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Preparing PhD graduates for careers – Good Works webinar
How my Fulbright Scholar Award improved understanding of the career readiness of PhD graduates and led to a host of practical outcomes. Join Dr Rachel Spronken-Smith, Professor in Higher Education and Geography and Deputy Dean of the Graduate Research School at the University of Otago, New Zealand ⏱️Wednesday, 3 June
Sport, mental health and indigeneity for Fulbright-Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga Award winner
Fulbright New Zealand and Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga, New Zealand’s Māori Centre of Research Excellence, are pleased to announce Luke Rowe (Ngāti Tūwharetoa, Ngāti Raukawa-ki-te-tonga) as the recipient of the 2026 Fulbright-Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga Scholar Award. Originally from Tokorangi, Luke will undertake research at the University of
Fulbright reveals 2026 Distinguished Awards in Teaching recipients
Two teachers from the Wellington region have secured the opportunity to study in the United States as part of the Fulbright Distinguished Awards in Teaching programme. Rachael Kneepkens and Mary Bluck will head to the US in August to exchange expertise and carry out their chosen research at either the
Fulbright NZ information sessions 2026
Have you always wanted to study or carry out research overseas? A Fulbright Award could take you to a leading institution in the United States. We have a range of awards for graduates, scholars, creatives, professionals and more. Want to know more? Stand by, we’re on our way! Every year
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Preparing PhD graduates for careers – Good Works webinar
How my Fulbright Scholar Award improved understanding of the career readiness of PhD graduates and led to a host of practical outcomes. Join Dr Rachel Spronken-Smith, Professor in Higher Education and Geography and Deputy Dean of the Graduate Research School at the University of Otago, New Zealand ⏱️Wednesday, 3 June
Fulbright NZ information sessions 2026
Have you always wanted to study or carry out research overseas? A Fulbright Award could take you to a leading institution in the United States. We have a range of awards for graduates, scholars, creatives, professionals and more. Want to know more? Stand by, we’re on our way! Every year
The Pleiades Experience – Good Works webinar
Ancestral timekeeping in Polynesia, Mesoamerica and the Andes. Join Dr Isabel Hawkins, Astronomer and Fulbright US Global Scholar ⏱️Tuesday, March 17 2026, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM (NZT)⚫ Register here For thousands of years, sky watchers have turned to the Sun, Moon, planets — and to one star cluster in
Good Works Presents: Unseen Travelers – How the Atmosphere Moves Pests and Pathogens Across Borders with David Schmale
The atmosphere is an invisible highway, carrying pests and pathogens across borders and threatening global food security. From wind-driven crop diseases to plants that “sneeze” microbes, Dr. David Schmale’s research explores how airborne threats move — and how new tools like satellites and drones can track them.A Fulbright U.S.