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Hosts
BAYERBoost requires students to work on
environmental research or restoration related projects with a host
organisation. The student may be involved at whatever level is
appropriate to his or her skills and knowledge.
Host organisations must be:
Able to take on a student for 6-12 weeks
Able to fulfil all health and safety, insurance
and taxation requirements
Responsible for the overall supervision of the
student
Recognised as a suitable organisation for the
scholarship scheme by the Royal Society
For more information on the role and
responsibilities of the host please refer to the Guidelines.
Interested students will be required to
contact a host organisation in the first instance to establish a
project for their scholarship. See the list of host organisations below
and the type of project they offer.
They will then need to make an application
to the Society, which includes their Project Proposal.
Applications will be judged by a selection
panel based on the calibre of the student and the quality of the
project proposal submitted.
If you would like to have your
organisation added to the list of hosts on the BAYERBoost website, then
please contact Debbie Woodhall at the Royal Society on
04 472 7421 or email: BAYERBoost@rsnz.org
BAYERBoost relies upon host organisations
to make the scheme work. By employing a BAYERBoost student you are not
only helping young minds gain valuable work experience, but you could
also be assisting with the restoration and enhancement of our
environment for future generations.
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Potential hosts and projects
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Contact:
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Kitty Burton
HR Advisor
AgResearch Limited
Ruakura Research Centre
East Street
Private Bag 3115
Hamilton
Phone: 07 838 5029
Fax: 07 838 5012
kitty.burton@agresearch.co.nz
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Brent Clothier
Science Leader, Sustainable Land Use
Quality Systems Group, HortResearch
Private Bag 11-030
Palmerston North
Phone: 06 356 8080
Fax: 06 354 6731
bclothier@hortresearch.co.nz
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Primary Research Areas:
Biodiversity and Conservation
Research to underpin the protection of New Zealand's
biodiversity, and to minimise the impacts of invasive weeds and
invertebrates.
Biosystematics
The Biosystematics team studies plants, insects and other arthropods,
fungi, and plant-associated bacteria, to describe New Zealand’s
biodiversity and species interrelationships, to work collaboratively
with other researchers and end-users, and to make our information
readily accessible.
Ecosystem Process
Study and management of natural ecosystems
Pest Control Technologies
Understanding the ecological context of existing and emerging pest
control techniques.
Wildlife Ecology and Epidemiology
Ecological response of pest populations and assemblages to management.
Includes work on pests as vectors of disease.
Built Environments
Contributing knowledge and understanding of urban systems.
Global Change Processes
Science underpinning New Zealand's ability to reduce greenhouse gas
emissions, develop new mitigation options, adapt to the effects of a
changing climate, and manage in land-based systems the risks and
opportunities arising from global change.
Informatics
GIS, remote–sensing, biometrics and databases
Soils and Landscapes
Soils, landscapes and water resources, soil processes and functions
through landscape behaviour and response.
Sustainability and Society
Looking at the long-term effects of society on the environment
Further information is available at our website: http://www.landcareresearch.co.nz/
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Cynthia Cripps
Research Office Advisor
Landcare Research
Gerald Street, Lincoln
PO Box 40, Lincoln 7640
P: +64 3 321 9642
F: +64 3 321 9998
crippsc@landcareresearch.co.nz
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Ecology Department,
Lincoln University - Bayerboost Project Summaries
Student Project Summary 1
Significant Natural Areas (SNA) in Selwyn District will be monitored
for the presence of rare or threatened invertebrate species using a
number of collection techniques.
Related Science Topics/Areas
Entomology, biodiversity, ecology
Brief outline of what student would be doing
*Collecting invertebrates from different habitats using several
entomological techniques
*Sorting invertebrates into taxonomic families
*Curation of invertebrate material for identification and display
Staff who would supervise the student
Mike Bowie and Rowan Emberson
Student Project Summary 2
Resampling ground beetles at Ahuriri Scenic Reserve, Port Hills 30
years after it was last sampled. This will give a measure of how the
invertebrate fauna has fared over this time.
Related Science Topics/Areas
Entomology, biodiversity, restoration
Brief outline of what student would be doing
*Collecting ground beetles from pitfall traps
*Sorting invertebrates into taxonomic families
*Curation and analysis of invertebrate material
Staff who would supervise the student
Mike Bowie and Rob Cruickshank
Student Project Summary 3
Abundance, behaviour and distribution of the Mt Somers Bluff weta. The
Mt Somers area will be searched for the presence of the weta and the
ecology and behaviour will be studied using radio tracking equipment to
try to understand more about this rare species.
Related Science Topics/Areas
Entomology, conservation, behaviour, ecology
Brief outline of what student would be doing
*Searching for the weta
*Recording locations using a GPS and inserting onto digital map
*Observing behaviour and ecology in the field
Staff who would supervise the student
Mike Bowie and Warren Chinn
Student Project Summary 4
The Canterbury knobbled weevil (Hadramphus tuberculatus) was recently
rediscovered at Burkes Pass 80 years after it was thought to be
extinct. Numbers of weevil in the Burkes Pass population are critically
low making this species extremely vulnerable. The weevil lives on
speargrass (Aciphylla) in the presence of native predators (lizards)
and introduced predators (rodents). This project aims to determine the
threat that these predators have on this rare weevil.
