As researchers with the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) announce they have spotted gravitational waves – ripples in space itself […]
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Scientists and other thinkers talk about science and society and the connection between the two.
STEM skills vital to NZ’s future – Steven Joyce
Writing in the Dominion Post, Minister of Economic Development Steven Joyce lays out the case for a skilled workforce – […]
Continue readingTop Ten Science Stories of 2015
It has been a big year for science, both at home and abroad. We have seen water on Mars and […]
Continue readingWhy do governments support research? – Sir Peter Gluckman
Sir Peter Gluckman, the Prime Minister’s Chief Science Advisor, discuses the history and future of government research funding in latest […]
Continue readingScience needs funding certainty to excel
The Press science reporter Dr Sarah-Jane O’Connor looks at the state of science funding in New Zealand and whether it […]
Continue readingAgResearch restructure – In the News
AgResearch has been the focus of intense media reporting this week in anticipation of an announcement that the Crown Research […]
Continue readingPrestigious fellowships funding NZ research
Virtual babies, breast cancer genomics and criminal psychology are just a few subjects to be studied by researchers awarded prestigious […]
Continue readingDr Christina Riesselman awarded Women in Science fellowship
Dr Christina Riesselman, a geologist at the University of Otago — and Science Media SAVVY participant — has been awarded […]
Continue readingThe Taonga Genome Project on Radio NZ
The director of genetics at Otago University, Peter Dearden, spoke on Radio New Zealand’s Sunday Morning show about his proposal […]
Continue readingDr Michelle Dickinson’s new column in the Weekend Herald
As the columnist for the Weekend Herald‘s new Science & Tech page, Dr Michelle Dickinson test runs a new device […]
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