A University lecturer may be stretching academic freedom too far when it comes to examining climate change in his classes. […]
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SMC vacancy – applications now closed
APPLICATIONS FOR THIS ROLE HAVE NOW CLOSED – THANKS FOR YOUR INTEREST! Media advisor role – Science Media Centre The […]
Continue readingClimate change and extreme weather in the news
Following the Science Media Centre’s briefing with experts yesterday, several media outlets have reported on the connections between rising global […]
Continue readingExtreme weather and climate change
How can we gauge the impact on weather of global warming above and beyond natural variation in weather patterns?
Continue readingWill ‘Playing God’ be our saviour?
In an article published in the Dominion Post , environmental author Mark Lynas explains why mankind must embrace technologies like […]
Continue readingNew Zealanders help dig up potato genome
This week the Potato Genome Sequencing Consortium published the genome of the humble potato in the international journal Nature. The […]
Continue readingSynthetic cannabis contains chemical cocktails
Following the revelation of new data from Environmental Science and Research (ESR) on Monday, the media have reported widely on […]
Continue readingWhat is in legal highs? New data from ESR
The Science Media Centre today held a press briefing to release new information about the chemical make-up of synthetic cannabis […]
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The Science Media Centre now has a presence on social networking site Facebook, giving you a new option for receiving […]
Continue readingAustralia puts a price on carbon
The Australian government yesterday unveiled plans to impose a “carbon price” on industrial emissions in a bid to combat climate […]
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