This nine-page paper, written by researchers at the University of Otago, was published today in the British Medical Journal. The […]
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Kiwis surveyed on the Large Hadron Collider
New Zealand Herald: Kiwis fear the atom-smasher, says survey The survey asked how closely people had followed news coverage of […]
Continue readingThe Marsden Fund 2008: where is the funding going?
The Marsden Fund supports excellence in leading-edge research in New Zealand. Projects are selected annually in a rigorous process by […]
Continue readingAustralia issues first license to clone human embryos
The firm Sydney IVF has access to 7,200 human eggs for its research after a license was granted by the […]
Continue readingAUDIO: Dr Richard Beasley on NZ-led research in The Lancet
An audio briefing for journalists undertaken at 2pm today (September 19, 2008) hosted by the Australian Science Media Centre. The […]
Continue readingBRIEFING: New Zealand input into global study
ONLINE MEDIA BRIEFING – Friday 19 September at 2pm (NZT) – online (in collaboration with the Australian Science Media Centre) […]
Continue readingNEW RESEARCH: Birds outwit apes in physical reasoning
Universtiy of Auckland research published last year suggested that New Caledonian crows that were observed, used analogical reasoning rather than […]
Continue readingClimate change bill passed
The Government’s climate change legislation has now passed into law. The bill that sets up the emissions trading scheme (ETS) […]
Continue readingConservation Week (7-14 September)
Conservation week takes place this week and is New Zealand’s biggest green event. It’s been running since 1969 and is […]
Continue readingESA’s gravity satellite GOCE to launch on 5 October
ESA’s Gravity field and steady-state Ocean Circulation Explorer (GOCE) has been developed to bring about a whole new level of […]
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