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Quarterly newsletters
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MacDiarmid Institute general newsletters
We send newsletters as a quarterly update of what the Institute been up to as well as a way for us to share with you events, and opportunities to stay connected with the MacDiarmid Institute. Sign up for our general newsletters.
You will also find our alumni newsletters further down the page.
The MacDiarmid Institute Update April 2024
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Published Apr 17, 2024
A highlight this quarter was the announcement that Co-Directors Professor Nicola Gaston and Professor Justin Hodgkiss had been appointed Fellows of the Royal Society of New Zealand Te Apārangi (FRSNZ). "For us this honour is all the more special because Professor Gaston and Professor Hodgkiss follow in the path of both our founder Sir Paul Callaghan and our namesake Alan MacDiarmid." (MacDiarmid Institute Board Chair Hēmi Rolleston, on the announcement).
The MacDiarmid Institute Update December 2023
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Published Feb 1, 2024
2023 has been a challenging year for many, especially those working in universities and other parts of the Tertiary Sector. And yet there have been huge positives, including awards for startups and new IP, and funding success for research that will have an impact on sustainability and the future of life here on our planet.
The MacDiarmid Institute Update October 2023
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Published Feb 1, 2024
Deep tech innovation shone at last month’s KiwiNet Research Commercialisation awards. The awards celebrate the heroes in research commercialisation, and this year several MacDiarmid Institute affiliated companies and alumni were finalists.
The MacDiarmid Institute Update June 2023
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Published Jul 4, 2023
We’d like to firstly acknowledge the pressure that many of our colleagues are under, due to redundancies having been announced to address major funding shortfalls across the university sector. In recent media, our Co-Director Professor Nicola Gaston has written extensively on the wider impacts of this. Here in our quarterly newsletter, we showcase the work of our researchers, our alumni, and our partners.
The MacDiarmid Institute Update March 2023
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Published Mar 3, 2023
Welcome to our first newsletter of 2023, which comes hot on the heels of our hugely successful conference on Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology (AMN10) in Rotorua last month. The biennial conference was attended by nearly 500 scientists, mostly from overseas, who were welcomed with a powhiri from Ngāti Whakaue. In her opening speech, the Minister for Research, Science, and Innovation, Hon. Dr Ayesha Verrall, announced new initiatives supporting Māori and Pacific people into the Research, Science and Innovation (RSI) system and workforce.
The MacDiarmid Institute Year In Review 2022
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Published Dec 21, 2022
2022 saw our people out and about again. Our researchers joined an Iwi and Māori student haerenga to Oxford University, spoke with science groups and schools about how science makes its way into the marketplace, and we enjoyed our first proper get-together in almost two years.
The MacDiarmid Institute Update October 2022
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Published Oct 20, 2022
The Institute’s first Director, Sir Paul Callaghan, had a vision for a vibrant and prosperous New Zealand transformed through science and technology. He saw it was people who would change the landscape of our hi-tech-economy, and set about training them, bringing together not just the scientists but the scientists and the businesspeople, educators, and communities.
The MacDiarmid Institute Update June 2022
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Published Jun 29, 2022
Mānawatia a Matariki. We hope you found time to connect with family and friends over this time. As winter sets in here in Aotearoa New Zealand, and much of the world opens up for travel after two years, many of our researchers are looking forward to going abroad to reconnect in person with research collaborators.
The MacDiarmid Institute Update March 2022
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Published Apr 4, 2022
In this first newsletter of the year, we are delighted to introduce our new Board Chair, and our new Deputy Director Māori, and share our latest research.
The MacDiarmid Institute 2021 Year in Review
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Published Dec 21, 2021
As we come to the end of what has been extremely challenging year for many people in New Zealand and around the world, we take a look back at the highlights for our researchers in 2021.
Sci Fi/Sci Fact - a New Podcast Collaboration with RNZ Nights and The MacDiarmid Institute
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Published Dec 8, 2021
RNZ launches Sci Fi / Sci Fact, their latest podcast and a spinoff of the popular science Materials: Fact or Fiction segment from RNZ’s Nights with Bryan Crump.
MacDiarmid Institute Update September 2021
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Published Sep 7, 2021
This is our first update since starting our new contract and our first chance to let you know about our new Research Programmes (which began on 1 July 2021 and continue to the end of December 2028). Our research programmes address some of the greatest challenges facing New Zealand today; turning our attention towards zero carbon, zero waste and low energy tech.
MacDiarmid Institute Year in Review 2020
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Published Dec 21, 2020
2020 was an extraordinarily challenging year worldwide. It came as no surprise to us as directors of the Institute to find that in the midst of all of this, the community that the MacDiarmid Institute has become was an amazing resource and support network.
$48 Million For MacDiarmid Institute As Research Excellence Is Recognised For Fourth Time
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Published Oct 9, 2020
We are very happy to be able to tell you that the MacDiarmid Institute has been refunded. The government announced today that we have been selected by the Tertiary Education Commission (TEC) in the 2019/20 CoRE round and will receive $48 million over seven-and-a-half years from July 2021–December 2028.
