Speakers from the NZAS conference have made their slides freely available here.
Session one: The State of the Nation; Government, Universities and CRIs
● Hon. David Carter (on behalf of Hon. Steven Joyce), Minister for Primary Industries, Minister of Local Government.
● David Shearer, Leader of the Labour Party, Spokesperson for Science and Innovation
● The Whole World in Your Hands—Are you Prepared to Make New Zealand a Place for Your Talents?
Prof. Richard Blaikie, Deputy Vice Chancellor (Research and Enterprise), University of Otago
● A 30 year perspective on career opportunities for emerging scientists in the current CRI environment
Dr. Kelvin Berryman, Manager, Natural Hazards Research Platform, GNS
Session two: Policy, Statistics and Fellowships
● Post-study outcomes of PhD graduates in the Natural and Physical Sciences – what do the statistics show?
Dr. Warren Smart, Ministry of Education
● Trapped in the postdoctoral void
Dr. Melanie Massaro, University of Canterbury
● The role of emerging scientists in New Zealand
Dr. Prue Williams, Ministry of Science and Innovation
● The Royal Society of New Zealand and the Rutherford Discovery Fellowships
Dr. Mark Stagg, Royal Society of New Zealand
Session three: The Emerging Scientists and their Research Mentors
● Training and Retaining Emerging Scientist Talent - the Importance of Networks, Mentoring and Stakeholder Involvement
Cosmin Laslau, PhD student, University of Auckland
● A university-based perspective on early career pathways in science
Dr Rob McKay, Antarctic Research Centre, Victoria University of Wellington
● Taking the non-traditional route: leaving academia
Dr Andrew Preston, Publons
● Cutting the strings of academic convention: scientific research in geographically-challenged locations
Laura Green, PhD student, Victoria University of Wellington
● The optimism of youth: insights from an emerging social scientist
Dr. Wendy Saunders, GNS Science
● Stratus: a voice, guide and ambassador for emerging scientists
Dr. Debbie Hay, Senior Lecturer, University of Auckland
● Don’t worry, they always need scientists!
Dr. Richard Furneaux, IRL
Session four: The Industry Perspective
● Science and business converging
Phil O’Reilly, Chief Executive, Business NZ
● Chaos Theory, Getting Out of Bed and the Emerging Scientist
Hans van der Voorn, Managing Director, Izon Science
● Why PhD graduates are vital to the future growth of our industry
Dr Peter Surman, Manager, Research and Development, Douglas Pharmaceuticals
Session five: Concluding Remarks and Panel Discussion
● Concluding remarks
Dr Stephen Goldson, AgRessearch and Strategy Advisor to the Office of the Prime Minister’s Scientific Advisory Committee
● Panel discussion
Various presenters
