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Uru-Manuka Williams serves as the Māori Administrator and Kaiwhakahaere Tari in the Department of Zoology at the University of Otago. This administrative role involves supporting departmental operations, with direct contact available through phone at +64 3 479 7976. Williams is also listed in connection with the Centre for Sustainability and Science Initiatives (CSSCI) in a similar operational capacity.
Williams completed a Master of Science (MSc) degree at the University of Otago in 2022. The thesis, supervised by Professor Miles Lamare, Head of the Department of Marine Science, is titled 'The effects of sedimentation on the physiology of living New Zealand brachiopods.' During studies, Williams was associated with the Department of Marine Science and contributed to or was acknowledged in publications such as Permophiles. Additional mentions appear in acknowledgments of student theses within the Division of Sciences.
