PhD candidate at the Faculty of Engineering, Annecy Bal, is in for Ready Steady Learn to talk about her research testing New Zealand state highway bridges constructed pre-1965 to see how they will behave in the event of an earthquake. Whakarongo mai nei!

Ready Steady Learn is with Katie Henderson, who tells us about her research into consumer perceptions of gene edited foods. Whakarongo mai nei!  

Robbie Delany is on Ready Steady Learn to chat about his work investigating how inhaling nitrogen dioxide, a gas in car fumes, affects the brain. Whakarongo mai nei!

Jennifer Jiyun Park is on Ready Steady Learn to talk about her research into gaming addictions in Aotearoa. Whakarongo mai nei!

Dr Rowan Light from the Faculty of Arts in the history department chats about his new book out on collective memory. Whakarongo mai nei!

Ready Steady Learn is with Nargiss Taleb, the president of UoA Scientific, a student-led publication focused on science communication. Whakarongo mai nei!

Dr Natalie Netzler, explains her research with an all-Pacific female-led study looking at traditional Samoan medicines as antiviral medicines to treat viral diseases such as COVID. Whakarongo mai nei!

Ready Steady Learn is with Denis Ngaya, who explains the new equipment entering the country soon that will be able to sequence the genomes of sick infants in NICU. Check out the public lecture on the topic by the Liggins Institute Director this Thursday.

Ready Steady Learn is with Chris Puli’uvea, who talks about his PhD, done via the department of Molecular Medicine and Pathology which looks at the effects of unique Māori and Pacific gene variants on immune function. Whakarongo mai nei!

Professor Bryder talks about her new book, The Best Country to Give Birth? Midwifery, Homebirth and the Politics of Maternity in Aotearoa New Zealand. Whakarongo mai nei!

Ready Steady Learn is with Linda Waimarie Nikora, a professor of Indigenous Studies set to co-host the 2023 International Indigenous Climate Change Research Summit (IICCRS). Whakarongo mai nei!

Bernard Sama is our guest for Ready Steady Learn, talking about his PhD research which is devoted to critiquing the refugee law system in Aotearoa New Zealand from a therapeutic jurisprudence perspective. Whakarongo mai nei!

Duncan McDonald is on Ready Steady Learn, in the studio to talk about his research looking into improving the resilience of marae during disasters and climate emergencies. Whakarongo mai nei!

Amy Garrett from the Auckland Bioengineering Institute is in the studio to talk about her research into investigating the uterus and how in the end we might be able to help conditions like endometriosis, extreme period pains and pre-term labour. If you'd like to participate in the upcoming study get in touch with amy.garrett@auckland.ac.nz - whakarongo mai nei!

We have Anantha Narayanan on Ready Steady Learn, speaking about his research studying the use of music in the operating theatre. Whakarongo mai nei!

PhD student Julia Musgrave is on Ready Steady Learn, talking about her research studying effects of diabetes on the heart. Whakarongo mai nei!

Ready Steady Learn is with Marilyn Giloux, Senior Lecturer in marketing, who tells Rachel about her research into the use of fear marketing. Whakarongo mai nei!

Jack Roberston, a PhD candidate at the School of Engineering is in the studio for Ready Steady Learn, to talk about his project investigating medicinal cannabis waste, and how to find a circular solution. Whakarongo mai nei!

PhD student Robyn Sullivan from the department of exercise sciences is on Ready Steady Learn, telling us about her research into soccer players taking penalties, and how different individuals respond to the pressure. Whakarongo mai nei!

Ready Steady Learn is with Sahan Jayatissa, a Doctoral Candidate at the Auckland Bioengineering Institute and a Teaching Fellow in Engineering Science is in the studio talking about his research where he’s created artificial stretchy muscle out of rubber. Whakarongo mai nei!

I-Ting Chuang is on Ready Steady Learn from the School of Architecture and Planning for a chat about prioritising green spaces for those who need them most. Whakarongo mai nei!

Emma Nolan joins us for Ready Steady Learn, talking about her research into breast cancer at the Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, that creates 3D living tissue models. Catch her at UoA's Raising The Bar event on the 29th August. Whakarongo mai nei!

On Ready Steady Learn, Cam Hoffbeck, a doctoral student from the School of Biological Sciences chats about her research into the tuatara microbiome. Whakarongo mai nei!

Puna-Whakaata Love from the Faculty of Medical Health Sciences is on Ready Steady Learn talking about the development of an app to support rangatahi wellbeing, called Headstrong. Whakarongo mai nei!

Wednesday Davis from the School of Biological Sciences chats about her work using AI to understand the dynamics of work-ups (also called boil-ups) in the Hauraki Gulf on Ready Steady Learn. Whakarongo mai nei!

Associate Professor Laszlo Sajtos is on Ready Steady Learn, talking about his research into robot-human interactions and perceptions. Whakarongo mai nei.

Dr Will Evans from the Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences is on Ready Steady Learn, talking about new research helping terminal cancer patients deal with depression using MDMA assisted psychotherapy. Whakarongo mai nei!

Danaé Larsen from the school of chemical sciences is in to talk about research on how texture affects our perception of food on Ready Steady Learn. Whakarongo mai nei!

Claire Miller from the Auckland Bioengineering Institute speaks to Rachel about her work on The Endometriosis Project, which is developing mathematical models of endometriosis. Whakarongo mai nei!

Dr Emma Carroll from the University of Auckland's School of Biological Sciences chats to Rachel about her research on the Tohorā (southern right whale). Whakarongo mai nei!

Professor Cliona Ni Mhurchu speaks to Rachel about her research group's recently published paper on how supermarket promotions and marketing strategies affect our dietary choices.

Dr Claudia Gomez, a lecturer in the School of Critical Studies in Education at the University of Auckland comes up to the studio to chat about her co-authored novel Slow Wonder. Written as a series of letters, the book contemplates belief and doubt in education and in contemporary university life.

Rachel chats to Hēmi Dale, the director of Māori medium education, about pathways for te reo Māori revitalisation.  

Doctoral Candidate at the University of Auckland from the Faculty of Engineering drops by the show to talk about his research into the destructive potential of tropical cyclones and how Auckland City can plan, prepare and mitigate the risks. Whakarongo mai nei. 

PhD student at the School of Psychology, Gage Quigley-Tump, has a chat about his research into 'anauralia,' or the silent mind. Whakarongo mai nei! 

Health psychologist and honorary research fellow at Auckland University, Dr Kate MacKrill, comes in to chat about her research into how the media's reporting on the side effects of the Covid-19 vaccine impacted people's experiences or perceptions of it. Whakarongo mai nei! 

Associate Professor Dr Aroha Harris phones up for a kōrero about her research into Māori and iwi histories of Māori policy and community development in the twentieth century. Whakarongo mai nei. 

Maral Gamkar comes into the studio to chat about her Masters research into protecting young people's ears from loud noise in the club and at gigs, and the reasons why it may not be spoken about as much as it should be. Whakarongo mai nei!