is an inspiration, and finds inspiration in the people and communities around her. Diana completed her Bachelor of Arts at Waikato University in 1988 and nearly thirty years later...

A degree is a smart investment

24 January 2017 | media

Students recognise that earning a degree creates great benefits for them and their families, and that’s why they are willing to take on an average of $15,000 debt as they know they’ll earn $1.3-$4...