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The Science Media Centre was on campus this week running a workshop exclusively for Ngā Ara Whetū affiliates to enhance their communication skills with the media and the public.   “I found the media training workshop highly beneficial,” said Associate Professor...

  William Sheard is a PhD student at the University of Auckland and holds a scholarship from Ngā Ara Whetū. William’s research hopes to transform how we see e-waste and save billions of dollars of rare metals lost yearly.   Some of the rarest and most expensive...

  Ngā Ara Whetū put words into action recently when Niki Harré and Margaret Stanley ran a short course in advocacy for 20 Doctoral students.   The workshops delved into different types of advocacy, reflections on our values and niches, and how to establish a...

Tuesday 18 July 2023 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. We are excited to invite you to a media training workshop run by the team at Science Media Centre. This opportunity is fully funded by Ngā Ara Whetū and exclusively available to our affiliated researchers. As members of our...

Modernity has become synonymous with wastefulness. We take, make, and dispose of the things we buy. This linear system operates so that resources flow in one direction. However, a promising alternative exists—a brave new world of the circular economy, which promotes...

  Niki Harre is the Head of School for Psychology in the Faculty of Science and is a director for Ngā Ara Whetū. She is a community psychologist with research interests in sustainable organisation, core human values, religion, and political activism. She...

While significant reductions in greenhouse gas emissions are essential for managing the climate crisis, it is now apparent that limiting the increase in global temperature to less than 2 °C above pre-industrial levels cannot be achieved without active removal of...

Jacqueline Beggs is a professor at Waipapa Taumata Rau, the University of Auckland's School of Biological Sciences. She is an ecologist and a committed advocate for Aotearoa New Zealand’s unique biodiversity. Her PhD (University of Otago 1999) was on the ecology and...

    Judges named a deep dive into the world of mussels the strongest for the Ngā Ara Whetū prize at the Velocity Ideas Challenge. The Flex Our Mussels, comprised of Andy Liu and Simran Nayak, took home $1000 for their winning idea looking into biogenic...

  Great minds came together for Urbanism Aotearoa 2023 to help create better urban environments. Sponsored by Ngā Ara Whetū, the conference last month attracted organisations and urban professionals to stimulate discussions and propose innovative solutions to the...