Lisa is a computer scientist originally from Shanghai, China. “Computer science gives me a sense of achievement,” says Lisa. “Even though it can be quite challenging and I may spend hours trying to debug, once a programme is working, I just feel satisfied.” Lisa started her computer science studies in China before moving to New […]
Month: April 2024
Ngā Pī Ka Rere Spotlight: Lisa Lu applied computer science toward biosecurity objectives
Crazy & Ambitious 4 – The Finale, but not the end
Crazy & Ambitious 4, our final conference, began with what felt like a collective sigh of relief. After much preparation and anticipation, here we were, ready to share, learn, and celebrate. During the mihi whakatau, we were reminded by our host that “Anyone who has had a glass of water in the last couple days, […]
BioHeritage involved in award-winning research on preventing ecosystem collapse
Jason Tylianakis (co-lead of the Crazy & Ambitious ThinkTank and lead of Tranche 1 Predicting and Preventing Ecosystem Decline) and Helen Warburton (co-lead for Freshwater for our Taonga and Ngā Pī Ka Rere) are two of the co-authors on the winning paper, which connects key actions across research, policy and management of environmental issues in […]
Did someone say research briefs?
The Challenge’s research is structured into three impact areas. Whakamana – Empower seeks to help New Zealanders protect our precious environment; Tiaki – Protect contributes to a world-class biosecurity system; and Whakahou – Restore works to provide avenues for creating a resilient, thriving environment. Spanning the impact areas is the Pou – Supporting Architecture, housing […]
Corey Ruha: The power of storytelling in data communication
“There’s a whole storytelling element to data interpretation, and Māori are storytellers – it’s part of our DNA,” says Corey Ruha (Te Arawa). “I think if we learn to handle data how we handle our stories, we can make some powerful changes.” Indigenous data sovereignty – the right of Māori to develop and manage the […]
Breathing life back into Te Whanganui-a-Tara: the motivations of volunteer conservationists
Bringing together backgrounds in biology and in counselling, Julie Whitburn is a passionate advocate of social environmental research. “I’m really interested in the dual benefits that can come from ecological restoration projects, both for people and for the environment,” she says. “I really love it. I had no idea these two strands of my professional […]
A postdoc for AUT Living Labs
From a young age, Sarah dreamed of becoming an astrophysicist. She pursued physics and maths at university before deciding to shift towards biology. “It was hard at the beginning because I had no clue what a cell was,” says Sarah. “But I realized I had this massive passion for plants.” After completing her undergraduate degree […]