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Shalin Shah

Shalin has just returned from attending Future Experiences in Agriculture, Science & Technology. He enjoyed learning about the different areas of science and is very keen to pursue his dream of studying aerospace engineering.

Jacob Eyles

Jacob leaves today (2 August) to attend the Asia Science Camp in Manado, Indonesia. H...
  • Jacob leaves today (2 August) to attend the Asia Science Camp in Manado, Indonesia...

Liam Hewson

Liam has been selected for the London International Youth Science Forum but on top on ...
  • Liam has been selected for the London International Youth Science Forum but on top on that he is involved in heaps of science activities and also has a great love of th...

Nicolas Sinnott

Nic Sinnott who hails from Central Otago but who boards at Otago Boys High School ...
  • Nic Sinnott who hails from Central Otago but who boards at Otago Boys High School in Dunedin has just returned from Youth ANZAAS in Melbourne where he was part of a gro...

Carlos Mendonca

Carlos is a student at Onslow College, Wellington and he has recently returned fro...
  • Carlos is a student at Onslow College, Wellington and he has recently returned from attending a science event in Brisbane.

Nikita Raman

Nikita is Deputy Head Girl at Sacred Heart College in Hamilton and has been selected ...
  • Nikita is Deputy Head Girl at Sacred Heart College in Hamilton and has been selected to attend the Asia Science Camp in Manado, Indonesia.

Mortaza Sahar

Mortaza came to New Zealand from Afghanistan when he was just four years old. He has...
  • Mortaza came to New Zealand from Afghanistan when he was just four years old. He has settled into the New Zealand way of life and is now Head Boy at Pakuranga College...

Jack Nelson

Jack is no stranger to Royal Society Te Apārangi after he was selected for and attend...
  • Jack is no stranger to Royal Society Te Apārangi after he was selected for and attended Powering Potential in 2017...

Pianika Ormsby

Pianika attended the London International Youth Science Forum. She is very proud of...
  • Pianika attended the London International Youth Science Forum...

Taya Nicolson

Taya will soon be travelling to the International Geography Olympiad in Canada. She ...
  • Taya will soon be travelling to the International Geography Olympiad in Canada...

Orla White

Orla White is from Saint Paul's Collegiate School in Hamilton and has recently come bac...
  • Orla White is from Saint Paul's Collegiate School in Hamilton and has recently come back from attending the Future Experiences in Agriculture, Science & Technology held...

Iritana Bennett-Fakahau

Iritana was selected by Royal Society Te Apārangi and sponsored by the Lo...
  • Iritana was selected by Royal Society Te Apārangi and sponsored by the London International Youth Science Forum and the TSSTA Fund as the recipient of the Māori Schol...

Heidi Kristono

Heidi has just returned from Future Experiences in Agriculture, Science, and Techno...
  • Heidi has just returned from Future Experiences in Agriculture, Science, and Technology (FEAST) which took place in Brisbane...

Anjali Gentejohann

Anjali has been selected for the Asian Science Camp in Indonesia. As well as ha...
  • Anjali has been selected for the Asian Science Camp in Indonesia...

Anahita Piri

Anahita loves to watch and play football and is really enjoying the World Cup at the ...
  • Anahita loves to watch and play football and is really enjoying the World Cup at the moment...

Artemis Hingston

Artemis is looking forward to attending Youth ANZAAS and she hopes that it will p...
  • Artemis is looking forward to attending Youth ANZAAS and she hopes that it will provide her with invaluable experience towards studying towards a career in science.

Bosco Yue

Bosco arrived from Hong Kong in 2016 and attends Auckland Grammar School. He would like ...
  • Bosco arrived from Hong Kong in 2016 and attends Auckland Grammar School...

Callum Greig

Callum has been selected for the USA International Space Camp in Huntsville. His drea...
  • Callum has been selected for the USA International Space Camp in Huntsville...

Yongwhan Shin

Yongwhan is studying many areas of learning under the International Baccalaureate Di...
  • Yongwhan is studying many areas of learning under the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme but his primary focus is in the area of science...

Lucy Anderson

Lucy has recently returned from the International Future Problem Solving Competition...
  • Lucy has recently returned from the International Future Problem Solving Competition that was held in Wisconsin, United States of America...