MacDiarmid Institute Newsletter September 2020
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Published Sep 16, 2020
Covid-19 Science Communication
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Published Jun 1, 2020
During these unfamiliar times, independent science communication has come into its own. Here we celebrate the work of the scientist communicators working hard to help us keep ourselves and everyone around us safe.
MacDiarmid Institute 2019 Year In Review
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Published Dec 19, 2019
2019 has been another successful year for the Institute. This year four of our researchers were awarded medals at the Royal Society Honours Awards for excellent achievement in their respective fields. MacDiarmid Institute researchers were awarded over $26 million in competitive funding. Three of our people won at the KiwiNet Research Commercialisation Awards.
MacDiarmid Institute Newsletter, September/October 2019
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Published Nov 5, 2019
Last month, Climate Change Minister Hon James Shaw checked out sustainable technology research in our labs; new battery technologies, luminescent solar concentrators, printed photovoltaics, and next generation computing devices.The science is cool. It’s like you're the first one doing something on earth.
Dr Nihan Aydemir MacDiarmid Institute alumna Plant and Food Research Chemist
MacDiarmid Institute alumni newsletters
Our alumni newsletter is a quarterly update of what the Institute been up to as well as a way for us to share with our alumni jobs and events, and opportunities to stay connected with the MacDiarmid Institute whānau. Sign up for our alumni newsletters.
Alumni Newsletter #12, April 2024
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Published Apr 18, 2024
A highlight this quarter was the announcement that Co-Directors Professor Nicola Gaston and Professor Justin Hodgkiss had been appointed Fellows of the Royal Society of New Zealand Te Apārangi (FRSNZ). "For us this honour is all the more special because Professor Gaston and Professor Hodgkiss follow in the path of both our founder Sir Paul Callaghan and our namesake Alan MacDiarmid." (MacDiarmid Institute Board Chair Hēmi Rolleston, on the announcement).
Alumni Newsletter #11, December 2023
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Published Feb 1, 2024
2023 has been a challenging year for many, especially those working in universities and other parts of the Tertiary Sector. And yet there have been huge positives, including awards for startups and new IP, and funding success for research that will have an impact on sustainability and the future of life here on our planet.
Alumni Newsletter #10, October 2023
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Published Feb 1, 2024
Deep tech innovation shone at last month’s KiwiNet Research Commercialisation awards. The awards celebrate the heroes in research commercialisation, and this year several MacDiarmid Institute affiliated companies and alumni were finalists.
Alumni Newsletter #9, June 2023
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Published Jun 30, 2023
As cooler weather sets in for 2023, there is no shortage of impactful events and research happening at the MacDiarmid Institute. We’d like to firstly acknowledge the pressure that many of our colleagues are under, due to redundancies having been announced to address major funding shortfalls across the university sector.
Alumni Newsletter #8, March 2023
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Published Mar 30, 2023
Welcome to the first newsletter of 2023 and happy 2nd birthday to our alumni newsletter! We hope you’ve enjoyed staying connected with the MacDiarmid Institute as much as we’ve enjoyed keeping in touch with you all.
Alumni Newsletter #7, December 2022
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Published Dec 21, 2022
2022 saw our people out and about again. Our researchers joined an Iwi and Māori student haerenga to Oxford University, spoke with science groups and schools about how science makes its way into the marketplace, and we enjoyed our first proper get-together in almost two years.
Alumni Newsletter #6, October 2022
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Published Oct 19, 2022
As we welcome spring, we congratulate the graduates of this season from the MacDiarmid Institute. The past three months have seen the tertiary sector welcome back international students, and we also celebrated the MacDiarmid Institute’s 20th birthday. The Institute’s first Director, Sir Paul Callaghan, had a vision for a vibrant and prosperous New Zealand transformed through science and technology.
Alumni Newsletter #5, June 2022
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Published Jun 30, 2022
We would like to take a moment to share with you our recent news and our recently published 2021 Annual Report. Our Alumni Newsletter turns one! It has been one year since the first issue of the MacDiarmid Institute Alumni Newsletter. Thank you for being part of our readership!
Alumni Newsletter #4, March 2022
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Published Mar 30, 2022
For the first issue of 2022, we are delighted to share with you stories of your fellow alumni, introduce our new Board Chair and tell you of the opportunities that have come from our new Research Programmes, as well as external opportunities available to you.
Alumni Newsletter #3, December 2021
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Published Dec 10, 2021
The rolling lockdowns over the past few months has taken a toll on many. As we come to the end of the year, we take pause to reflect on the year that has been.
Alumni Newsletter #2, August 2021
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Published Sep 10, 2021
We hope you and your whānau are safe and well during these lockdowns. As expected, 2021 is turning into another unpredictable year for many, including for our MacDiarmid Institute researchers and students.
Alumni Newsletter #1, March 2021
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Published Mar 31, 2021
Welcome to the first MacDiarmid Institute Alumni Newsletter! 2020 was an extraordinarily challenging year worldwide. It came as no surprise to us as directors of the Institute to find that in the midst of it all of this, the community that the MacDiarmid Institute has become was an amazing resource and support network.
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