Displaying items by tag: University of Waikato

A proposal for a National School of Rural Health (NSRH) by the universities of Auckland and Otago is too little, too late: training of rural doctors needs a totally new approach.

DairyNZ has awarded 55 scholarships to tertiary students as part of a wider drive to support young talent into the dairy industry.

Applause has replaced eye rolling as university students launch a scheme to show secondary schoolers the career opportunities in the primary industries.

The Rural Health Alliance Aotearoa New Zealand (RHĀNZ) welcomes the proposal to establish a new rurally-focussed medical school for New Zealand.

Science and Innovation Minister Steven Joyce has announced the creation of a new freshwater institute between NIWA and the University of Waikato.

Could feeding cows brassicas help reduce nitrogen loss from the soil?

The era of 'peak antibiotics' might have arrived, but not because of antibiotic use in farm animals in New Zealand.

The evolution of New Zealand's farming systems towards greater sustainability, and one man's journey to redefine what it means to be an academic...

Fonterra chairman John Wilson says changes to its vendor payment system could have been handled better.

A Tauranga business leader helping Kiwi technology entrepreneurs break into Silicon Valley is the guest speaker at a free event next month.