Finn Stokes

Finn was eight years old when he first visited his local observatory and since then he...
  • Finn was eight years old when he first visited his local observatory and since then he has had a love of astronomy...

Millie Wilson-Rua

Millie is member of a team that will be travelling to Tbilisi, Georgia to partic...
  • Millie is member of a team that will be travelling to Tbilisi, Georgia to participate at the International Young Naturalist Tournament.

Maayan Levey

Maayan studies four sciences at Hillcrest High School, Hamilton although her particul...
  • Maayan studies four sciences at Hillcrest High School, Hamilton although her particular passion is competitive computer programming.

Callan Loomes

Callan loves chemistry but also has other interests such as playing the guitar, Japa...
  • Callan loves chemistry but also has other interests such as playing the guitar, Japanese, football and badminton...

Francesca Zhang

Francesca has been selected to attend XLAB in Germany. It will be her first time t...
  • Francesca has been selected to attend XLAB in Germany...

Ishan Nath

Ishan knows that his future will involve science but is not quite sure what exactly jus...
  • Ishan knows that his future will involve science but is not quite sure what exactly just yet...

Lexi Landry

Lexi has been selected for two events being the USA Space Camp in Huntsville, Alabama ...
  • Lexi has been selected for two events being the USA Space Camp in Huntsville, Alabama and the International Summer School for Young Physicists in Canada.

William Han

William Han been selected as a member of the six person team that will represent New Z...
  • William Han been selected as a member of the six person team that will represent New Zealand at the 59th International Mathematical Olympiad to be held in Cluj-Napoca, ...

Ivan Solovyev

Ivan is in year 10 at Howick College and is studying year 13 calculus this year. He ...
  • Ivan is in year 10 at Howick College and is studying year 13 calculus this year...

Rachel Baker

Rachel from Green Bay High School in Auckland is really looking forward to attending ...
  • Rachel from Green Bay High School in Auckland is really looking forward to attending the London International Youth Science Forum and has chosen lectures at LYISF that ...

Russell Boey

Russell from St Andrew's College in Christchurch has a dream of writing a fantasy nov...
  • Russell from St Andrew's College in Christchurch has a dream of writing a fantasy novel but in the meantime he is swotting up on training for the International Chemistr...

Keiran Lewellen

Keiran is home-schooled and has been selected for the International Mathematics Ol...
  • Keiran is home-schooled and has been selected for the International Mathematics Olympiads three years in a row and later this year will be studying maths at MIT, United...

Steven Ma

Auckland Grammar School students Steven Ma has some interesting hobbies including perfor...
  • Auckland Grammar School students Steven Ma has some interesting hobbies including performing in a diabolo group...

Jessica Tater

Jessica has a particular interest in both science and humanitarianism and has been s...
  • Jessica has a particular interest in both science and humanitarianism and has been selected by the Society to attend Youth ANZAAS and Jessica is determined to get the m...

William Hadley

Passionate about the outdoors, William is involved in many activities that get him ...
  • Passionate about the outdoors, William is involved in many activities that get him out in the fresh air. He has recently been selected for Youth ANZAAS in Melbourne.

Xiaole Zhan

Xiaole has just returned from America after representing New Zealand at the Internatio...
  • Xiaole has just returned from America after representing New Zealand at the International Future Problem Solving Competition.

Ella Blakely

Ella wants to peruse a career in science but first would like to get a scholarship to...
  • Ella wants to peruse a career in science but first would like to get a scholarship to attend an American college to pursue her interest in athletics.

Andrew Chen

Andrew has been selected for two prestigious science events being the International Ma...
  • Andrew has been selected for two prestigious science events being the International Mathematics Olympiad and the London International Youth Science Forum.

Lydia Acton

Lydia will be travelling to Tbilisi, Georgia in Eastern Europe and representing New Ze...
  • Lydia will be travelling to Tbilisi, Georgia in Eastern Europe and representing New Zealand at the International Young Naturalists Competition.

Tony Wang

Tony has been selected for the International Maths Olympiad and next year will study mat...
  • Tony has been selected for the International Maths Olympiad and next year will study maths at Cambridge University.

Bradley Wiggins

Bradley Wiggins has a particular passion about the environment around him. He will...
  • Bradley Wiggins has a particular passion about the environment around him...

