Summer scholars share their experience
Three science students who participated in the Summer Scholars Scheme talk to Radio New Zealand about their projects.
Over the summer the Faculty of Science offers several scholarships to students, providing a unique opportunity for students to gain experience in research.
Three science students who participated in the scheme over the 2015/2016 summer talk to Radio New Zealand about their projects.
There are international concerns about the world's dwindling bee population. In New Zealand the varoa mite has decimated numbers in parts of the country, and that's far from the only threat to them. Jessica Russell talks about working with laboratory-reared honey bees as part of an experiment she hopes will provide information to help them in the wild.
What can the eruptions on New Zealand's most active volcano, White Island tell us? Alec Yates talks about monitoring magma movements.
Alexandrea has been out in dense bush hunting for wētā and beetles, to see if they've been affected by 1080 poison drops in the area to control predators. It's the fourth of a five year project, comparing areas that have had the drops compared to those that haven't in bush near the Rimutaka range north of Wellington. She and her supervisor Stephen Hartley join Lynn Freeman on The Weekend.
For more information, see Summer Research Scholarships.