Seminars and workshops that we organised in New Zealand
Professor Carol Oliver
A/Prof Carol A. Oliver PhD, MSciCom, SFHEA, University of New South Wales Carol Oliver is an Associate Professor with the University of New South Wales (UNSW) in Sydney, teaching astrobiology and science communication. She is a Fellow of UNSW’s Scientia Education Academy, a Senior Fellow of the UK Higher Education Academy, and in 2022 won the UNSW Vice Chancellor’s Award
Read moreScience, education and engagement at the Astrobiology Australasia Meeting 2018
The first international astrobiology conference in New Zealand, AAM2018 was an extraordinary opportunity for engagement. In addition to the main conference, there was an informal ‘no host’ function which saw significant turn out, an astrobiology workshop for teachers held one day in advance and numerous other engagements from Dr Seth Shostak, Dr Mitch Schulte, Dr Lindsay Hays and Dr Angelica Angles.
Read moreHans Huybrighs, Max Planck Institute and European Space Agency (ESA)
Hans Huybrighs from Max Plank Institute is visiting Wellington. He will give a talk for the New Zealand Astrobiology Network in partnership with Milky-Way.kiwi, News from the Galactic Centre talking about water volcanoes on Europa, and what is it like to be tasting an extraterrestrial ocean.
Read moreTE AO MĀRAMA meeting
Abstracts are now accepted for consideration as talks or posters for TE AO MĀRAMA MEETING - free registration. When: 24-25 October 2018, Where: The Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron, Auckland
Read moreDr Mitch Schulte, NASA
Mitch Schulte is a Program Scientist with the Mars Exploration Program in the Science Mission Directorate at NASA Headquarters in Washington, DC. As a Program Scientist, Mitch is responsible for and manages the science content of a number of NASA's Mars missions. He has visited New Zealand in 2018.
Read moreDr Seth Shostak, speaker at the Astrobiology Australasia Meeting 2018
Dr. Seth Shostak
Read moreAnnouncement for the Astrobiology Australasia Meeting and Grand Tour 2018
Please join us ‘down under’ for one, the other, or both events in mid-year 2018 Event 1 - Astrobiology Australasia Meeting, Rotorua, New Zealand, 25-29 June, 2018 Event 2 - Astrobiology Grand Tour, Western Australia, 1-9 July 2018 For more information please join the expressions of interest mailing list.
Read morea – May – zing! The Space & Science Festival is back!
The Space & Science Festival is back for 2017! Now with three amazing events across three weekends in the month of May. Saturday, May 6th – Space & Science Festival @NIGHT Evening event focused on Astronomy with the Wellington Astronomical Society, Bioluminescent Bug Art with Dr Siouxsie Wiles, Science Talks and fun with Physics. Plus chance to meet special guests
Read moreNew Zealand: 2nd Space and Astrobiology Symposium
Join the 2nd Space and Astrobiology Symposium at the Canterbury University's Westport Field Station, 9-11 April 2017. The symposium provides an opportunity to bring together a diverse group of researchers who share a common interest in the advancement of space exploration and astrobiology.
Read moreAbSciCon 2017
The Astrobiology Science Conference 2017 (AbSciCon 2017) will be held April 24–28, 2017 in Mesa, Arizona at the Mesa Convention Center (263 N Center Street, Mesa, AZ 85201) and the Phoenix Marriott Mesa (200 North Centennial Way, Mesa, Arizona 85201). The theme for AbSciCon 2017 is “Diverse Life and its Detection on Different Worlds.” Mars and icy worlds in our solar system are increasingly recognized as habitable, even as increasing numbers of exoplanets in their stars’ habitable zones have been discovered. The focus is shifting from identification of habitable worlds, to detection of life on them.
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