Education, Science and Research

In 2016, Serena was awarded a Robertson Scholars Leadership Scholarship to attend Duke University in the United States, where she is studying neuroscience and philosophy, though currently undertaking a semester in Copenhagen.

April is the founder and team lead for Limitless, an organisation which aims to equip young people to hold greater agency over their future career pathways, and to pursue work that aligns with their strengths and values.

Inspired by her primary school experience in Aotearoa, Malaysian student Arina returned to this country to study at the University of Otago.

Elora is a technologist, entrepreneur and passionate advocate for women in STEM.

Logan is the director of technology and innovation at the New Zealand Merino Company where he is leading a multimillion-dollar R&D portfolio, dedicated to generating higher-value for farmers.

Born in India and raised in New Zealand, Shalini is currently pursuing a PhD at Olivia Newton John Cancer Research Institute in Melbourne.

Wesley is the first New Zealander to be selected to study at the prestigious Yenching Academy of Peking University, where he is currently completing a Master of Economics under a Robin Li (founder of Baidu) scholarship.