Luitgard Schwendenmann
Luitgard Schwendenmann is a Senior Lecturer, School of Environment, at the University of Auckland .You can find some of her publications here.What do you do on an average work day? There is plenty of...
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Saya Hashimoto is a nutritionist with MSc in Human Nutrition. She is currently working to become registered, which requires a one year mentorship after a postgraduate degree.Saya Hashimoto is a...
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Lucy Stewart is a postdoctoral research fellow at GNS Science.What do you do on an average work day? That depends where I am. I work at GNS headquarters in Wellington, but the lab I use for my...
View ArticleUnlocking Curious Minds funding round opens for 2017
The third round of Unlocking Curious Minds funding is now open. Up to $2million is available to support new projects for 2017 that boost New Zealanders' connection and engagement with science and...
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Minister Steven Joyce sees first-hand how South Auckland schools are thinking innovatively through science and technology.Science and Innovation Minister Steven Joyce was left visibly impressed and...
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A Nation of Curious Minds – He Whenua Hihiri i te Mahara, A National Strategic Plan for Science in Society, wasSociety, was launched in 2014 to help all New Zealanders engage with science and...
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We want to hear from you! If you have any general queries or feedback about Curious Minds please email us at:curiousminds@mbie.govt.nz If you are already running a project and would like help on...
View ArticleHelen Bostock
Helen Bostock is a Senior Researcher in sedimentology and paleoceanography at the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA).What do you do on an average work day? There's no such...
View ArticleSaya Hashimoto
Saya Hashimoto is a nutritionist with MSc in Human Nutrition. She is currently working to become registered, which requires a one year mentorship after a postgraduate degree.You can follow her on...
View ArticleHokimate Harwood
Hokimate Pamela Harwood (Ngāpuhi) is a Bicultural Science Researcher at the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa TongarewaWhat do you do on an average work day? I conduct archival and records research on...
View ArticleMelanie Mark-Shadbolt
Melanie Mark-Shadbolt , Ngāti Kahungunu, Ngāti Porou, Te Arawa, Te Ati Awa: bridging the gap between science and Mātauranga Māori:Māori Research & Development Coordinator – Bio-Protection Research...
View ArticleLucy Stewart
Lucy Stewart is a postdoctoral research fellow at GNS Science .What do you do on an average work day?That depends where I am. I work at GNS headquarters in Wellington, but the lab I use for my...
View ArticleAmanda Clinton
Amanda Clinton works as a Women in Engineering Adviser, Faculty of Engineering at the University of Auckland and Board Trustee of Professionelle .What do you do on an average work day? It really...
View ArticleDr Joe O'Callaghan
Dr Joe O’Callaghan is a Coastal Physicist at NIWAYou can check out her website here and follow her on Twitter at @JoeMOCallaghanGetting ready to deploy Manaia – one of the new underwater gliders, from...
View ArticleEmma Tennent
Emma Tennent, PhD Student at Victoria University of Wellington.What did you study at high school and after?At high school, I was interested in both the sciences and the humanities. I took Biology,...
View ArticlePat Langhorne
Pat Langhorne is a Professor of Physics at University of Otago. Pat Langhorne lowering a current meter through a hole in the sea ice in Antarctica in 2009.What did you study at school? And after high...
View ArticleThree Taranaki projects scoop awards
The three projects – Waitara Kaimoana Survey 2016, South Taranaki Reef Life and Project Hotspot – were awarded the Environmental Action in the Community and the Environmental Action in Education prizes...
View ArticleGeorgia Carson
Georgia Carson, PhD Candidate in Cell and Molecular Biology ,Candidate,School of Biological Sciences, Victoria University of Wellington .What did you study at school? And after high school? I’ve always...
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