Emma is an environmental geographer in the School of Environment at the University of Auckland, New Zealand. She is a Rutherford Discovery Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand, with a research ...

Cate, Professor in Ecology at the University of Auckland’s School of Biological Sciences, is an enthusiastic ‘tree ecophysiologist’. Her current research focuses on plant responses to climatic ...

Alongside our main role of nurturing a community of research excellence in complex systems, we offer a comprehensive range of research support instruments and capabilities to ensure that expertise, ...

Murray Cox is an Emeritus Professor of Computational Biology at Massey University and an Honorary Professor at the University of Auckland. Murray’s work integrates advanced genetic technologies with ...

Applications are invited for a masters scholarship at the University of Canterbury to work on the impacts of extreme climate events for coastal systems and communities. Extreme events such as droughts ...

Mike Plank’s research interests are in mathematical biology and mathematical epidemiology. His work aims to use mathematical techniques and modelling to help answer research questions in application ...

With a PhD in combustion engineering, Professor Alex James made the transition from catalytic converters to the rest of the world, where she uses mathematical modelling to solve problems. At heart she ...

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Professor Dame Juliet Gerrard trained at Oxford University and moved to New Zealand in 1993 where her career has included roles in both research institutes and universities. Her research background is ...

Nau mai haere mai ki tēnei hui! The Capital City Complex Systems Symposium 2026 will explore cutting-edge knowledge of complex systems and complexity, and how this knowledge is being used to better ...

It’s 2025, and in Aotearoa New Zealand there are a growing number of people who believe that the Earth is flat. That’s an extraordinary statement, coming from a technologically advanced society living ...

Siouxsie is an award-winning scientist who has made a career of manipulating microbes. She and her team make bacteria glow in the dark to understand how infectious microbes make us sick and to find ...