A new way to tell science stories, scoping process stats, Beyond Myrtle Rust updates and more . . .
Month: August 2020
A new way to tell science stories
Mobilising for Action co-lead Dr Marie McEntee has joined with colleagues from the University of Auckland and with Kauri Rescue to tell the story of this citizen science project in a new, interactive and immersive way.
Teamwork makes the dream work – even in science
Researchers are teaming up to make the most of their funding and people-power.
What it takes to shake things up
From December 2019 – December 2020 the BioHeritage team embarked on a journey to do science differently. This is what it looked like . . .
Sarah Sale, growing a troublesome fungus for good
Sarah Sale, a PhD candidate and new member of the Beyond Myrtle Rust programme, started her research amid New Zealand’s lockdown.
Seeing the trees in the forest: understanding the role of myrtles in New Zealand’s ecosystems
With myrtle rust now well established in New Zealand, attention is turning to the hosts of the disease…
Introducing a new co-lead for Oranga: Dr Valance Smith
Dr Valance Smith is a new co-lead for one of the Ngā Rākau Taketake investments, Oranga. We had a chat to learn a bit more about him.