Scientists battle bacterial disease A week on from the discovery of the PSA bacterial disease in an orchard in the […]
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A third of NZ’s lakes poor quality: NIWA
A recently released report by NIWA has said that a third of the monitored lakes in New Zealand have poor […]
Continue readingBrian Fallow: Focus on better use of less research
Brian Fallow writes in the New Zealand Herald about the suggestions of the 2025 Taskforce, one of which is there […]
Continue readingMolecular biologist wins Rutherford Medal
Biochemist Warren Tate, from Otago University, has won the country’s top scientific award – the Rutherford Medal – at last […]
Continue readingAustralian HPV vaccination programme reduces STD – experts respond
AusSMC: Australia’s free human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine program for young women has decreased the diagnosis of genital warts by 59 […]
Continue readingExperts on Qantas engine failures
AusSMC: Our colleagues at the AuSMC and UK SMC rounded up expert comments on the Qantas Airbus A380 engine failure […]
Continue readingDr Mark Quigley: Earthquakes, science and the media
TVNZ: The University of Canterbury’s earthquake expert Mark Quigley presents to a packed-out audience in Christchurch on the Canterbury quake […]
Continue readingSedentary jobs endanger workers
Experts are warning that those people whose jobs consist primarily (or completely) of sitting behind a desk are facing triple […]
Continue readingUnravelling NZ’s ‘Innovation Puzzle’
It’s been a source of much puzzlement and discussion that, despite New Zealand ranking high on many of the metrics […]
Continue readingNZAS awards – scientists honoured for research
The New Zealand Association of Scientists last night presented its annual awards at a ceremony in Wellington. The winners were […]
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