Linking People with Science

This page describes Scion activities, scholarships and internships that promote science to New Zealanders.

Scion scientists on YouTube

Watch science at work as our scientists show their projects:

Transforming kiwifruit waste into biospifes (1 min 38 secs)

Nutrient Recovery: Useful products from the TERAX™ pilot plant (1 min 56 secs)

TERAX™: Hydrothermal deconstruction at pilot scale (3 mins 40 secs)

Scion scientists on radio

Hear our scientists and researchers talk about their work on Radio New Zealand’s Our Changing World programme via RNZ podcasts:

Biofuel potential of waste pine (Dr Michael Jack - 12 mins 56 secs)

Buddleia biocontrol (Dr Toni Withers - 13 mins 37 secs)

Termite gut microbes (Dr Gareth Lloyd-Jones - 12 mins 42 secs)

Torrefaction (George Estcourt - 14 mins 35 secs)

Modified Zeolite (Robert Lei - 7 mins 19 secs)

Bioplastics (Jeremy Warnes - 23 mins 11 secs)

Rotorua's Waste 2 Gold Programme (Robert Lei - 14 mins 28 secs)

The National Forest Health Reference Collection (John Bain and Margaret Dick - 14 mins 44 secs)

Scion Suffrage Centennial Scholarship

Scion offers its Suffrage Centennial Scholarship annually to promote science as an attractive career option for women. You are eligible to apply if you are a senior female student residing in Rotorua and attending secondary school in the Bay of Plenty region.  

The 2011 winner was Rachelle Gordon, of Rotorua Girls' High School.

Read more about the Scion Suffrage Centennial Scholarship.

Maori Research Internships

Internships are offered for skilled, enthusiastic students considering a career in scientific research. The internship programme is full-time for 12 weeks over the summer. If you are a Maori or indigenous full-time student in your final undergraduate year, or in the preliminary stages of a post-graduate study programme, you are eligible to apply.

The 2011/12 intern is Reina Tamepo.

Read more about the Maori Research Internships.

Science in the Park - Scion Open Day

On 12 March 2011, the public was invited to Science in the Park: Discovering Scion.

This free open day allowed visitors to learn about our science through a host of interactive displays and fun activities.

Located on Scion’s beautiful, tree-lined grounds the biennial event attracts thousands of visitors from the local community and beyond.