Impact stories

Dr Jenny Hillman explains how collaboration with iwi is revitalising the Hauraki Gulf.

For Dr Karamia Müller, Co-Director of MĀPIHI, impactful research starts with listening to the community.

Associate Professor Peter Saxton shares why trust is fundamental to achieving research impact.

Hear from Dame Professor Juliet Gerrard, former Prime Minister's Chief Science Advisor, about what it takes to influence policy change.

Professor Niki Harre explains how ‘working with the willing’ can pave the way for both human and ecological flourishing.

Dr Priyanka Dhopade, leader of the Sustainable Space Initiative, talks about the importance of understanding the social and environmental impacts of New Zealand’s burgeoning space exploration industry.

Dr Arie Spyksma shares how AI tools are accelerating efforts to restore the health of the Hauraki Gulf.

Hear Seuta’afili Dr Patrick Thomsen, Director of the Manalagi Project, talk about working with research participants in a uniquely Pacific way, using the HCLC model: Honour, Connect, Listen, and Collaborate.

Hear from Dr Joanna Hikaka, Co-Director of the Centre for Co-Created Ageing Research, about conducting co-design research that enhances the mana of kaumatua in the Wairoa region.

Dr Emma Sharp, Rutherford Discovery Fellow, on citizen science as a pathway to research impact.

Professor Simon Malpas, co-founder of Kitea Health, talks about developing the world’s smallest brain implant and how health impact was always the plan.

Hear from Professor Nicholas Rowe about what creative collaboration can teach us about research impact.

Professor Alex Sims, Associate at the UCL Centre for Blockchain Technologies, shares insights on working with the media to influence change-makers.