Arts + Climate Innovation
Can the arts inspire action on climate change? Come to this timely conversation with climate scientists James Renwick and Craig Stevens with facilitator Sarah Meads and Te Tai Tokerau artists BJ...
View ArticlePowering Potential 2018
The students of Powering Potential are set to be the leading scientists and innovators of our future. Come and see how they collaborate and seek solutions for key issues facing our nation.Powering...
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Aruna Shekar
What do you do on an average work day?I meet with business clients to discuss projects, I supervise students and guide them in their projects to create innovative solutions, and I present seminars on...
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Kids of Hazard: exploring natural disasters
Tauira (students) and kaiako (teachers) at 19 intermediate schools from Gisborne to the East Cape have been unearthing mōrearea o Papatūānuku (natural hazards) and learning how to reduce these impacts,...
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Gaye Batty
What do you do on an average work day? As Project Director I have overall responsibility for keeping the project within budget, on programme and built with minimal disruption to the travelling public...
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Participatory Science Platform
Funding news:OtagoSouth AucklandThe OtagoSouth Auckland Participatory Science Platform (PSP) funding round(PSP) is seeking applications for projects running in 2019 . Project teams can apply for 2019...
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Otago seeking proposals for 2019 funding
Up to $172,000 is now available to support new community-driven research projects in Otago for 2019, which aim to boost locals' connection and engagement with science and technology.Either a community...
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Lilly Taylor
What do you do on an average work day?Every day is different - although they all start with coffee!Building a molecule is a lot like doing a jigsaw puzzle, except you also have to go on a treasure hunt...
View ArticleFifth round of Unlocking Curious Minds funds 34 more projects
Unlocking Curious Minds is a contestable fund, which supports innovative, quality projects that aim to enhance and broaden the connection and engagement of ‘harder-to-reach’ New Zealanders,...
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Trish Fraser
What do you do on an average work day?Life as a soil scientist is very varied and no two days at work are the same!A lot of time needs to be spent reading the literature around your subject area, so...
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Growing green dollars with eco enterprises
In a bid to help native wildlife recover in Pōneke (Wellington) and Te Tai Tokerau (Northland), tauira (students) in these regions are learning how to monitor and eradicate predators.But there is a...
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Monique Ladds
What do you do on an average work day?No day is the same as any other!Some days I am out conducting experiments or fieldwork, other days I spend analysing the data that we have collected. I often have...
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Participatory Science Platform
Funding news:OtagoThe Otago Participatory Science Platform (PSP) funding round for 2019 is now open Applicants can request up to $20,000. All applications are due by noon, Thurs 7 March 2019 .Visit...
View ArticleMilk Matters
Title has changed:50 Greatest Photos of National GeographicMilk MattersNational Geographic has authorised the reproduction and tour of 50 of the most recognisable and popular photographs the magazine...
View ArticleScience in the darkroom
A chance discovery has brought the delicate lost art of glass plate photography back to life at an exhibition of forgotten images and negatives in Auckland.The exhibition of 15 highly intricate and...
View ArticleDogs in Antarctica: Tales from the Pack
Oscar (photographed above) was labelled a lazy dog with “dirty habits” by members of Shackleton’s Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition (1914–1917) – until he saved their lives.Oscar had travelled to...
View ArticleHannah Beehre: Tunnel
Artist Hannah Beehre has created an immersive new artwork at Canterbury Museum, as part of the SCAPE Public Art Season 2018, Our Braided Future.Her sculptural installation, Tunnel (2018) creates the...
View ArticleEdible weeds and flowers
Learn about the benefits and health properties of edible weeds and flowers that may well already be growing in your own backyard. Workshop includes plant identification, taste-testing, and easy ways of...
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Tia Lush
What do you do on an average work day?As a designer, I am lucky to work on many projects with different clients, which makes no day the same. It’s one of the best parts of my work. One day I could be...
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Emily Campbell
What do you do on an average work day?I think my favourite thing about my work is that no two days are usually the same. I have the luxury of working across a range of different projects nationally and...
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