It was fantastic to see people engaging with our staff, students, and partners, and getting a sense of what life could be like as part of our community.

A huge thank you to everyone who joined us, and to our partners across Wellington who helped showcase the experiences our city has to offer.

You can’t beat Wellington on a good day, and you definitely can’t beat Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington on Open Day.

We’ve just wrapped up our biggest Open Day yet, welcoming more than 7,000 future students and their whānau to our campuses.

- Dr Vincent O’Malley FRSNZ—acclaimed author and historian, illuminating forgotten parts of our shared history.
- Dr David Harland—respected diplomat, brokering peace between nations.

Read more about the winners here.
www.wgtn.ac.nz/news/2025/08...

Thanks go to Wellington City Council for providing the trees and leasing us the land, Conservation Volunteers New Zealand for leading our groups, and Groundtruth for keeping the ground clear between plantings. 🌱

Over 200 staff, students and alumni, including Vice-Chancellor Nic Smith, dug in for Growing our Future, planting 2,400 natives in Ohariu Valley in late July. Now in its fifth year, the project supports biodiversity research and kaitiakitanga, with 20,000 trees in the ground and counting. 🌱

The Wiri Project brings together the disciplines of Psychology, Computer Science, Theatre Studies, and Design from Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington, to develop a machine-learning tool that will help game developers create animated characters with more emotional depth.

Join Professor Ben Ruck for an inaugural lecture exploring superconducting computers, semiconductors, magnets, and other fun with physics.

Registrations are essential: vuw.eventsair.com/inaugural-le...

The new platform will play a crucial role in lifting New Zealand’s innovation capacity, enabling companies to take technology to market, and in accelerating the growth of the domestic manufacturing sector.

Big congratulations to our colleagues at Robinson Research Insititute, who have received funding of $71 million over a period of seven years, towards setting up and hosting an advanced technology platform in Future Magnetic and Materials Technologies.

Heading to CubaDupa this weekend?

Experience it like never before with CubaDupa AR! 📲
Created by PhD candidate Jin Jie from the Wellington Faculty of Architecture and Design Innovation, Cuba AR brings a whole new dimension to the festival ✨

apps.apple.com/nz/app/cuba-...

Interested in visiting Te Herenga Waka Marae? We're hosting an open day on Saturday, 5 April.

Learn about the history of the marae and its whare Te Tumu Herenga Waka, the wharenui, and Ngā Mokopuna, one of the most environmentally responsible buildings in the world.

www.wgtn.ac.nz/maori-at-vic...

Kia ora, welcome, and tālofa lava to all our students starting or returning for 2025! 💚

The 2025 Ferrier Public Lecture will be delivered by Professor Cristina De Castro, professor in organic chemistry at the University of Napoli, Italy, on Wednesday 26 February at our Pipitea campus.

Register here: vuw.eventsair.com/ferrier-publ...

“We were filming at depths of 80 to 130 metres and found amazing marine communities. The most incredible find ... was about 4 kilometres north of the entrance to Doubtful Sound/Patea. On the ocean floor, we saw forests of bright red coral,” said Professor James Bell, a VUW marine biologist.