An article by journalist Liz Gooch in the Asia/Pacific section of today’s New York Times examines New Zealand’s efforts to […]
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NZ girls not too pretty for math …
American researchers who say gender equity and other sociocultural factors — not national income, school type, or religion — determine […]
Continue readingReport on kiwi science education released
Sir Peter Gluckman, Chief Science Advisor to the Prime Minister, today released his much-awaited report on the state of science […]
Continue readingThe Press: Worrying trend revealed
Rebecca Todd writes in The Press about new research from Canterbury University showing that children with asthma are more likely […]
Continue readingODT/NZPA:Cellphones could become classroom tools
A new pilot programme underway in Auckland could see teachers switch from banning cell phones in classrooms, to making them […]
Continue readingNZ Herald: Smoke dope and become one, study warns
Jarrod Booker writes in the New Zealand Herald about research from the University of Otago showing that people who start […]
Continue readingNZ Herald: Rock solid grounding in the study of life
Angela McCarthy writes in the New Zealand Herald about the study of geology, and the careers that geology graduates have […]
Continue readingDom Post: Stone the crows – it’s the first time I’ve heard of that
Bob Brockie of the Dominion Post discusses some of the science discoveries over the last month that, while fascinating, didn’t […]
Continue readingNewsletter Digest: $1 million Science prizes, Folic acid, and the 3 Rs
PM dishes up $1 million in prizes The most lucrative prize for science ever offered in New Zealand has been […]
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