University of Waikato stories

University scholarship honours former Kordia CEO Scott Bartlett
Fri, 4th Mar 2022
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ASB, Kordia and the University of Waikato have announced a new scholarship to provide financial support to outstanding students.

University of Waikato awards contract to global education technology SaaS provider
Fri, 21st Jan 2022
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Tribal Group wins three-year contract with University of Waikato to deploy Student Marketing-Recruitment solution.

University of Waikato says it's 'game on' for esports
Fri, 17th Dec 2021
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In what might just be a New Zealand first, budding esports stars can now study this booming industry as part of their university degrees.

Roadmap launched to grow New Zealand's robotics industry
Tue, 14th Dec 2021
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New Zealand launches national strategy to boost robotics and automation sector, set to replace up to 46% of jobs by 2040.

Aotearoa's cyber skills shortage: The tug-of-war between talent supply & demand
Wed, 1st Dec 2021
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Like any balance of supply and demand, there's a frustrating gap between what graduates are taught and what the market needs.

University of Waikato launches AI research institute 'Te Ipu o te Mahara'
Wed, 28th Apr 2021
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Te Ipu o te Mahara, which means ‘A Receptacle of Consciousness’, is an institute that will explore real-time analytics in big data and machine learning.

Arista Networks to build networking infrastructure for University of Waikato
Wed, 21st Apr 2021
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The build, which covers the university’s data centre, campus, and wireless environments, will support more than 12,000 students and 1,600 staff.

University of Waikato installs NVIDIA supercomputer to advance AI research
Tue, 20th Apr 2021
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Supercomputer dubbed 'The Ferrari of computing' installed at University of Waikato to boost AI research capabilities.

Researchers to examine Māori perspectives on ethical data management
Thu, 1st Oct 2020
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University of Waikato professors secure funding for research on Māori approaches to privacy and governance in the digital environment.

Kordia Women in Tech scholarship awarded to Kaitlin Te Rito
Fri, 17th Jul 2020
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Bachelor of Engineering student Kaitlin Te Rito has scooped the Kordia Women in Technology scholarship for 2020.

NZ data scientists receive $13m to solve environmental problems
Thu, 24th Oct 2019
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New Zealand universities secure £13m funding for project to tackle environmental issues with data science and AI.

Waikato Uni opens NZ's first esports arena
Fri, 16th Aug 2019
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University of Waikato launches NZ's first uni esports facility.

University of Waikato's Cyber Challenge kicks off
Thu, 30th May 2019
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Waikato University's CROW kicks off the largest NZ Cyber Challenge yet, led by new head Dr. Kumar.

Meet the future of women in IT
Mon, 25th Mar 2019
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Emily Sopers has just won Kordia’s first ever Women in Technology Scholarship, which was established to address gender imbalance in the information and communications technology (ICT) sector.

Dr Ryan Ko steps down as head of Cybersecurity Researchers of Waikato
Tue, 18th Dec 2018
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Dr Ko is off to Australia to become the University of Queensland’s UQ Cyber Security chair and director.

Kordia launches Women in Tech scholarship at the University of Waikato
Mon, 12th Nov 2018
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The scholarship is established to acknowledge and support up-and-coming female talent and future technology leaders.

This app can tell if your Wi-Fi is 'NetStinky'
Tue, 16th Oct 2018
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A researcher at the University of Waikato has created a ‘NetStinky’ way of telling whether your home internet network has been breached.

Waikato businesses great at ideation but stumble at commercialisation, says expert
Mon, 8th Oct 2018
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The Waikato might be one of the best at producing innovative ideas, but it’s not so good at commercialising them.

NZ Cyber Security Challenge confronts issues facing women in cybersecurity
Wed, 11th Jul 2018
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New Zealand Cyber Security Challenge addresses lack of women in cybersecurity industry amidst rapid growth.

Industrial revolution will shape NZ's dairy and farming industries
Wed, 27th Jun 2018
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New Zealand's dairy and farming sectors face major impacts from the industrial revolution, says data expert Dr Albert Bifet. #IoT #bigdata.

Kiwi partnership keeping a 'vigilant' eye on fraudsters
Tue, 26th Jun 2018
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The University of Waikato and Vigilance are partnering to create a fraud detection tool that can spot data anomalies more accurately.

Waikato Uni researcher travels to NATO's cybersecurity hub
Thu, 10th May 2018
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University of Waikato lecturer examines NATO's approach to deterring cyber attacks, highlighting the need for international norms and cyber resilience.

Aura InfoSec & University of Waikato seek talent for new Aura Professor of Cyber Security role
Wed, 7th Mar 2018
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The new Aura Professor of Cyber Security will focus on risk assessment research and delivery, particularly in penetration testing.

University of Waikato scores 'InfoSec milestone' as NZ's first (ISC)² training provider
Tue, 6th Mar 2018
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(ISC)² certifies University of Waikato as first official New Zealand cybersecurity education training provider.