Modelling for transport policy interventions

19 Oct 2021 | Our stories

19 October 2021 Julie Mugford is applying the skills that she learned through her doctoral project with Te Pūnaha Matatini to a career across the public service. As she entered the final year of her PhD in 2020, Julie Mugford spotted an advertisement for a role with...

Making a global impact in predicting and preventing pandemics

11 Oct 2021 | Our stories

11 October 2021 Professor David Hayman made a global impact in 2020 with his contributions to the report on biodiversity and pandemics by the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES). David Hayman is an epidemiologist and Principal...

A biosecurity risk framework for forestry in Aotearoa New Zealand

8 Oct 2021 | Our stories

8 October 2021 In her role with Scion, Dr Rebecca Turner is working with stakeholders in Aotearoa New Zealand and internationally using data to predict biosecurity risk. Dr Rebecca Turner joined Scion as a postgraduate fellow in 2018, co-funded by the Biological...

Complexity is at the heart of Te Pūnaha Matatini

1 Jul 2021 | Our stories

Photo: New director of Te Pūnaha Matatini, Associate Professor Cilla Wehi (R) with new deputy director Dr Mike O’Sullivan (L). 1 July 2021 The next phase of Te Pūnaha Matatini begins today, as Associate Professor Cilla Wehi takes over as our new director. Cilla...

Dr Andrea Byrom honoured to accept new role as kairangi

8 Jun 2021 | Our stories

Ecologist and science leader Dr Andrea Byrom has accepted a role as kairangi in Te Pūnaha Matatini. Kairangi is a Māori word meaning ‘the finest pounamu’, which can be used to describe a person held in high esteem. This role acknowledges the important contributions of...

Prime Minister recognises transformative science

13 Apr 2021 | Our stories

13 April 2021 The 2020 Prime Minister’s Science Prize has been awarded to Te Pūnaha Matatini for our contribution to Aotearoa New Zealand’s Covid-19 response. The Prime Minister’s Science Prize is awarded for transformative science which has had a...