WIDE Trust grant supports potentially ground-breaking timber wall research
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A generous scholarship has proven a game-changer for a researcher and his PhD student at Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha | University of Canterbury (UC).
The research based in Te Tari Pūhanga Metarahi, Rawa Taiao | Department of Civil and Natural Resources Engineering could have far-reaching implications for the construction and forestry industries and New Zealand’s quest to become a carbon-neutral economy.
Ben Moerman studied his master’s in Canada before receiving a Wood Industry Development and Education (WIDE) Trust scholarship to do his PhD at UC.
WIDE Trust focuses on supporting development and education in the forestry and wood industry sectors by providing grants and scholarships to New Zealand students and institutions.
Associate Professor Li says the Trust approached Kura Ngahere | School of Forestry about four years ago, looking for opportunities to invest in university education as well as research.
