Internships and fellowships
As part of our mission to build and develop links between science, research and policy, the Office hosts and mentors interns and seconded fellows from research organisations into policy environments. We are happy to explore options and opportunities that build the capability for evidence based policy within government, but that also develops an awareness of policy needs and policy impacts for research organisations. In most cases, our office support is via mentoring, connectivity, travel funding and office space.
Explore some of our interns’ work below and meet our past and present interns, fellows and seconded scholars here
Our latest intern report
One of the pleasures of working in the Office of the Prime Minister’s Chief Science Advisor is getting involved with the interns on their projects. The projects provide opportunities for the interns to apply their knowledge in a policy area, build their skills and...
The Future is Open: Intern report on Open Access publishing in Aotearoa
Making academic research free to read is good for everyone, from researchers, innovators and policymakers to the New Zealand public – and it’s the right thing to do.
A busy year with our interns and fellows
Amidst the noise and haste of supporting the COVID response and delivering our infectious disease and AMR project (more on this in the New Year), we have had a busy and exciting year behind the scenes with our interns and fellows – 13 projects across the year.
Wading into mangrove research
Intern alumni Jacques de Satgé features on RNZ's Our Changing World, discussing his research into mangrove management in Aotearoa New Zealand.
Mangrove management in Aotearoa New Zealand: A bird’s eye view
Watch intern Jacques de Satgé present on his internship project investigating mangrove management in Aotearoa New Zealand.
Codifying the relationship between nature and people
Dr Anne-Gaelle Ausseil and Dr Alison Collins summarise their project into the relationship between nature, people and well-being.
Haere mai to our new fellows and intern
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.
Counting on science to stop ‘insectageddon’ in New Zealand
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’.
Is Aotearoa losing its insects? We don’t have the data to say
Currently there is no concerted effort to measure terrestrial insect health in Aotearoa. So how do we effectively protect something we don’t measure?
Two new internships announced to complete a Tairāwhiti-centred project
Nāku te rourou, nāu te rourou, ka ora ai te iwi.
Why isn’t my professor Pasifika or Māori?
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.
Interesting ideas on inclusion from our interns
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.
AI article featured on The Conversation
How do we ensure that the rise of artificial intelligence (AI) benefits people equally in Aotearoa New Zealand?
And haere rā to Kyle who is departing after three months of full immersion in artificial intelligence
Artificial Intelligence is with us – what does it mean for our future wellbeing in Aotearoa New Zealand? A reflection on the recent reports from the Australian Council of Learned Academies and the Royal Society Te Apārangi.
Haere rā to our first intern. Ever wondered about quantum computing? Read on…
At the end of June, Wayne Crump completed his internship on quantum computing – our first graduate.
Intern programme featured on RNZ
Back in March 2019, Juliet joined Jesse Mulligan on RNZ to talk about our science policy internship programme.
Interns at the science-policy interface
It is all too rare that a researcher’s evidence base appears in a form that is useful and timely for direct use in policy. How can we do better?
