Nursing students are rejecting careers in aged care. A staffing crisis is coming

Students are not rejecting older people; they are responding to the conditions in which care is delivered.

Waikato University superbug researcher wins national award

University of Waikato researcher Dr Keely Oldham has won a national award supporting her research into phage therapy as a potential treatment for antibiotic-resistant infections.

During eruptions, misinformation can spread further than ash. How can we spot it?

This can distort people's perceptions of hazards and risk and influence how they respond to an eruption.

The use of AI in biotechnology is changing faster than the rules governing either technology

Scientific advances are rapidly outpacing regulatory frameworks in New Zealand and around the world.

Brainwaves: I spent years brewing seaweed to help grow tomorrow's food

What if the future of sustainable farming was hidden in ordinary green seaweed? A University of Waikato researcher explains how fermenting seaweed could help grow healthier crops while reducing agriculture's environmental footprint.

Planning for our future workforce is crucial to sustainable growth

Deputy Vice-Chancellor Professor Alister Jones outlines the vital role of the University's Tauranga campus in delivering sustainable growth in the region

Three minutes, one critical question: Waikato PhD student wins thesis competition

Each PhD student had just three minutes to explain their complex research to a non-specialist audience.

NZ First says population trends are at a ‘crisis point’. The reality is not that simple

New Zealand’s population trends are complex, with falling fertility, an ageing population and migration shaping growth - challenging claims the country is at a demographic crisis point.

How would NZ’s vital freight system handle a big earthquake? Our study sounds a warning

Research shows a major earthquake could cripple New Zealand’s freight network, exposing infrastructure weak points and underscoring the need for resilient planning to keep supplies moving...