Student and alumni profiles
Find out what postgraduate study is like—read what our current and past students have to say about their experiences.
![Brettelemani Manaia Brettelemani wears a lab coat and sits in a chemistry lab. He is laughing at something off camera and holding equipment.](https://www.wgtn.ac.nz/__data/assets/image/0017/1726010/varieties/ls_medium.jpg)
Brettelemani Manaia
Brettelemani completed a Bachelor of Science and is now studying towards a PGDipSc in Chemistry.
![Matthew Brett.jpg Matthew, wearing safety goggles and a lab coat, sits at a bench in a chemistry lab.](https://www.wgtn.ac.nz/__data/assets/image/0003/1726014/varieties/ls_medium.jpg)
Matthew Brett
After completing a Bachelor of Science, Matthew realised that he wasn’t ready to stop learning.
![Clarrie Macklin Clarrie sits at a desk looking directly at the camera. Behind him, his computer screen shows models of a glacier.](https://www.wgtn.ac.nz/__data/assets/image/0018/1726011/varieties/ls_medium.jpg)
Clarrie Macklin
Wanting to keep his options open, Clarrie started off his time at university with a BSc in Geophysics and English Literature.
![naomi-puketapu-waite.jpg Naomi Puketapu-Waite](https://www.wgtn.ac.nz/__data/assets/image/0008/1871315/varieties/ls_medium.jpg)
Naomi Puketapu-Waite
“Through my Master’s I have a better understanding of the different ways people interact with, and rely on, science.”
![Chantal Mawer Master of Environmental Studies graduate Chantal Mawer](https://www.wgtn.ac.nz/science/study/postgraduate/student-and-alumni-profiles/chantal-mawer/chantal-mawer.jpg/ls_medium.jpg)
Chantal Mawer
Currently employed as a Researcher/Analyst for the Waitangi Tribunal, Chantal says her Master of Environmental Studies opened doors to many job opportunities.
![Harry Warring Portrait of Harry Warring standing in front of his workplace, Rocket Lab](https://www.wgtn.ac.nz/science/study/postgraduate/student-and-alumni-profiles/harry-warring/harry-warring.jpg/ls_medium.jpg)
Harry Warring
A grounding in physics at Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington set Harry Warring up for a career solving the world's most pressing problems.
![Oliver Donaldson Portrait of Oliver Donaldson](https://www.wgtn.ac.nz/science/study/postgraduate/student-and-alumni-profiles/oliver-donaldson/oliver-donaldson.jpg/ls_medium.jpg)
Oliver Donaldson
Oliver Donaldson has a passion for improving mental health outcomes in LGBTQIA+ and takatāpui communities, which led him to a Master of Science in Psychology.
![Poppy McGuigan Hay Portrait of Poppy McGuigan Hay](https://www.wgtn.ac.nz/science/study/postgraduate/student-and-alumni-profiles/poppy-mcguigan-hay/poppy_mcguiganhay.jpg/ls_medium.jpg)
Poppy McGuigan Hay
A summer internship with the Ministry for the Environment was instrumental in Poppy McGuigan Hay’s decision to pursue a Master of Science in Society.
![Lisa Wolf Lisa Wolf, Masters student, stands in a lab in a lab coat, pulling seaweed out of a tank.](https://www.wgtn.ac.nz/science/study/postgraduate/student-and-alumni-profiles/lisa-wolf/lisa-wolf.jpg/ls_medium.jpg)
Lisa Wolf
Master of Science student Lisa Wolf might have taken the long route in pursuit of her marine biology passion, but she has followed her dream around the globe.