Annual Report 2025

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It’s 2025 and the next phase of our research is underway. With a new cohort of early career researchers getting started on their projects, Tranche 2 (2025-2028) is poised to continue the legacy built from the first tranche researchers and their mahi. Our 2025 Annual Report showcases that, packed with stories of our activities and impact over the course of the year.

Research:

In previous annual reports we shared stories that spotlight the breadth of research emerging from various locations around the motu. This time, we expand on this, sharing  research emerging from various lab groups around the country. Four lab-based researchers who supervise students from Bioprotection Aotearoa tell us how their research contributes to the bigger vision of our work.

Emerging leaders:

For five of our postdoctoral fellows, their training has continued into our second tranche with an opportunity to become a co-lead of a research project. Alongside a senior co-lead, these emerging leaders now take on the role a mentor of students who are conducting projects in Tranche 2.

One year on, we sat down with them to find out what its been like to sit on the other side of the desk and asked them to reflect on their own leadership development. Find out what they had to say.

Community:

We continue to explore a variety of ways to connect our research with communities. In April 2025, we hosted our second hui for the communities of Horomaka Banks Peninsula and in July we launched our new webinar series Rangahau Rising, showcasing the mahi from our early career researchers.

But for three of our senior researchers, they found themselves communicating across a new kind of platform – a podcast. Find out more about the uptake and response of Under the Lens.

Pathways:

The future of bioprotection depends on the next generation choosing it. However, not all primary and secondary school students know about the training pathways into bioprotection research. In 2025, Bioprotection Aotearoa launched a new outreach programme offering a snapshot into what bioprotection research could look like for four young students. Find out how this experience changed their trajectory of thinking as to what career in science as could look like.

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