Life and science in Antarctica: surviving and thriving on the ice

Presbyterian Community Centre 94 Tenby Street, Wanaka, New Zealand

Dr Fiona Shanhun Antarctica is a continent of extremes, and an incredible natural laboratory. Explorers and scientists have long been fascinated with unlocking Antarctica's secrets – making measurements and taking […]

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Seeing the Universe in a Whole New Light

Presbyterian Community Centre 94 Tenby Street, Wanaka, New Zealand

Associate Professor Karen Pollard, University of Canterbury The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) studies every phase in the history of our Universe, ranging from the first luminous glows after the Big […]

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IS THE END OF THE WORLD NIGH? Fertility rates and population decline

Presbyterian Community Centre 94 Tenby Street, Wanaka, New Zealand

Emeritus Professor Wayne Gillett The average number of children women have in NZ is 1.52, well below the population replacement rate of 2.1.  Rapidly declining fertility rates are a worldwide phenomenon and […]

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