Projects

This project aims to inspire and engage women of all ages, by not only putting ‘local heroes’ on display, but also demonstrating that science plays an important part in all aspects of life, and is not restricted to the lab.

The aim of the Quake Kit programme is to create an opportunity to connect with Alpine Fault communities and schools and engage in hands-on learning modules to educate earthquake science and resilience.

This project aims to teach youth necessary digital skills for their future while fostering 'soft skills' of creativity, collaboration, critical thinking, and communication (the 4 Cs), all skills that automation cannot replace.

This project aims to empower rural and small-town communities in New Zealand to pro-actively learn about, monitor and manage the issue of poor local air quality.

STEAMS Kits engage youth in the rural districts with digital technology by providing them with an opportunity to learn and explore programmable electronics.

STEM Kids is a hands-on STEM discovery programme for year-5 children from low-decile schools that develops skills, confidence and curiosity in coding, engineering and technology to inspire future STEM learning.

The School of Rocks will enable Waitaki schools to explore local geology using spatial technology, raise community awareness of local geologic heritage, and become kaitiaki of special geological sites within the Waitaki Whitestone Geopark.

The project team will examine mitigating the effects of storm water from 3 major drains on the water quality of Lake Wanaka using restoration science and further targeted monitoring and education.

Drivers of 32 Nissan Leafs will be monitoring their electric vehicles using automatic data recording and upload equipment, to test a hypothesis that overheating causes accelerated degradation of battery energy holding capacity and range.

Expanded and extended for a second year, NZ National Biomechanics Day is celebrating the science of biomechanics with even more secondary students across New Zealand through an experiential learning day.