UC Māori

APPLICATIONS NOW OPEN 📢 For the 2027 Ngarimu VC and 28th (Māori) Battalion Memorial Scholarships. Link in bio for more information & how to apply!

Funded by the Ngarimu VC and 28th (Māori) Battalion Memorial Scholarship Fund Board, these scholarships honour Victoria Cross recipient Second Lieutenant Te Moana-nui-a-Kiwa Ngarimu and the 28th (Māori) Battalion.

Open to ākonga Māori pursuing university study, the Ngarimu scholarships support ākonga to build knowledge, develop as leaders, and give back to their whānau, hapū, iwi, and communities.

Scholarships available for 2027:
Four Undergraduate Scholarships – up to $30,000 each ($10,000 per year for up to three years)
Three Master’s Scholarships – up to $20,000 ($10,000 per year for up to two years)
One Master of Education Research Scholarship – up to $20,000 ($10,000 per year for up to two years)
One Doctoral Scholarship – up to $40,000 ($20,000 per year for up to two years)

Applications close Sunday 19 July 2026. Check the link in bio for eligibility and how to apply.

✨ Matariki ahunga nui ✨

Join UC Māori as we come together to celebrate Matariki.

📅 Friday the 17th of July
⏱️ 5:45am arrival for 6:00am start
📍 New Brighton Surf Lifesaving Club, 186 Marine Parade (Parking available onsite)
🥓🍳🥞 Breakfast provided

Check your student email for more information.
🔗 Link in bio to register!!!

Mauri ora!

Study Week (2–5 June) is next week and we are so excited to be supporting you through it!

UC Māori will be providing quiet study spaces throughout the week for those who need a good spot to get into it ✨

Kai will be provided daily throughout Study Week to keep you fuelled up and ready to go 🍳🍗

Make sure to flick through the slides attached to this post for a full timetable of the PALS sessions available throughout the week so you can plan ahead.

We will also be posting daily to remind you of all the sessions available the next day, so keep an eye on our page and come through for the support!

It is going to be a great week, whānau. Let’s smash those exams together! 🎉

To finish off, we want to take a moment to give a huge mihi to PALS and their team, as well as our incredible faculties, for the ongoing support they pour into our ākonga every Study Week. Your mahi doesn’t go unnoticed and we are very grateful

Our drop-in sessions are back this term! 📚✍️
Come and prepare for upcoming assessments and end of sem exams with our tutors 🤝 see you there 😊

“He ao te rangi ka uhia, he kai te whare wānanga ka tōra”
Welcome back for term 2 🙌🏼🙌🏼 Join UC Māori, our & for connection, kai, games and kapa haka.
Wednesday April 29, 12.30-2.00pm
Te Ao Mārama.
Bring your mates 🤙🏽

Aukaha Tau 12, hoea tō waka!

Congratulations Vincent!

Two Māori early-career researchers will investigate different aspects of health equity, supported by the NZUK Link Foundation. They will travel to the United Kingdom to visit and collaborate with universities and research institutes for 2–3 months. They will also be supported to apply for the European Educational Programme in Epidemiology, a 3-week residential summer course.

Dr Nicole Edwards (Ngāi Tahu, Ngāti Kahungunu, Taranaki) is a neuroscientist at Waipapa Taumata Rau – the University of Auckland who has additional expertise in Indigenous data sovereignty and data governance.

“As a Māori neuroscientist working with Māori communities affected by inherited neurological diseases, my motivation is to accelerate a practical, equity-centred genomics pathway for neurological and rare diseases in Aotearoa New Zealand.”

Nicole will tackle gaps in both data and implementation as well as investigating the barriers to delivering better health outcomes for Indigenous peoples through genomics and precision care, visiting the Centre for Health, Law, and Emerging Technologies at the University of Oxford.

Vincent Lomas (Ngāi Tahu, Waitaha, Kāti Māmoe) is a PhD student at Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha – the University of Canterbury. Vincent’s PhD is titled ‘Modelling the interaction between ethnicity and infectious disease transmission dynamics’.

“My research aims to create modelling methods that allow us to explicitly consider ethnic effects (and other sociodemographic effects) in disease spread,” Vincent says.

In the UK, Vincent will work with Professor Rosalind Eggo of the Centre for Mathematical Modelling of Infectious Diseases at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.

Read more: https://www.royalsociety.org.nz/news/inaugural-fellowships-from-the-nzuk-link-foundation

Postgraduate Brunch and Study Wānanga this Saturday‼️Free kai, kōrero with other postgrad ākonga and study space 🥳 Register if you haven’t already, link in your emails 🧑🏽‍💻

Every Monday starting next week!! 🙌🏽
Hei te wā tītoki ✨