Hospital productivity bucks the trend
Victoria University health researchers say hospital productivity in New Zealand rose by more than three to five percent in the period between 2007 and 2009, challenging perceptions that productivity...
View ArticleBetter understanding arthritis
Better arthritis treatment could be one step closer with research showing muscle inflammation outside joints as much to blame for discomfort and poor mobility in sufferers as inflammation of the joint...
View ArticleResearch shows how to increase mental wellbeing and feel happy
Why is it that some people seem to waltz through life in a bubble of happiness, when for others each day is a struggle? Should we just accept the personality we're born with? Or can we act and think...
View ArticleBreakthrough in understanding of how cancer treatment drugs affect cells
(Medical Xpress)—A young Victoria University scientist is part of a team whose work has been published in the prestigious international magazine Science, for research that will open doors to developing...
View ArticlePositive mindset influences health decisions
(Medical Xpress)—An analysis of the personality types, diet and exercise habits of more than 7,000 people has shown that a positive attitude, and the belief that you can determine your life's outcomes,...
View ArticleDon't worry, be happy
To most of the Western world, happiness is the number one goal, and a happy life is seen as a good life. But is it as simple as that?
View ArticleResearcher helps give children with autism the chance to communicate
Research by Victoria University PhD education graduand Larah van der Meer highlights the importance of understanding the communication preferences of children with developmental disabilities such as...
View ArticleStudy delivers new information on preventing spread of meningitis
(Medical Xpress)—Research by a Victoria University PhD graduate has highlighted the risk of contracting the disease through sharing things like drink bottles and glasses.
View ArticleSize matters most in the locker room
(Medical Xpress)—Research on men's body self-image shows they are more concerned by what other men think of their bodies than what their sexual partners think.
View ArticleSame food allergy risk, different wording
New research shows the wording of warning labels may lead to different perceptions of risk for the same danger.
View ArticleChurches loosening up toward alcohol
Research by Dr Geoff Troughton, a Senior Lecturer in Religious Studies at Victoria University of Wellington, shows that anti-alcohol campaigning by the Presbyterian Church has declined radically, with...
View ArticleNew report gives insight into bullying in New Zealand
In the first New Zealand study of its kind, a Victoria University researcher has found that 94 per cent of the school staff she surveyed have seen bullying in their school.
View ArticleDrinking at work a social tool
(Medical Xpress)—Alcohol can be used for social advantage at work by both young employees and their organisation, new research from Victoria University of Wellington has found.
View ArticleClinical research to improve surgery outcomes
Research by Victoria PhD student Jennifer Williams could lead to better recovery outcomes for surgery patients.
View ArticleApplied linguistics in job interviews
Victoria University graduand Ewa Kusmierczyk has discovered the key to success in job interviews—and it's more than just what you say, or how you say it.
View ArticleUnderstanding impulsive behaviour
Helping offenders to control their impulses can reduce the risk of re-offending and help with anger control, according to research from Victoria University of Wellington.
View ArticleResearch highlights lack of support for New Zealanders with intersex conditions
Dr Geraldine Christmas studied medical management of intersexuality in New Zealand and the level of support available for intersex New Zealanders—those whose bodies fall between male and female—and...
View ArticleNew knowledge about treating multiple sclerosis
(Medical Xpress)—A study carried out at Victoria, and recently published online in the international scientific journal PLOS ONE, holds promise for patients suffering from secondary progressive MS, an...
View ArticleArtful tactics lead to success in classroom
Anita Mortock, a PhD student from Victoria's Faculty of Education, has spent the last two years observing five, six and seven year old students in the classroom and analysing their behaviour during mat...
View ArticlePsychology study shows it's all in the name
A study involving Victoria University of Wellington researchers shows people trust strangers with easier-to-pronounce names—even if those strangers are all from the same country.
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