by EllenR | Jan 23, 2020 | Insect decline, Internships
Our McDiarmid Institute intern Dr Jono Barnsley was interviewed for an RNZ story by digital journalist Leith Huffadine. Jono spoke about his internship investigating insect decline in New Zealand and what science we need to halt ‘insectageddon’. Read the story on RNZ...
by juliet | Nov 12, 2019 | From the OPMCSA, Insect decline, Internships
Kia ora koutou This week the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment put out an important report on the need for Aotearoa New Zealand to put more effort into gathering and monitoring data about our environment. Read the PCE report here Read an accessible...
by EllenR | Oct 8, 2019 | Equity, diversity & inclusion, From the OPMCSA, Internships
Nāku te rourou, nāu te rourou, ka ora ai te iwi We are excited to announce two new internships to complete a Tairāwhiti-centred project. The Prime Minister has asked my Office to host two internships to complete a future-focused project centred on the Tairāwhiti, to...
by juliet | Aug 30, 2019 | Equity, diversity & inclusion, In the news, Internships
One of our interns, Dr Tara McAllister (Te Aitanga ā Māhaki), and her fellow researcher, Dr Sereana Naepi, joined RNZ to talk about their research into the stubbornly low numbers of Māori and Pasifika working at New Zealand universities. Read and listen to the...
by juliet | Aug 30, 2019 | Equity, diversity & inclusion, From the OPMCSA, Internships
Kia ora koutou It has been a high profile week for equity, diversity and inclusion issues in science and academia, so it seemed timely to update on some of our intern projects. We have three projects in this space, with interns David Pomeroy, Tara McAllister and...
by rachelcc | Aug 6, 2019 | Artificial intelligence, DCSAs, In the news, Internships
How do we ensure that the rise of artificial intelligence (AI) benefits people equally in Aotearoa New Zealand? In response to the recently published AI reports by ACOLA and the Royal Society Te Apārangi, our intern Kyle Webster co-authored an article for The...
