Bringing Waikato’s Global Impact to Light: Stories of Collaboration, Innovation, and Leadership
One of the best parts of my role is working with colleagues across The University of Waikato to bring stories of international collaboration to the forefront. Through Waikato Global, our international newsletter, we get to showcase the incredible work our academics are doing—work that not only advances knowledge but also strengthens our university’s global connections.
It’s thrilling to engage with people who are shaping the future—whether through cutting-edge research, tackling global sustainability challenges, or guiding New Zealand’s place in an evolving geopolitical landscape. What’s even more inspiring is their passion for passing on this knowledge to the next generation of leaders, both here in Aotearoa New Zealand and around the world.
These stories reflect our university’s commitment to global impact, research excellence, and the power of international collaboration. I’m proud to share them with you.
Below are some of stories shared with colleagues that Focus on the the Te Piringa Faculty of Law. Read on and be inspired!
Dr. Amanda Turnbull presented a paper on “Co-operation” alongside University of Ottawa’s Emeritus Professor Don McRae at Enduring and Emerging Issues of the Law of the Sea: A Conference in Honour of Professor Ted L. McDorman, at the University of Victoria in Canada in December. Dr Turnbull’s paper has since been published in the latest issue of Ocean Development and International Law. Late last year, Dr Turnbull was elected as a Fellow of the European Law Institute (ELI). Hosted at the University of Vienna, the ELI is dedicated to advancing legal research, harmonisation, and the improvement of European legal systems.
Senior Lecturer Jennifer Campion recently participated in the inaugural Pan-Pacific Sustainability Scholars Workshop at The University of Utah. This new research initiative, spanning institutions in the United States, South Korea, Australia, and New Zealand, focuses on energy and environmental law. Jennifer presented on the legal complexities of carbon removal technologies; a key aspect of the MBIE Endeavour-funded research project Derisking Carbon Dioxide Removal at Megatonne Scale in Aotearoa.
The Centre for Environmental, Resources and Energy Law hosted the 11th Frontiers of Environmental Law Colloquium, 30–31 January at the Tauranga campus. This is the premier Australasian research conference in the field, and Waikato is proud to be the first New Zealand university to host the event. The colloquium featured 30 panel presentations from leading environmental law academics from New Zealand and Australia, including early career researchers and postgraduate students from Waikato. Seven other academics and two prominent Tauranga-based environmental lawyers also attended. Professor Steven Vaughan, Dean of Law at Monash University, delivered the keynote address, exploring the critical intersection of legal ethics and environmental law.
Senior Lecturer Reuben Steff from the School of Law, Politics and Philosophy launched a book. New Zealand's Geopolitics and the US-China Competition advances the establishment of a contemporary New Zealand geopolitical tradition. The book details and examines New Zealand’s geopolitical reality in an increasingly fractured global security (dis)order defined by interdependent strategic competition and emerging multipolarity.
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