Sarah-Jane O'Connor, Author at Science Media Centre

Expert Reactions | Published: 20 July 2016

A diet high in fatty acids from oily fish might reduce the risk of dying from bowel cancer, but experts […]

In the News | Published: 19 July 201603 May 2017

Reclaimed land in South Dunedin might be sinking faster than other areas, GNS Science researchers have found, coinciding with a […]

In the News | Published: 18 July 201603 May 2017

On Friday, the Government released a discussion paper to identify the areas of scientific knowledge needed to support decision-making for […]

In the News | Published: 15 July 201603 May 2017

Dunedin has once again played host to the International Science Festival, which comes to town every two years bringing scientists […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 15 July 201622 March 2017

New Zealand’s conservation and environmental science aims are to be strengthened, thanks to a newly released public discussion paper that […]

Reflections on Science | Published: 13 July 201603 May 2017

A proposal to test how reliable brain scans could be in detecting whether suspects knew anything about a crime goes […]

In the News | Published: 12 July 201603 May 2017

Australian officials made headlines this week when they announced that AIDS was no longer an epidemic in their country, but […]

In the News | Published: 12 July 2016

The discovery of an extinct sea lion from the Chatham Islands has researchers concerned that modern levels of by-catch could […]

In the News | Published: 12 July 201603 May 2017

Children who suck their thumb or chew their nails are less likely to develop allergies later in life, researchers from […]

In the News | Published: 11 July 2016

A simple device thought to improve the safety of babies sharing their parents’ bed has not been supported by the […]