Mātai Summer Intern 2025-2026
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This year’s Mātai summer interns made meaningful contributions to a range of important scientific research projects over a 10-week period during the summer holidays. Alongside their research, interns participated in a comprehensive learning programme that included sessions on how MRI works, research methods, mātauranga Māori, neuropsychiatry, statistics, and leadership development.
Guest speakers shared insights on topics such as Kaupapa Māori biomedical research, career pathways, research and commercialisation, the inclusion of neurodevelopmentally and behaviourally complex children in medical research, artificial intelligence, and genetics and molecular biology.
The 2025-2026 internships were made possible through the generous support of several charities, including The Freemasons Foundation.
Mātai C.O.O. Leigh Potter says the internship programme reflects our commitment to building local capability. “By investing in local talent, supporting students to return home, and aligning research with the aspirations of our communities, Mātai continues to build a pipeline of future clinicians, researchers and innovators committed to advancing health outcomes for Tairāwhiti and beyond.”
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