Stories from Massey University, the engine of the new New Zealand
In November of 2011, 25-year-old conservation biology master’s student Jonathan Cope travelled to Shaanxi province to study the vocalisations of golden snub-nosed monkeys, a field untouched by English-language researchers for four decades. He talks to Andrea O’Neil.
Professor of Statistics Martin Hazelton has some consumer warnings about the business of prophecy. He talks to Malcolm Wood.
Dr Jason Hindmarsh is using recommissioned equipment to do great science.
Could it be that life first arose in the depths of the sea? Postgraduate student Chris Lepper is exploring the feasibilities.
Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy can be used for anything that involves the analysis of matter, from testing for the use of drugs in sport, to understanding the chemistry and physics of food, to investigating the origins of life itself.
Postgraduate student Virginia Moreno is working to save an endangered Chilean frog. She talks to Jennifer Little.
New Zealand needs to commit to developing its agri-food potential writes Vice-Chancellor Steve Maharey.
Ever thought about how you eat? It is a surprisingly complex process. Sonia Yoshioka Braid writes.
Dr Chris Anderson proposes to farm Indonesian mine tailings for gold, creating wealth for local communities and saving the environment from toxic run-off. He talks to Malcolm Wood.
