Our stories
Women remain under represented at top levels of academia
New research by Te Pūnaha Matatini investigators shows there has been little if any improvement in recent years in the proportion of women holding senior academic roles in New Zealand unis.
New interactive app simulates COVID-19 spread
A New Zealand-specific interactive epidemic simulation app developed by Dr Audrey Lustig, Associate Investigator at Te Pūnaha Matatini, and hosted by the University of Auckland’s Centre for eResearch, has just been released.
Creating an app to enrich the network visualisation experience
Te Pūnaha Matatini intern Shih-Hao (Samuel) Chen discusses his work with Nebula Data over the 2019-20 summer.
Creating 3D models of archaeological sites
University of Auckland student Tamara Craigen on her summer research experience with Te Pūnaha Matatini, 3D modelling archaeological sites on Ahuahu (Great Mercury Island).
Te Pūnaha Matatini interns at Ministry for the Environment
Te Pūnaha Matatini interns report on their recent placement at New Zealand’s Ministry for the Environment, as part of our summer internship programme.
Te Pūnaha Matatini interns report on centre’s carbon emissions
Te Pūnaha Matatini interns have analysed the centre’s carbon emissions over the past few years to better understand our past and current performance.
Te Pūnaha Matatini’s link to exciting new start-up
Te Pūnaha Matatini provided much of the impetus for Nebula, an innovative new data visualisation company set up by physicists with the help of the University of Auckland Business School’s Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship.
Maths Craft founders win NZAS Cranwell Medal for Science Communication
Dr Jeanette McLeod and Dr Phil Wilson, Te Pūnaha Matatini investigators and the co-founders of Maths Craft New Zealand, have been awarded the 2019 New Zealand Association of Scientists Cranwell Medal for Science Communication.
Why high achieving women aren’t continuing in physics
It is well known that female students are under-represented in university physics. However, the reasons for this are not so well understood. New research helps shed some light.
Science is sexist, Te Pūnaha Matatini research shows
Te Pūnaha Matatini researchers Alex James (pictured) and Michael Plank co-authored a recently published paper revealing the extent to which women are under-represented in the science field.
NZ universities not meeting diversity, equity goals
New research led by Te Pūnaha Matatini Associate Investigator Dr Tara McAllister has revealed that Māori and Pasifika are severely under-represented in New Zealand’s university workforce.
Improving the tools we use to analyse citizen science data
Julie Mugford, PhD student at the University of Canterbury and Chair of Te Pūnaha Matatini Whānau, is developing statistical tools to improve the accuracy of classification-based crowdsourcing, aka citizen science.