PAS Announces 2026 Tupaia Research Grants recipients

TPVM are proud to announce the success of Principal Research Fellow Dr Tina Newport and Director of TVPM Dr Emma Powell on their successful applications for Tupaia Grants from the recently established Pacific Academy of Sciences.

As published on the PAS website, Tina and Emma will undertake the following projects:

Dr Christina Newport, University of Auckland, Cook Islands
Project: Pacific knowledge, Global Conversations: Publishing Climate Im/mobility Research
Summary: This project support Pacific knowledge and leadership by publishing important research on climate change and human mobility with 17 communities across seven Pacific countries for diverse audiences.

Dr Emma Powell, Tu Puna Vai Mārama: Cook Islands Centre for Research, Cook Islands
Project: Atu Nui Maruarua: an island and its houses
Summary: This ethnographic case study uses the island of Atiu (Enuamanu) in the Cook Islands to examine contemporary Pacific governance and community networks beyond the home island.

You can read more on the PAS website and stay tuned for further updates from these projects in the year ahead.