Related Science Topics/Areas
Entomology, conservation, ecology
Brief outline of what student would be doing
*Visual searches and tracking tunnel analysis of predators
*Electronic monitoring of weevil predators
*Analysis of habitat, diet and movement of weevil predators
Staff who would supervise the student
Mike Bowie and Warren Chinn
Student Project Summary 5
The eastern part of Banks Peninsula has some significant patches of
remnant bush that has not been surveyed for rare invertebrates, some
species that have not been collected for decades and presumed extinct
e.g. Megacolabus sculpturatus. The aim is to search for these species
at several sites in the hope that we can find some of these missing or
some other unknown species.
Related Science Topics/Areas
Entomology, biodiversity, ecology
Brief outline of what student would be doing
*Collecting invertebrates from different habitats using several
entomological techniques
*Sorting invertebrates into taxonomic families
*Curation of invertebrate material for identification and display
Staff who would supervise the student
Mike Bowie and Rowan Emberson
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Sue Unsworth
Science Outreach Co-ordinator
Faculty of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Fourth Floor, Burns Building (B419)
P O Box 84
Lincoln University
Lincoln 7647
Christchurch, New Zealand
+64 3 321 8381, sue.unsworth@lincoln.ac.nz
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Located in Auckland, The Ecology and
Conservation Group of Massey University provides an opportunity for
scientific research on New Zealand fauna, particularly in the Auckland
Region.
A summary of projects can be downloaded
in pdf format (196 Kb file - check the download instructions). To download the file, click here.
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Associate Professor Dianne Brunton
Ecology and Conservation Group
Institute of Natural Resources
Massey University (Albany Campus)
Private Bag 102-904
North Shore Mail Centre
Auckland
Phone: 09 414 0800 ext 41192
Fax: 09 443 9774
d.h.brunton@massey.ac.nz
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Julie Hall
Group Manager
Aquatic Ecology and Ecotoxicology and Education Coordinator
NIWA
PO Box 11-115
Hamilton
Phone: 07 856 1709
Fax: 07 856 0151
j.hall@niwa.co.nz
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University of Canterbury has a number of areas where students could
become involved in environmental and sustainability project work,
either related to academic research programmes or to campus
environmental issues.
Students are welcome to discuss their own ideas with relevant staff or
find out what other projects may be available, by visiting:
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Contact
relevant staff from the websites listed. |
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Since the time of Darwin evolution has been the primary
unifying concept in biology. Research within the Ecology, Evolution and
Behaviour Section focuses on the interactions among organisms and their
environment and the altering nature of these interactions across space
and time. It also focuses on the changes that occur at the level of
populations of organisms as a consequence of evolutionary process. Our
research is integrative and multidisciplinary, involves a wide range of
organisms (from viruses to whales), environments (terrestrial and
marine), levels of biological organisation (molecules to ecosystems)
and experimental approaches (from laboratory to field, and from
computer to library); it provides exciting challenges for career-minded
students.
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For more contact about
summer studentships projects, including ecology, conservation biology,
animal behaviour, marine ecology, and evolutionary ecology, please
write directly to researchers at our Section: School of Biological
Sciences University of Auckland 3A Symonds Street, PB 92019, Auckland
1142, New Zealand http://www.sbs.auckland.ac.nz |
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University of Otago has considerable strengths in many areas of
environmental science and sustainability. World leading academic
programmes exist in ecology, environmental science, environmental
management, environmental chemistry, zoology, wildlife management,
energy, botany, earth sciences, marine sciences, surveying, and more.
These are underpinned by first class research facilities and
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Please contact: Chris Stoddart
Scholarships Office, University of Otago
PO Box 56 Dunedin
Ph: 03 479 9779
Email: chris.stoddart@otago.ac.nz
Web: www.otago.ac.nz
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New Zealand Fresh Cuts is a grower, processor, packer
and marketer of fresh cut produce. They are a fully accredited
carbon neutral company who are very proud of and carry very strong
beliefs in the sustainability activities we undertake on a daily basis.
They are presently looking at ways they might dispose of
their production wastage in a more advantageous manner.
At the present time the Berrysmith Foundation (a
charitable trust recently established by Ashley) has a Massey
University, Palmerston North, student undertaking a similar project –
looking at NZ Fresh Cuts production waste and endeavouring to turn it
into fish feed pellets for the feeding of fish in a 12-month aquaponic
farming trial the foundation is also presently undertaking. Being able
to achieve this would result in a completely closed circuit growing
method for herbs and lettuces. (Fish excrement provides the nutrients
for growing produce and produce wastage provides the feed for the
fish).
Please contact Paddy Calder at
paddy@berrysmith.org
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There are research projects available in the following areas.
Please make contact with people listed. |
Wairewa Runanga
Canterbury
For more information please contact Liz Maaka at liz.maaka@ngaitahu.iwi.nz
DoC Tasman Nelson District
For more information please contact Grant
Harper, Team Leader gharper@doc.govt.nz
Doc West Coast Area
For more information please contact John Lyall email: jlyall@doc.govt.nz
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Possible projects:
We have surveying and monitoring projects with geckos and skinks across New Zealand, however much of our work is in Wellington, which is where we prefer to host a BayerBoost student. New student project ideas complementary to our research are also welcome.
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Contact details:
Trent Bell
EcoGecko Consultants
Wellington
New Zealand
trent@ecogecko.co.nz
www.ecogecko.co.nz
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