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Rutherford Medal

New Zealand’s top researchers honoured – In the News

In the News  |  Published: 11 October 201720 August 2018

Outstanding New Zealander researchers have been awarded prestigious medals at the Royal Society Te Apārangi Research Honours Dinner, held in […]

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Royal Society medals honour 2014’s top researchers

In the News  |  Published: 27 November 201428 March 2016

Twelve outstanding New Zealand researchers have been awarded medals at the Royal Society of New Zealand 2014 Research Honours event, […]

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Royal Society medals honour top scientists

Reflections on Science  |  Published: 22 November 201223 November 2012

The New Zealand Research Honours Dinner, an annual awards evening celebrating top New Zealand researchers, was held in Auckland this […]

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Rutherford Medal Winner on Radio NZ

Reflections on Science  |  Published: 21 November 2011

Prof Christine Winterbourn from the University of Otago, Christchurch, winner of the 2011 Rutherford Medal, was interviewed by Kim Hill (of […]

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Support scientific curiosity: winning researcher

Reflections on Science  |  Published: 17 November 201121 November 2011

Science funders need to keep on supporting “blue skies” research — fundamental work that may have no apparent immediate application […]

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Newsletter Digest: Psa, awards, and vitamin D

Blog  |  Published: 12 November 2010

Scientists battle bacterial disease A week on from the discovery of the PSA bacterial disease in an orchard in the […]

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Newsletter Digest: Dietary supplements, a genetics roundtable and the Rutherford Medal

Blog  |  Published: 20 November 200924 November 2009

Briefing: dietary supplements Dietary supplements such as multivitamin tablets and energy drinks are an increasingly common part of our lives, […]

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NZ Herald/Dom Post: Science Honours Dinner 2009

In the News  |  Published: 20 November 200920 November 2009

Eloise Gibson of the New Zealand Herald and Kiran Chug of the Dominion Post report on the top science award […]

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