5th World Conference on Marine Biodiversity, WCMB 2020

The WCMB welcomes presentations on all aspects of marine biodiversity, both fundamental and applied sciences. 2020 is significant in being a deadline for both Convention on Biological Diversity Aichi Targets and UN Sustainable Development Goals.

From sea snails to right whales: a walk on the wild side of statistics

Inaugural Lecture by Professor Rachel Fewster. Statistics is all about making sense of data. The ecological sciences are a statistician’s paradise, continually generating new types of data...

The role of plants in a changing environment

Inaugural professorial address by Sebastian Leuzinger. A tour of the fascinating world of plants, viewed from the perspective of a single stoma (a leaf pore), a tiny organ that is pivotal for the functioning of our planet.

Te Rito Toi: The Twice Born Seed on the role and place of the arts in education

The lecture will open with the findings of a 3-year study into the state of creativity in New Zealand schools presented by Professor Peter O’Connor, Director of the Centre.

Tries to treaties: quantitative analysis for better policies

Inaugural professorial address, Niven Winchester. Professor Winchester will discuss using quantitative analysis to assist decision making. He will show how a model used to predict the outcome of rugby games resulted in a revision to bonus point rules

Better living through biomimetics

Inaugural Lecture by Professor Iain Anderson. Together with my PhD students we have made discoveries, turned some into new products that reduce hassle and have even won submarine races! In my talk I’ll take you on our journey...

Covid-19: New Zealand Ministry of Health daily update

All of Government Covid-19 National Response daily media update – New Zealand Ministry of Health. Usually, 1-2pm each day or 1pm media release.