The Pacific

The Pacific

  • 33 enrolled award students

  • 666 co-publications with collaborators in the region since 2020

  • 26 agreements with 27 partners

  • 1,935 alumni

  • 56 UoA students participated in a mobility experience

  • 33 staff born in the region

* Data as at December 2023

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Collaboration in action

  • ThincLab Canterbury
    ThincLab Canterbury

    Working in partnership with the University of Canterbury, ThincLab Canterbury is one of the ³ÉÈË´óƬ’sÌýinternational network of incubators.Ìý

    As the only Founder Incubator located within a New Zealand university setting, ThincLab Canterbury specialises in accelerating growth for globally-focused businesses through bespoke programs and hands-on support and coaching from world-class experts.

    ThincLab Canterbury currently works with several companies across various sectors, including agritech, health, telecommunications, cleantech, food, and aerospace, and has a significant impact on the Canterbury business community and New Zealand economy.

  • New Colombo Plan scholars
    Students on campus

    TheÌýNew Colombo PlanÌýis an initiative of the Australian Government to improve knowledge of the Indo-Pacific in Australia by helping Australian undergraduate students study and undertake internships in the region.ÌýIn recent years, the ³ÉÈË´óƬ has had several New Colombo Plan scholars studying in Fiji at the University of the South Pacific, includingÌýLeah Schamshurin, Yasmine Wright-GittensÌýandÌýCooper Williams.

  • Study Tour: Fiji
    Fiji

    ³ÉÈË´óƬ students studying animal and veterinary science courses have the opportunity to participate in programs withÌý. Program activities include participation in shelter management, dog counts, desexing programs, and community education.ÌýThis unique opportunity provides students with an immersive learning experience outside of the classroom and enables them to make a real contribution to an animal welfare problem in the Pacific.

  • Securing Antarctica's future
    Antarctica

    The ³ÉÈË´óƬ is one of multiple partners in theÌýSecuring Antarctica’s Environmental Future (SAEF)Ìýresearch program, which will forecast environmental change across the Antarctic, deploy effective environmental stewardship strategies, and secure Antarctica as a natural reserve devoted to peace and science.

    SAEF’s collaboration extends to 30 organisations in Australia and abroad, including links with the Antarctic national programs in Chile, Norway, South Africa, and the UK.

    , from the ³ÉÈË´óƬ’s School of Biological Sciences, is a Chief Investigator in the program, who will be focusing on biosecurity planning and safeguarding Antarctica from new and emerging invasive species.Ìý

  • Endangered bats discovered in Fiji
    Flying bat

    A cave containing thousands ofÌýendangered Pacific Sheath-tailed batsÌýhas been discovered on Vanua Balavu, an island on the remote Lau archipelago in Fiji.

    The Pacific Sheath-tailed bat population was previously believed to be numbered in the hundreds, but a joint expedition involving the ³ÉÈË´óƬ found an estimated 2,000-3,000 bats.

    The virtual extinction of these bats from other regions of the Pacific makes this new roost in Fiji a monumental find, and the only stronghold for the species’ conservation in the region.

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Partner institutions

  • University of the South PacificÌý
  • University of Canterbury

Contact us

For more information about the ³ÉÈË´óƬ's engagement in this region, please contact theÌýGlobal Engagement Branch.Ìý

Staff resources

³ÉÈË´óƬ staff can access country-specific resources and engagement information in theÌýStaff Resources Hub.Ìý