Mission
To create opportunities for students to apply, explore and share scientific knowledge through practical learning, research, projects and collaboration beyond formal coursework.
About SRIS
Learning should continue beyond the lecture room.
The Science, Research and Innovation Society brings students together to explore ideas, practise what they learn, contribute to research and projects, and share knowledge through practical experience.
Why SRIS exists
Built to give students more room to explore.
SRIS was established by University of Papua New Guinea students who believed that learning should not be confined to lectures, tutorials or laboratory sessions prescribed by a course. Students should also have opportunities to explore ideas independently, practise concepts, work on projects, take part in research and teach what they understand to others. By applying and sharing knowledge, students can strengthen their understanding while developing practical, collaborative and problem-solving skills.
Vision
A university community where students actively explore knowledge, develop practical capability and contribute ideas, research and innovation that extend beyond the classroom.
What guides us
Principles behind the way SRIS learns and works.
A short set of commitments that shape how the society runs its projects, practicals and shared learning.
Learn by doing
Turn concepts into practical experience through experimentation, projects and application.
Share what you understand
Strengthen learning by explaining ideas, methods and discoveries to others
Explore beyond coursework
Give students room to investigate interests and questions that extend beyond prescribed academic content.
Work across disciplines
Bring students together across scientific disciplines to exchange skills, perspectives and ideas.
Create with purpose
Encourage research, projects and innovation that develop useful knowledge and practical capability.
Our journey
How SRIS grew from an idea into a society.
The milestones that took SRIS from a group of science students to a society running practicals, research and projects across UPNG.
2023
Foundation
Science students and faculty advisors founded SRIS to give scientific research and innovation at UPNG a home of its own.
Early 2024
First initiatives
The first laboratory practical sessions and workshops put classroom theory into hands-on practice.
Mid 2024
Expansion
Membership grew across several science departments, and the society's first collaborative research projects got under way.
Late 2024
Professional development
Professional coaching sessions and networking events began preparing members for careers in science.
2025
Ambitious projects
SRIS launched its first amateur rocket project and began developing the Smart Farm initiative.
The people behind SRIS