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The Inspired One Hundred
In 2011, Sir Paul Callaghan, who founded the MacDiarmid Institute for Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology, said in a pitch for...
August 12, 2024
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From farm to forefront of innovative science
Her day job of working to decarbonise the zinc and steel industries is a fair stretch from lambing time on...
July 9, 2024
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Meet the people taking science to the marketplace
For New Zealand scientists trying to solve big-picture problems, turning them into commercial businesses is often an afterthought.
September 28, 2023
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Bailout, Band-Aid or back to basics? NZ’s university funding review
Professor Nicola Gaston is calling for a rethink of how we fund and operate our universities and research institutes.
June 28, 2023
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NZ researchers use world-first tech to discover how melanin protects skin
NZ researchers have used world-first tech to discover how melanin protects the skin from UV radiation, findings could lead to...
October 17, 2022
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Researchers discover the secrets of how melanin protects skin from UV radiation
World-first NZ technology enables researchers to discover the secrets of how melanin protects skin from UV radiation.
October 11, 2022
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The science camp breaking down the barriers for Māori and Pasifika students
Diversity in academia is essential to expanding our knowledge systems and getting better outcomes for communities.
September 13, 2022
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RNZ’s Our Changing World: Revolutionising Ammonia Production
Associate Investigator, Associate Professor Franck Natali on the Breakthrough Energy Fellowship enabling his team to research reducing the energy cost...
April 5, 2022
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Restoring the health of a culturally significant stream
Whakarewarewa Living Village is looking to restore the health of the stream which flows through the Village, with help...
April 5, 2022
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Covid immunity testing could be coming to a pharmacy near you
Affiliated start-up, Orbis Diagnostics is starting as a two-month pilot where people can find out their COVID immunity level.
April 5, 2022
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Pandemic disruption to PhD research is bad for society and the economy
Every year thousands of students enrol in PhD degrees at universities in New Zealand, and the government funds their degrees...
January 19, 2022
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RNZ Nights' Sci Fi / Sci Fact
Sci Fi / Sci Fact is a new RNZ podcast where a MacDiarmid Institute researcher takes an idea from pop...
December 6, 2021
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