Dr Jade De La Paz (Otago University) This talk will delve into the work and role of a forensic anthropologist, drawing from real-world forensic casework experience. Having worked as a […]
Professor Ceridwen Fraser (Otago University) Earthquakes, volcanoes, tsunamis, landslides - large physical changes to the Earth - are often seen as destructive, but they can also open exciting opportunities for […]
Emeritus Professor Dave Craw (Otago University) New Zealand is geologically active and some of these active processes are naturally concentrating gold in the rocks. Deep and shallow hot water systems […]
Professor Craig Rodger, University of Otago Aurora is one of Nature's wonders - and is caused by processes that start on the Sun 150 million kilometres from Earth. Aurora […]
Professor Philippa Howden-Chapman. Scientific evidence has shown that housing is critical for our health and wellbeing. In this talk Philippa will discuss the merits of affordable, healthy housing for individuals, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Professor Emeritus Philippa Gander, Massey University Philippa will explore how the circadian body clock modifies the functioning of our brain and body across the day/night cycle and programmes us for […]
Dr Samuel Mehr (University of Auckland) Music - what is it, how does it work, and why does it exist? Henry Wadsworth Longfellow famously described music as "the universal language […]
Dr Tim Payn, SCION Everything that can be made with fossil-based materials today can be made from a tree tomorrow. Forests are wonderful things, providing a huge range of products […]
Wanaka Royal Society Inaugural Lecture 1st March 2013 6pm, Armstrong Room, Lake Wanaka Centre. Professor Bryan Sykes, Professor of Human Genetics, University of Oxford
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