University of Otago’s Associate Dean (research) Professor Margreet Vissers has penned a heartfelt response to a column criticising inclusion of […]
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Introducing the SMC’s new director – Dacia Herbulock
As the Science Media Centre gears up to mark a decade of working at the heart of science and media, […]
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Applications are now open in the second round of funding of the Aotearoa New Zealand Science Journalism Fund. Grants ranging in […]
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Science New Zealand, the body that represents the country’s seven Crown Research Institutes (CRIs), hosted its inaugural national awards at […]
Continue readingBUDGET 2017: Science and research
The Government has released this year’s Budget, with $250 million earmarked for science and innovation initiatives. This page will be […]
Continue readingScience and Technology journalism shines at Canon Media Awards
Friday night’s Canon Media Awards could have been a glum affair, preoccupied with recriminations over the failed media mega merger that […]
Continue readingRethink of hazards after Kaikoura earthquake – Expert reaction
Last November’s Kaikoura earthquake will likely change the way scientists think about earthquake hazards in plate boundary zones, according to […]
Continue readingWhy scientists need to go to the barricades against Trump – and for the humanities – Nicola Gaston
University of Auckland’s Associate Professor Nicola Gaston writes on The Spinoff about why scientists need to stand against anti-science agendas […]
Continue readingCan Bill English pick up the pace on scientific investment? – Jeff Tallon
Science was ignited as the fuel of economic growth, but the fame has gone out, writes Professor Jeff Tallon, physicist […]
Continue readingJournalism Fellow lands Queenstown TV job
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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