NGĀ ARA WHETŪ
Centre for Climate, Biodiversity and Society
Transdisciplinary innovation and collaboration in research, education, and engagement
for thriving peoples and planetary wellbeing
News and events
Climate and Sustainability Forum featuring Ngā Ara Whetū Affiliate
The French New Zealand Chamber of Commerce (FNZCCI) is excited to unveil The Climate and Sustainability Forum that aims to raise awareness about the importance of sustainability, share best practices implemented by businesses in New Zealand. The Climate and...
Rod’s Big Q: What’s the new business model in a world with climate change?
Rod McNaughton is a professor of entrepreneurship and academic director of the Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship. Drawing on his experience developing entrepreneurial ecosystems and helping start-ups launch and grow, Rod collaborates across the university to...
JR’S Big Q: How can we live more lightly on the Earth?
JR Rowland is an Earth scientist with research interests in geothermal energy and mineral resources, earthquakes and volcanoes. She is the Deputy Dean in the Faculty of Science. JR is a structural geologist passionate about tectonic-magmatic-hydrologic interactions,...
Voices amplified: Ngā Ara Whetū Affiliates get media ready
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 of...
Unearthing the wealth within e-waste: Ngā Ara Whetū scholarship recipient’s research
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 metals on...
Success at advocacy workshops for Ngā Ara Whetū Doctoral Students
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 profile and...
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