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Science meets comedy in new podcast series

Blog  |  Published: 24 March 201707 April 2017

If you think science and comedy don’t mix you are missing a trick. The last decade has seen a blossoming […]

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Get Science Media SAVVY with our video workshops

Blog  |  Published: 16 February 201705 June 2020

The Science Media Centre offers workshops in Auckland and Wellington on making short videos to communicate research. These Science Media […]

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Science in crises – some communications dos and don’ts

Blog  |  Published: 10 February 201712 July 2017

This week I had the pleasure of attending part of a University of Otago symposium on infectious diseases and gave […]

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Journalism Fellow lands Queenstown TV job

Blog  |  Published: 10 January 2017

Our 2016 Science Journalism Fellow, Meena Amso, has landed on her feet following journalism school picking up a reporting role with […]

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Farewelling a seasoned science journo

Blog  |  Published: 09 December 201609 December 2016

Reporter Paul Gorman departs The Press after 14 years, including a stint spent getting to grips with earthquake science. Paul […]

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How is the SMC measuring up?

Blog  |  Published: 28 November 201625 November 2016

We love evidence, here at the SMC. So when the chance came up to put our own work under the microscope, […]

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New SMC team member – Tessa Evans

Blog  |  Published: 14 October 201614 October 2016

Tessa Evans this week joins the Science Media Centre team from Australia, where she has been presenting forensic science workshops in […]

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Five tips for time-poor science communicators

Blog  |  Published: 12 August 2016

Researchers are stretched for time and science communication efforts are often not seen as a priority. But savvy science communicators […]

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SMC is hiring – work at the heart of science media!

Blog  |  Published: 10 August 201610 August 2016

The Science Media Centre is looking for a new team member to join our busy Wellington-based team of four. See […]

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Paying tribute to a science reporting star

Blog  |  Published: 29 July 201601 August 2016

RNZ’s Veronika Meduna, one of the country’s most experienced and respected science journalists, finished up co-hosting the popular Our Changing […]

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