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How can we handle climate change?
Year 12 and 13 students from across the country have been taking different approaches to answer the all-important question: ‘How can we handle climate change?’The forty students travelled to Wellington...
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Can scientists be storytellers?
Scientists and researchers from across New Zealand are getting a crash-course in how to getexplaining their point acrosswork more clearly to the media and show them thathow what they do is important...
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How do you test water quality?
Year 8 students at St Gerard’s School in Alexandra are learning how to monitor the water quality of their local rivers and streams in an effort to understand why some freshwater spots are not...
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What lives in the South Taranaki reef?
Communities in Pātea and Hawera have found that life in their backyard ocean is far from grey and boring, with many creatures being just as colourful and fascinating as their tropical cousins.The joint...
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Melissa Marquez
What do you do on an average work day? Every day is so different! I’m currently working on my MSc, which will evaluate the spatial and temporal distribution of Chondrichthyans, and how their...
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Virginia Toy
What do you do on an average work day? A University lecturer has three major parts to their job: research, teaching, and service. What I do on a typical day depends very much on whether I have major...
View ArticleOver 40 projects funded for 2017
Of the 41 community and youth focused projects funded for 2017, 27 are local to a single region and the remaining 14 are multi-region or national projects. The projects have been awarded a funding...
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2016 Prime Minister’s Science Prizes awarded
The awardees include an exceptional young physicist, the co-leader of a 45-year-long study, a leading science writer, an earthquake impacts researcher and the first ever primary school teacher to win...
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Can art make science a breath of fresh air?
There is a one-of-a-kind exhibition on display at Te Uru art galleryGallery in Titirangi, Auckland.It combines art, science, music and app technology to create an immersive experience that grows over...
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Kitchen science excites mums and dads
It is always fun to see Mum or Dad dress up in silly outfits to play a game – especially when it is a surprise!Ten-year-olds in Auckland are being treated to this as part of an after-school workshop...
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How can we handle climate change?
Year 12 and 13 students from across the country have been taking different approaches to answer the all-important question: ‘How can we handle climate change?’The forty students travelled to Wellington...
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Which compost is best for our gardens?
Students at Matapu School and Stratford Primary School have found that using a composting tumbler is the overall best way to turn their food scraps into nutrition for their school vegetable garden.The...
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How is sport like digital animation?
What does playing a sport have in common with the computer generated characters used in blockbuster movies? The answer lies in the science of how we move: biomechanics.Students at Wellington Girls’...
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Toni James
What do you do on an average work day?I start by checking the calendar for what’s up for the day and new this week, then I browse over HipChat for any conversations I missed or to see what my team at...
View ArticleParticipatory science platform
What is the Participatory Science Platform?The Participatory Science Platform (PSP) is a programme designed to bring together three key action areas in the National Strategic Plan for Science in...
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Renee Goreham
What do you do on an average work day?An average day at works starts off with me getting woken by my 1-year-old and 4-year-old because when you have young kids, you no longer need an alarm. We all get...
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Alexia Hilbertidou
What do you do on an average work day?I love what I do. I work at my startup GirlBoss New Zealand .An average day could include sharing the GirlBoss message at speaking engagements at schools or...
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Aleisha Amohia
What do you do on an average work day?Most of my days start at university and end at work. I’ll go to my lectures, fit in some assignments, then head to work and write code to improve and enhance...
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Ana Connor
What do you do on an average work day?On an average work day I collaborate with my colleagues and peers across our business to ensure our B2B eCommerce (business-to-business online sales) platform is...
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