Directors
Learning Hubs team
- Angela Schipper
- Greta Dromgool
- Rachel Douglas
- Vanya Bootham
- Simone Marsters
- Tom Goulter
Project dates
2005 - ongoing
Science Learning Hub (opens in a new tab)
The Science Learning Hub Pokapū Akoranga Pūtaiaio is a national project funded through the Science in Society initiative (opens in a new tab) of New Zealand's Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (opens in a new tab) and managed by the Wilf Malcolm Institute of Educational Research at the University of Waikato.
The Science Learning Hub promotes student interest and engagement in science by providing contemporary, contextualised resources for school teachers and students. It demonstrates the relevance of scientific research to our everyday lives.
The Biotechnology Learning Hub and Science Learning Hub were originally launched in 2005 and 2007. On October 4, 2016, the combined new-look Science Learning Hub was launched by the Honourable Steven Joyce (right), Minister of Science and Innovation.
Today the Science Learning Hub Pokapū Akoranga Pūtaiao produces high-quality teaching and learning resources. It's a free, open access channel for information and communication. It's designed to make contemporary NZ science and technology more accessible to teachers, school students, and the wider community.
The University of Waikato collaborates with a variety of other organisations on this project and it’s resources are developed in collaboration with the NZ science and biotechnology communities. This includes researchers in Crown Research Institutes, the tertiary sector, and other research associations and organisations in New Zealand who are featured on the Science learning Hub. The University of Waikato is grateful to them for their support.