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Coroner finds Christchurch uni student may have got ‘tangled in his bedding’ before fatal window fall
The death of the 19-year-old has been ruled as accidental.
He bought his first student flat at 18. Now he’s a professional investor
Landlords in the Deep South say if student flats are well run, they don't get trashed.
Jarrod Gilbert: What's a King's Counsel initiation like?
OPINION: There's a lot of bowing but it’s not without purpose.
Four young Māori earn scholarships for ivy league education
This year’s winners come from Rotorua, Whangārei and Inglewood in Taranaki.
How farmers can bring birdsong back
A growing number of farmers in Canterbury are planting native trees on their land.
Avoid the ‘rabbit holes of pseudoscience’: Climate commission head’s advice to student protesters
Stay informed, Rod Carr advises protesters.
Uni student has charges dismissed for alleged weapons in halls of residence
But he has since been banned from the halls and dropped his studies.
Youth unafraid of consequences: Calls for harsher penalties for fleeing drivers
Youths, aged between 12-17, are said to make up a significant portion of fleeing drivers.
Tertiary Education Minister wants to restrict use of term ‘wānanga’
Penny Simmonds proposes it should have the same protections as 'university'.
Outrage over Māori lecturer comparing NZ colonisation with Israel-Palestine conflict
A complaint about Māori and Palestine reveals two wildly different narratives.
How many is too many non-academic staff at universities?
OPINION: Stanford has more administrators than undergrads. In NZ, results may surprise.
The 27-year-old Kiwi serial inventor onto his fourth startup sale
Serial inventor says Shear Edge offers new hope for strong wool.
Project finds way to retrofit concrete floors to make buildings safer in quakes
OPINION: The Recast Floors research project began after the 2016 Kaikōura quake.
Cather Simpson: University cuts threaten long-term economic growth
OPINION: We're on the cusp of a virtuous cycle but cuts threaten to impoverish us all.
University rankings: 'New Zealand continues to outperform relative to its size'
New Zealand's eight universities are all ranked in the top 500 in the world.
Government poised to bailout struggling universities
It comes as hundreds of jobs are on the line.
‘We weren’t told’: Student battling meningococcal disease unaware of second vaccine
The student's mother said many may think they're safe from the illness, but they are not.
Education researchers win innovation medal
Te Kāhui A Te Rūrangahau created a user-friendly guide for teachers.
Taking a virtual overview for Māori to connect to culture and whenua
Virtual and mixed realities project aims to connect Māori with te reo, culture and whenua.
AUT: Staff and students in limbo as job cuts loom
A senior lecturer says AUT's treatment of its academic staff is 'appalling'.
Uni's cheating cases soar since pandemic began; students 'take advantage' of 'generosity'
What's behind the increase?
Chlöe Swarbrick criticises Universities NZ after another student's hostel death
The student was found dead in her dorm room at Lincoln University on Monday.
Influx of winter illness with second Covid-19 wave on the horizon
Expert: 'We can see in the numbers, by every indicator, it's a huge ongoing problem.'
Canterbury offers 300 university scholarships to students from poorer schools
The initiative was unveiled as part of the university's 150-year birthday celebration.
Removing GST on food is back in the news, proving some bad ideas just never go away
Removing GST on some types of food makes that system more complex and costly.
'So full of potential': Tramper remembered as talented mathematician
His body was discovered at Giant Gate Falls on March 30.
Special report: The tragic trend making ghosts of our glaciers
Our snowlines are rising at 'a screaming pace'. Just what does Aotearoa stand to lose?