Mission Statement
To communicate, enhance and encourage effective science community engagement and learning.
What we do
We meet every second month to:
- Share science community engagement and learning ideas and best practice
- Promote science as a worthy endeavour to the community
- Promote science as a degree option at Otago
- Review Science Horizon Scholarship applications
- Award Outreach Certificates
- Advocate for resourcing of science community engagement and learning
Community engagement and learning activities across the division
Committee members
- Steve Broni (Science Academy) – Chairman
- Professor Alaa Bekhit (Food Science)
- Amanda Taia (Sciences – Pacific)
- Ben Varkalis (Geography)
- Cara Duffy (Sciences and Marketing)
- Dr Gillian MacKay (Genetics)
- Dianne Nyhof (Geology)
- Angie Hughes (Development Manager Sciences)
- Jerome Cousins (NZISF-Director)
- Andrea Liberatore (NZISF)
- Dr Neil Anderson (School of Physical Education, Sport & Exercise Sciences)
- Margie Lazar (School of Physical Education, Sport & Exercise Sciences)
- Dr Ryan Ward (Psychology)
- Dr Judith Bateup (Microbiology and Immunology)
- Dr Matt Larcombe (Botany)
- Sally Carson (NZ Marine Studies Centre)
- Hanna Ravn (NZ Marine Studies Centre)
- Associate Professor Alexander Tups (Physiology)
- Dr Angela Clark (Sir John Walsh Research Institute)
- Julia Wilson (Freelance Researcher and Science Communicator)
When we meet
We meet on the last Thursday of every second month from 1:00pm to 2:00pm in the Division of Sciences, Divisional Board Room, 3rd floor Science III building or via Zoom.
Contact
If you would like to join or attend as a guest, please contact us:
Email science@otago.ac.nz