Learn more about the Institute of Natural Sciences
Overview
The Institute of Natural Sciences (INS) is one of nine Institutes that form the College of Sciences at Massey University. The areas of natural sciences that are covered by research and teaching within the Institute include: physics, chemistry, biology and ecology.
The staff of the Institute have a wide range of expertise.
Activities
- Research
- research is undertaken by individual staff and Research Centres.
- Undergraduate teaching
- our dedicated teachers deliver high quality, practical programmes in a flexible manner
- our courses include B.Sc (Biological Sciences), BVSc (pre-selection semester) and the proposed B.Nat.Sci.
- Postgraduate teaching
- our postgraduates experience strong staff commitment via well structured, cross-disciplinary programmes
- Consultancy
- the diverse expertise of our staff is regularly harnessed by private companies or Government agencies (both national & international) via consultancy agreements
- Public good activities
- we endorse the public good function of Universities by our support of numerous community and professional initiatives
Core Values
The decisions of the Institute are guided by the following principles:
- Quality
- Collegiality
- Responsibility
Synergy with New Zealand Institute for Advanced Study (NZIAS)
The INS and the NZIAS have a close and mutually supportive relationship. The integrative biology and natural sciences theme of the INS is consistent with the inter-disciplinary approach which is the cornerstone of the NZIAS.
