Auckland Synapse
Auckland Synapse was another incredible success with hundreds of students coming to network and be inspired.…
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Auckland Foundation Sponsors
A Chat with Timoti
Timoti Wharewaka (Ngāpuhi) sat down with Felix Pryor from NxtStep to talk about his journey from…
Gap Summit 2018 Experience
This year, I had the opportunity to fly across the globe from New Zealand to Cambridge,…
Another Year Gone, What’s Next?
It was this time last year that I was finishing my undergraduate science degree in physiology,…
NZBIO Conference 2017: ‘Global Mega Trends’
The NZBIO 2017 Annual Conference was held on 12th & 13th October at Te Wharewaka o…
Chiasma’s Career Catalyst series
This year Chiasma ran four workshops as part of their Career Catalyst series. Quite honestly, I…
Jigsaw puzzles
Having studied a science undergraduate degree consisting mostly of many hours of individual study, which was…
Do less, achieve more
I enjoy the moment when I cross out an item from my to-do list. It is…
How is PhD life different to Bachelor time?
The full name of PhD is doctor of philosophy, or more descriptively “permanent head damage”. Generally,…
Volunteering Makes You A Fun Guy
Once a month I enjoy giving up some time to do volunteer work in the Waitakere…
When ‘she’ll be right’ goes wrong
As a student with my family and friends spread out all across Auckland, I am quite…
GapSummit: Lessons for young scientists and innovators – Connect, Grow, Challenge
My trip to Washington DC started with me waking up in disbelief one morning noticing that…
New Semester, New You
It’s that time of year again. You’ve got your semester one results back, have had time…
Advice to my younger self
For most of us, university is a long, strenuous grind in which one toils to obtain…
Productivity 101: Study Smarter, Not Harder
This is the most common phrase that you always hear but never fulfill in real life.…
This is Not about Procrastination
While diamonds may be made under pressure- cue Kermit Procrastination memes- procrastination and the Bermuda Triangle…
The Meme-ing of Life: An Evolutionary Perspective.
Let’s face it. Our lives are infested with memes. One would say it’s a new cultural…
The Science of Natural Medicine – Analysing the Language
Sometimes life presents you with hidden opportunities. How was I to know while idly perusing the…
Swiping Right for a match
The Chiasma Connect Mentorship Programme Launch occurred on the evening of May the 4th, unfortunately only…
Just Do It
For the rest of the yet-to-graduate-and-dress-up-like-Harry-Potter students out there, you can achieve everything that the bright…
In Search of Better Ideals
There is a certain sadness residing in all of us that never disappears; the sorrow of…
Why is that gorilla you have been hearing about so popular?
For those of you who haven’t heard about the tale of Harambe yet, on the afternoon…
Are you aware and do you appreciate little moments around you?
When you are reading this, just take a moment and look around you. What percentage of…
Feeling the Bern: What Young People want from the Political System
“It is not a radical concept that our government should represent working families and our young…
University: How to get more than just a degree
Four years and $30,000 later, we end up with a single parchment that states our name…
First-hand Encounter with Environmental Pollution
As an international student, I travel back to Taiwan from time to time whenever I am…
Networking 101
Networking events: a combination of potentially awkward, inauthentic conversations that could leave you questioning whether or…
Experience, experience, where art thou experience?
Having been studying for four and a half years now (almost done!), the word “experience” has…
Why Auckland Houses are a Bad Investment
The short answer: the Auckland house market is a bubble – and it is going to…
De-Stress Your Life
With exams rapidly approaching and the semester no doubt heating up for everyone out there, the…
Gap Summit
Selfie with Sir Isaac Newton’s famous apple tree, sleeping at Trinity Hall where Stephen Hawking once…
Lessons From A Decade Of Bridging The People Gap
It’s been over ten years since New Zealand’s (NZ) national student organization was founded, a big…
7 Things You Didn’t Know About Sweden – as Told by an Exchange Student
I’m currently in Stockholm, Sweden completing my Master’s Thesis in BioScience Enterprise. As an exchange student…
The $50 Million Agency Problem
If you haven’t already heard; Volkswagen are emission cheats. (Full story here)When I heard the story…
The Importance of Short-Term Goals
So often, young adults like myself become fixated on achieving their ultimate life goals. So much…
Beginner’s guide to surviving postgraduate research in biological science (written by a beginner)
Please Note: The views expressed are based on the author’s personal experience and thoughts. Advice should…
The Science of Gratitude
I am not a motivational speaker, a hippy or affiliated with any particular religion. I am…
Synapse 2015
Two weeks ago Chiasma hosted the much anticipated Synapse event at the University of Auckland Business…
Add an OE to Your Degree!
The ‘Overseas Experience’ (or OE) is a long-standing Kiwi tradition. Most people take it after graduating…
Humble Kiwis, extraordinary achievements
I recently attended the Kea Inspire 2015 event at AUT hosted by Kea- New Zealand’s global…
The Ten Types of Innovation
What exactly is ‘innovation’? It’s a question I’ve been asking myself a lot lately. On May…
The Life of an Average Student
It’s tough being an average student. I would know because I am one. Always striving for…
Forever young: Do you really want to live forever?
Why is it that a person would want to live forever? The concept is thought provoking…
Three Letters to Happiness and Success
What separates all the “Greats” of the world from everyone else? The golden circle theory explains…
The Kiwi ‘No. 8 Wire’ Mindset
Borne out of isolation, Kiwis were improvising and adapting limited resources to produce innovative solutions. This ‘make…
Inspiration from Silicon Valley
Over the Easter break I spent a life-changing week at Stanford University, California. As one of…
Science – more than just lab work?
I keep thinking back to when I started university. There was a great deal of excitement…
Creativity
Creativity is something that is usually thought of as an abstract concept. Some people believe that…
Global Biotech Revolution – GapSummit 2014
GapSummit 2014 brought together current biotechnology leaders with 100 future leaders from across the globe to…
Project Slow-Yo
Somebody once said that everything looks cooler in slow motion. So I put that to the…
Discovering Chiasma’s Workshops
We all know that Chiasma has some really good events where you can network with students…
Greenpeace – Good, bad or ugly?
I thought I’d make this blog post a little more interesting with something that may polarise…
Integration, not segregation
The tenth annual Chiasma Launch was a rousing event – Joerg Kistler spoke of the importance…
A World Beyond Study
At the end of last year I was approaching the mid way point of my degree.…
The War Raging on Vaccination
The war between vaxxers and anti-vaxxers is rife and it astonishes me, that despite all the…
