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SKA

Smears and fury in big telescope lobbying – Eloise Gibson

Smears and fury in big telescope lobbying – Eloise Gibson

Reflections on Science  |  Published: 15 April 2019

University of Auckland physicist Prof Richard Easther has had his conduct and mental health attacked after he criticised taxpayer funding for a telescope, […]

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NZ to play key role in SKA telescope

In the News  |  Published: 27 November 2013

New Zealand research groups have been confirmed to play a critical role in the development one of the the world’s […]

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SKA in SA – Astronomy for Africa

Reflections on Science  |  Published: 29 May 2012

In a guest post for the Australian science site The Conversation,  Prof Tshilidzi Marwala, Dean of Engineering at University of […]

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Dual site decision for SKA – experts respond

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 26 May 201228 May 2012

After many months of waiting, the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) Organisation has finally announced that the massive telescope array will […]

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Political pressure may split SKA between two continents

In the News  |  Published: 11 April 2012

Political lobbying may claw back some chance for New Zealand to participate in the $US2 billion Square Kilometre Array (SKA), […]

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The SKA bid – an insider’s perspective

Reflections on Science  |  Published: 02 February 201202 February 2012

Lisa Harvey-Smith, a scientist working for the CSIRO in Australia, writes about the impending decision on the Square Kilometre Array […]

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Dom Post: NZ may put up $30m to join outer-universe study

In the News  |  Published: 15 February 2010

Kiran Chug of the Dominion Post reports on the joint NZ-Australia bid to be a part of the ‘world’s biggest […]

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Dominion Post: Stretching international boundaries

In the News  |  Published: 21 August 200924 August 2009

An opinion piece by science writer Marilyn Head, looking at the joint Australian-New Zealand bid for the Square Kilometre Array […]

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A scientific project of epic proportions – the SKA

Blog  |  Published: 23 April 200923 April 2009

It’ll be one of the biggest scientific projects since the Large Hadron Collider was constructed beneath the Franco-Swiss border and […]

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Radio telescope unveiled at Warkworth

In the News  |  Published: 08 October 200801 December 2010

Media coverage of the radio telescope launch NBR: Clark, Cunliffe, Hodgson MIA as AUT cuts ribbon on $4b megascience bid […]

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