Thank you to scholarship sponsor Biological Heritage! The funds donated have gone to helping a deserving person attend the conference who otherwise wouldn't have been able to. We are so pleased to be able to offer additional scholarships this year, thanks to your support.

We're underway! Thanks to all who have traveled for the #scanz23 conference and to those joining online - we look forward to all the new connections over the next 2 days.

Thank you Dianne Sika-Paotonu for your beautiful keynote - for sharing a slice of your work and your life with us! #SCANZ23

Congratulations to the winner of the 2023 SCANZ Excellence in Science Communication Award, presented today to the Lakes380 team for their work to understand the past & present health of lakes in Aotearoa to better plan for the future. Read more: scanz.co.nz/award #SCANZ23

Congratulations to the winner of the inaugural SCANZ Emerging Science Communicator Award, presented today to Kati Doehring for her collective storytelling as a freshwater restoration tool. Read more here: scanz.co.nz/award #SCANZ23

The 2023 SCANZ annual conference was a hit! Alongside other BioHeritage affiliates in attendance, was the amazing Hannah Savage, who received a grant from BioHeritage to attend. Story here: bioheritage.nz/future-focus-f…

National Networking Night is on tonight, 5:30-7:30pm! No need to RSVP, just turn up and meet other science communicators. Locations in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland, Te Whanganui-a-Tara Wellington, Ōtautahi Christchurch, Ōtepoti Dunedin. More details here! scanz.co.nz/events/2024/2/…

Join us for the next SCANZ National Networking Night: Wed 10 April, 5:30pm All welcome: researchers, students, comms staff, content creators & everyone in between! Meetups in Auckland, Wellington, Nelson, Christchurch & Dunedin See you there! More here: scanz.co.nz/events/2024/2/…

The SCANZ April National Networking Night is this Wednesday 10 April, from 5:30pm. Everyone is welcome - you don't have to be a member, and you don't need to RSVP! Meetups in Auckland, Wellington, Nelson, Christchurch & Dunedin. See you there! More here: scanz.co.nz/events/2024/2/…

Join us tonight at one of our National Networking Night venues in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland, Te Whanganui-a-Tara Wellington, Whakatū Nelson, Ōtautahi Christchurch, or Ōtepoti Dunedin. See our website for more details: scanz.co.nz/events/2024/2/…

Go to the movies with SCANZ! Watch "The Erie Situation" documentary anytime from 14-21 June, and join us for an online discussion 20 June. Tickets free for SCANZ members, $5 for non-members. More info and bookings here: tinyurl.com/bdd275bc

Save the date for the next SCANZ online event: #scicomm lessons learned from the National Science Challenges. Tuesday 20 August, 7:30pm

Seven science communicators from a range of #NationalScienceChallenges give us 3 things they'll take away from their work on impact-driven science programmes. Tues 20 Aug. 7:30pm. Online. Join us! scanz.co.nz/events/2024/au… #scicomm #scanz

Don't forget to join us online tonight for a scicomm focused retrospective on the work of the National Science Challenges. See you there! scanz.co.nz/events/2024/au…

Interested in presenting at this year's SCANZ conference? Deadline for submitting a talk proposal is this Sunday 29 Sept. Conference details: 20-22 November, Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland.

SCANZ National Networking night this Thursday 17 Oct in 7 locations around the motu! All are welcome, nibbles provided. Meetups in Auckland, Hamilton, Napier, Wellington, Nelson, Christchurch & Dunedin. Details here: scanz.co.nz/events/2024/2/…

The first draft of the SCANZ conference programme is now out - hope you can join us! Past Insights, Future Directions: learning from the past to inform the future 20-22 November Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland, AUT central city campus. scanz.co.nz/conference-2024