by juliet | Mar 19, 2021 | From the OPMCSA, Internships
Kia ora koutou We’ve had an ‘on-again-off-again’ start to the year here in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland, but that hasn’t stopped us kicking off an exciting new set of fellow and intern projects. We are delighted to welcome a new cohort of researchers to the Office. You...
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
Click here for up-to-date information This post has been superseded. Please click here to read the most up-to-date information. 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...
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...
