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Science Media SAVVY – upcoming video workshops

Blog  |  Published: 11 February 201607 March 2016

The Science Media Centre and Mohawk Media will team up again in March to offer their popular science video training […]

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Call off the Hunt – Fiona Fox on Tim Hunt

Reflections on Science  |  Published: 15 June 201515 June 2015

Fiona Fox, Director of the UK Science Media Centre, writes on her blog about the recent scandal around Nobel laureate […]

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Queen’s Birthday Honour’s list recognises scientists

Blog  |  Published: 01 June 201528 March 2016

The contribution of individual New Zealanders to science and society has been recognised in the 2015 Queen’s Birthday New Zealand […]

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A lesson for science communicators in Campbell Live demise

Blog  |  Published: 22 May 201522 May 2015

He made it to ten years, and on reflection, he was bloody lucky to get there. The axing of John […]

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Sorting antiques from modern shams – Stuff.co.nz

In the News  |  Published: 20 April 201528 March 2016

Nikki Macdonald reports in Stuff.co.nz how the radiocarbon dating lab in Lower Hutt gave the 26000 Vodka brand its name, confirmed […]

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Redesigned nets let small fish escape – Māori TV and 3 News

In the News  |  Published: 08 April 201528 March 2016

Two different research-based approaches to boost New Zealand’s fishing sustainability have recently been covered in the media, both of which […]

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NZ leads in Earth and Environmental Sciences – Expert reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 27 March 201528 March 2016

New Zealand is a leader in earth and environmental sciences in the Asia Pacific region, according to an analysis of high […]

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Our 2015 Science Journalism Fellow – Steven Trask

Blog  |  Published: 06 March 201506 March 2015

A science policy analyst with a first class Honors degree in genetics from the University of Otago is the Science […]

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Scientists – our newsrooms need you!

Blog  |  Published: 12 January 201512 January 2015

Back in 2008 when we set up the Science Media Centre, there were hardly any journalists with a science background […]

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Bad media releases to blame for media’s exaggerated reporting of health findings – experts respond

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 10 December 201428 March 2016

A study by UK and Australian scientists published today in the BMJ has found that, in many cases, badly composed […]

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