Season 1
Distinguished Professor Tony Ballantyne on New Zealand history, the British Empire and his new book
In this week’s episode of 30 with the VC, Vice-Chancellor Grant Robertson talks to Distinguished Professor Tony Ballantyne about his new book, Captain Cook and the Unsettled Afterlives of Empire, which explores the ongoing debates, arguments and contestation around Captain Cook. They also delve into some of the extraordinary figures of New Zealand history and Professor Ballantyne’s early career.
Professor Craig Rodger, from Otago's Department of Physics, is known for his expertise in space weather, love of fun shirts and enthusiastic storytelling. In the first episode of 30 with the VC, he talks to Vice-Chancellor Grant Robertson about what exactly space weather is and how it can impact us, the "satisfying and scary" real-world impact of his research, and his hopes for the students he teaches.