STEM
Talking with NASA astronaut Dr Kate Rubins
NASA astronaut and microbiologist Dr Kate Rubins has been touring New Zealand taking part in a programme to promote STEM subjects. STEM is science, technology, engineering and math subjects, and the… Audio
Seen but unheard: The experience of Maori and Pasifika
New research out this morning has looked at the way Maori and Pasifika postgraduates in STEM are treated within the university space - and it paints a concerning picture. The paper includes the… Audio
Engaging more Pasifika students with STEM subjects
Our next guest says that it's hard to find Pasifika students at Honours level with STEM backgrounds. Pasifika are under represented in Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths. The Government has… Audio
Bookmarks with Dr Mahsa Mohaghegh
Dr Mahsa Mohaghegh is a computer engineer and the director of Women In Technology at AUT, and the founder of She Sharp. She's also today's Bookmarks guest. Audio
The winding paths of science
Two stories about science pathways - Katy Gosset heads to the University of Canterbury STEM careers fair to find out what the future might be for science students, while Claire Concannon learns about… Audio
Our Changing World - Our Changing Careers
Our Changing World looks at how careers are changing for science graduates.
Can a plant biologist build a space craft? Will a physics graduate end up designing systems to play the stock market?
Katy… Audio
Two Bit Circus: Putting Big Top fun into science
Brent Bushnell runs a circus - but not the kind you might remember from your childhood. It's a Micro-Amusement Park, combining Virtual Reality, escape rooms and carnival games - with liberal amounts… Audio
Dateline Pacific morning edition for 11 October 2018
France is taken to the International Criminal Court over its nuclear weapons testing in French Polynesia; An international climate reports highlights Pacific issues to the world; Claims of vote buying… Audio
Katharina Weischede: slimy business
Katharina Weischede is a slime princess with a successful business. The 11-year-old Auckland schoolgirl is an internet sensation with her slime-making videos and sells her slimy wares around the… Audio
Fee McLeod: Super STEM Fair
Auckland's MOTAT is having a Super STEM Fair for budding scientists, inventors, engineers and maths whizzes on 8 April. Fee McLeod from The Mindlab by Unitec talks about how to get children away… Audio
Alexia Hilbertidou: 'Young women can’t be what they can’t see'
After years of being the only female in many of her high school technology and science classes, Alexia Hilbertidou founded GirlBoss New Zealand - a network of young women passionate about science… Audio
Interactive online STEM subject boost for NCEA students
A new online tool in education has been rolled out in Northland to help NCEA students in rural areas, where it can be difficult to attract specialist teachers of STEM subjects. STEM Online NZ is a… Audio
Nanogirl and the power of science
It's not every day you get to give your teacher a superpower but that's exactly what happened at Lepperton Primary in rural North Taranaki today.
Adriana Gascoigne - Getting Girls Into Tech
Adriana Gascoigne is the founder and CEO of Girls in Tech, a non-profit organisation dedicated to empowering, educating, and mentoring women in the tech industry. Audio
Adriana Gascoigne - Getting Girls Into Tech
Adriana Gascoigne is the founder and CEO of Girls in Tech, a non-profit organisation dedicated to empowering, educating, and mentoring women in the tech industry. Audio