Modelling for transport policy interventions
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 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 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
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...