Study with us

The group focuses on the engagement of undergraduate and postgraduate students, in collaborative research. It also:

• Provides a supportive and interactive atmosphere, which stimulates students to develop their own research skills
• Promotes research techniques and procedures which are quickly shared, and critical thinking skills that are developed through ongoing peer-evaluation of experiments and results
• Normally supervises about 15 postgraduate students

Available student projects in broad areas

• Application of omics (eg metabolomics, proteomics, lipidomics, transcriptomics, genomics) to shellfish and fish health and nutrition
• Microbial assessments in shellfish aquaculture (pathogen infections and mechanisms)
• Histological assessment of health, stress and nutrition in shellfish
• Application of molecular and biochemical techniques in shellfish and fish aquaculture.
• Feed formulation and delivery techniques in aquaculture
• Probiotics and gut microbiome studies
• Bioactives from aquaculture products and their application

Scholarships

Our students are supported through the following scholarships:

• AUT Vice-Chancellor doctoral scholarships awarded to top students
• Commonwealth scholarships
• Asian scholarships
• NZ Aid scholarships
• DIKTI scholarships
• Māori scholarships
• International scholarships and internships
• Industry scholarships and grants
• Student research assistantships