Mira and Phoebe Postdoc

There will be some dogs on campus for much needed canine therapy from 2pm in the Grafton Courtyard. Ice cream, chips and drinks will be available from 3pm, come to our table in the Atrium to get your vouchers! 😊

Our annual FMHS Postdoctoral Society (PDS) FMHS Postgraduate Students’ Association (FMHS-PGSA) End of Year Celebration is on TODAY. Date: Thursday 27th November Time: 2 – 5 pm Venue: Superfino, Grafton Atrium, Grafton Courtyard

FMHS-PDS peer networking happening at Superfino Café now! Coffee and snacks are provided – Please look for us by the banner and sign in to receive an FMHS-PDS coffee token. BYO mug if you can.

We had some cancellations and have a few spots left for the workshop still. If you are interested or know someone who will benefit from the workshop, please encourage them to register!

PDS offers publication grants and research development grants. The research development grant offers flexible funding for travel costs, work-related costs or seed funding. The third round will close at 5 pm on the 10th of September 2025. Apply at: fmhspds.blogs.auckland.ac.nz/grants/

Please see below the information for our annual FMHS Postdoctoral Society (PDS) FMHS Postgraduate Students’ Association (FMHS-PGSA) Quiz Night: Date: Thursday 28th August Time: 4 – 6:30 pm Venue: Superfino

As always thanks so much to our fantastic supporters: we can’t run SUMMIT without you!

And the winners are… the first place talk: Julia Shanks for their talk titled “Does reduced parasympathetic activity limit exercise capacity in heart failure? A role for vagal co-transmitter VIP” 🥇👏👏#SUMMIT2025

And the winners are… 2nd place talk: Kate Loveys for their talk titled “The effect of high flow therapy in infants with bronchiolitis: a systematic review and meta-analysis” 👏👏👏👏 #SUMMIT2025

And the winners are… 3rd place talk: Alice McDouall for their talk titled “no apparent sex differences in response to hypothermia after hypoxia-ischemia in the term-equivalent fetal sheep 👏👏👏 #SUMMIT2025

And the winners are… Petra White for best abstract titled: “Mitochondrial dysfunction and delayed treatment of preterm brain dysfunction” 👏👏👏 #SUMMIT2025

Celebrating 10years of the FMHS-PDS with our current president Carol Bussey 🎉🎉🎉🎉

Kicked off the third and final session today #SUMMIT2025

Starting off with some practical advice on how to succeed in your academic career from Prof Leo Cheng #SUMMIT2025 👏👏

Fueling up for the afternoon #SUMMIT2025

First session of talks on now! #SUMMIT2025