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Annual Report
Covid-19 and the post-PhD workforce
We arranged a joint webinar with FLEET, about career and post PhD job market insights in our current pandemic times.
April 1, 2021
Annual Report
Alumni engagement
We continue to celebrate the achievements of our alumni – in academia, government and industry.
April 1, 2021
Annual Report
Into the future - Annual Report 2020
Covid-19 gave us a nudge to look within the Institute for individuals and groups needing better
support.
April 1, 2021
Annual Report
DiscoveryCamp and NanoCamp 2020
NanoCamp and DiscoveryCamp 2020 took place from 17-22 January 2021 in Christchurch,
Palmerston North and Dunedin.
April 1, 2021
Annual Report
RNZ Nights’ Materials: Fact or Fiction
We continued our collaboration with RNZ, with a new series ‘Materials: Fact or Fiction’.
April 1, 2021
Annual Report
House of Science - Annual Report 2020
We continued sponsoring the House of Science to provide teachers and children with resources and equipment to teach science.
April 1, 2021
Annual Report
Otago Museum Partnership
Our partnership with Otago Museum saw the development of ‘The Future is Nano’ workshops.
April 1, 2021
Annual Report
Supporting science communication at The Spinoff
Our continued partnership with The Spinoff, became especially crucial during the Covid-19
pandemic.
April 1, 2021
Annual Report
Animated science videos
For our pivot to online delivery of outreach, we employed several of our students to script and animate short videos.
April 1, 2021
Annual Report
15 Minutes Smarter
2020 saw the launch of our new podcast - ‘15 Minutes Smarter’, with Dr Jonathan Falconer and Dr Claire Concannon.
April 1, 2021
Annual Report
Showcasing futures
During the Level 4 lockdown, we launched #BetterWorkStories videos featuring our alumni and where studies in materials science led them.
March 31, 2021
Annual Report
Supporting the teachers
We continued our NanoGirl Labs partnership last year to deliver science videos for children learning at home during lockdown.
March 31, 2021
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