Events

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? We’re here to help! Our 2025 outreach activities kick

Behind-the-scenes tour of life as a professional astronomer A bird that mimicked a black hole. The astronomer who discovered microwave ovens. A telescope that can fly. The science of astronomy is filled with true stories (and tall tales) of the adventures and misadventures that accompany our exploration of the universe.

View of life and work at Scott Base, Antarctica Good works is back! In celebration of the 150-year anniversary of scientific partnership between NZ and the USA, we present a Good Works special in partnership with Universities New Zealand. In this talk, 2014 Fulbright NZ Scholar Professor Craig Rodger provides an

Good Works – Compassionate Disruptors for Diversity Diversity is a fun, funky and formidable word. When we resist the minaturisation of humans we can serve as compassionate disruptors for diversity, with the giver and receiver bending towards each other. In a globally diverse planet, we are a microcosm of the

Dramatic confrontations of industrial disputes on film Fulbright NZ enjoyed a fantastic presentation by Dr Russell Campbell who was our August Good Works Alumni speaker. “The strike is the moment at which power relationships in the workplace are thrown into stark relief. The dramatic confrontations that ensue when workers, at

Leading experts discuss languages in children’s picturebooks In June as part of Fulbright NZ’s Good Works alumni series, we enjoyed a lively discussion with three of New Zealand’s leading experts in children’s books shared a range of perspectives on the importance of languages in children’s picturebooks in Aotearoa. Details of

Estimates and plans for climate change in New Zealand Recent media attention has focused on how NZ sea levels are rising much faster than expected. However, the risk from this sea level rise is greater again when we consider the indirect and cascading impacts through the built environment and consider

How behaviour affects climate change On April 13, 2022, Fulbright NZ alumna Sarah Nelson gave a fascinating talk about the role our behaviour plays in affecting climate change. Many countries, including New Zealand and the UK, have set ambitious targets to reach net zero carbon emissions. They have been less

Fulbright New Zealand Good Works Alumni Series 2022 On Tuesday 22nd February at 2pm (NZ time) former Axford Fellow and retired US Air Force Colonel Cornelia Weiss gave a fascinating online seminar about her evolving research on what she calls “gender strategies” within militaries, including the New Zealand military’s gender

Addressing the underrepresentation of refugees in higher education On Friday 10 December in our final Fulbright NZ Good Works seminar of 2021 we were delighted to mark International Human Rights Day with Fulbright alumna Rez Gardi. Rez joined us online from Geneva where she talked about her work as the

Hear three celebrated Fulbright NZ alumni visual artists This year, the International Fulbright Program celebrates its 75th anniversary and Fulbright commissions all around the world are hosting unique events to celebrate. Fulbright NZ is delighted to present a special in-person panel discussion with three celebrated Fulbright NZ alumni visual artists, chaired by art

Dr Aluli in the Fulbright NZ Good Works series On Wednesday 24 November 2021, as part of the Fulbright NZ Good Works series, we were thrilled to host Dr Manulani Aluli Meyer in a special presentation about Nā Mea Makahiki – a time where Hawaiians honour and celebrate peace, gratitude