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Work Placements

Co-operative education is the combination of study and work. The Co-operative Education Unit at the University of Waikato is the foremost leader in New Zealand for Co-operative Education-type programmes, with on average 200 students to find work placements for each year. Find out who benefits from Co-operative Education.

You must be enrolled in either a BSc(Tech) or BE(Hons) degree to do a work placement. Contact the Unit for advice.

Work placement student profiles

Adara Withers - BSc(Tech), Biological Sciences

Bird Society SOP Manu - French Polynesia:
Studying the Marquesas Kingfisher population.
Abby Mason - BSc(Tech),

DOC, Waikawau Bay: Worked with the dotterels.
Bo Zhang - BE, Software Engineering

BBC Technologies, Ohaupo: Placement involved a project that looked at interlinking several different automated processes for blueberry sorting into one programme.
Greg Snook - BSc(Tech), Earth Sciences

Albany Mega Centre construction site: Determining the soils physical properties, compaction and pore space.
Josh DeVillers and Rowan Freeman - BSc(Tech),

NIWA: Looking at growth trials and effectiveness of aquatic herbicides.
Robin Tokunai - BSc(Tech), Earth Sciences

Waihi Gold Mine: Worked for the geology team involved with underground mapping of the gold vein.
Kelly- Anne Banks - BSc(Tech), Animal Behaviour

Frankton Zoo: Developed a schedule of behavioural enrichment activities for all zoo animals.
Melaina Grant - BSc(Tech), Biochemistry

Montreal, Canada: Experimental work on parasitic metabolisms and genetics.
Mitch Woodhouse - BE, Mechanical Engineering

Singer, Huntly Power Station: Maintenance work on the turbines of the power station.
Sarah Hill - BSc(Tech), Animal Behaviour

Frankton Zoo: Developed a schedule of behavioural enrichment activities for all zoo animals.
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Singer, Huntly Power Station: Maintenance work on the turbines.
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Singer, Huntly Power Station: Some of the large tools used during the maintenance process of the turbines.
Stephanie Delaney - BSc(Tech), Animal Behaviour

Animal Behaviour & Welfare Group: Looking at stress on sheep, calf behaviour, and involved in bovine heat stress trials.
Karam Wadi - BE, Biochemical Engineering

Meat Research NZ: Looking at improving digestibility and methods of adding nutritional value to food products.
Myles Hill - BSc(Tech), Biological Sciences

Environment Waikato: Inspecting aquatic wildlife.
Cheridan Mather - BSc(Tech), Biological Sciences

Hamilton Zoo: Keeper working with birds, reptiles and some monkey species.
Daina Harris - BSc(Tech), Biological Sciences

Ag Research: First placement with Animal Behaviour & Welfare Group – looking at bovine heat stress.