Celine Goh

Celine says that studying Geography gives her a more global perspective and will help h...
  • Celine says that studying Geography gives her a more global perspective and will help her study toward a conjoint degree in Law and Commerce.

Sophie Deam

Sophie is a year 13 student at Riccarton High School. Next year she intends to study t...
  • Sophie is a year 13 student at Riccarton High School. Next year she intends to study towards a Bachelor of Science at the University of Canterbury...

Madeliene Whiting

Maddie wants to study medicine in the future and attending the Barcelona Interna...
  • Maddie wants to study medicine in the future and attending the Barcelona International Youth Science Challenge is going to provide her with a taste of what medical rese...

Zhiyuan Qi

Zhiyuan believes that computer science is the future of the world and his passion for c...
  • Zhiyuan believes that computer science is the future of the world and his passion for computer programming has gained him a place representing New Zealand at the Intern...

Lucy Matehaere

A competitive kayaker, Lucy Matehaere is also passionate about science and will be ...
  • A competitive kayaker, Lucy Matehaere is also passionate about science and will be representing New Zealand at the London International Youth Science Forum.

Stefan Ivanov

Stefan will travel together with three other students who will represent New Zealand...
  • Stefan will travel together with three other students who will represent New Zealand at the International Chemistry Olympiad in Slovakia and Czech Republic.

Molly Hurley

Molly loves to travel and believes that is why she has such an interest in Geography....
  • Molly loves to travel and believes that is why she has such an interest in Geography. She is off soon to compete in the International Geography Olympiad in Canada.

Mason Lowe

Selected for FEAST (Future Experiences in Agriculture, Science & Technology), Mason is ...
  • Selected for FEAST (Future Experiences in Agriculture, Science & Technology), Mason is hoping to learn more about biological sciences and meet like-minded students.

Ryan King

A passion for computer science has been the catalyst for Ryan's selection to represent N...
  • A passion for computer science has been the catalyst for Ryan's selection to represent New Zealand at the International Olympiad in Informatics.

Isha Kaur

Isha is a Year 13 student at Hastings Girls' High School and has recently received fundi...
  • Isha is a Year 13 student at Hastings Girls' High School and has recently received funding to support her selection to the Bulgaria Summer Research School.

Johnathan Leung

Johnathan Leung has recently been selected as one of six team members to represent...
  • Johnathan Leung has recently been selected as one of six team members to represent New Zealand at the International Maths Olympiad.

Alasdair Tremlett

Alasdair Tremlett has been selected by the Society to attend the Bulgaria Summer Research School.
  • Alasdair Tremlett has been selected by the Society to attend the Bulgaria Summer Research School.

Nicole Cameron

Nicole has a passion for space science and has recently been selected to attend the...
  • Nicole has a passion for space science and has recently been selected to attend the European Space Camp in Norway.

Keita Rudd

Keita Rudd has been supported by the Talented School Students Travel Award Fund to atte...
  • Keita Rudd has been supported by the Talented School Students Travel Award Fund to attend the International Geography Olympiad in Quebec, Canada.

Jaehee Chun

Jaehee Chun from Bethlehem College has been funded by the Talented School Students Tra...
  • Jaehee Chun from Bethlehem College has been funded by the Talented School Students Travel Award to attend the Barcelona International Science Challenge in July.

Diana Barbu

Diana Barbu has been selected by Royal Society Te Apārangi to attend XLAB, which is a...
  • Diana Barbu has been selected by Royal Society Te Apārangi to attend XLAB, which is a four-week science experience in Gottingen, Germany.

Ella Creagh

Ella Creagh has recently been selected to attend the 2018 London International Youth Science Forum.
  • Ella Creagh has recently been selected to attend the 2018 London International Youth Science Forum.

Elouan Hay-Fourmond

Elouan Hay-Fourmond from Roncalli College in Timaru has recently been selected...
  • Elouan Hay-Fourmond from Roncalli College in Timaru has recently been selected by the Society to attend the Youth ANZAAS science forum in Melbourne in July.

Fateh Singh

Fateh Singh has recently been selected to attend Future Experiences in Agriculture, Sc...
  • Fateh Singh has recently been selected to attend Future Experiences in Agriculture, Science and Technology (FEAST) hosted by the University of Queensland in Brisbane.

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