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Significant piece of science history donated to the University

If you're reading this on your mobile phone, you may be holding a piece of New Zealand Nobel Prize history.

February 27, 2024

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2023 International Science Festival celebrates the legacy of Sir Paul Callaghan

Sir Paul Callaghan played a role in developing the Magnetic Resonance technology that has so many uses today, both in...

December 3, 2023

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Prof Nicola Gaston awarded Royal Society Thomson Medal

Our Co-Director Prof Nicola Gaston has been awarded the Thomson Medal by Royal Society Te Apārangi for transformative leadership for...

November 9, 2023

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2023 Marsden grant success

Congratulations to our long list of Marsden winners this year - it's wonderful to see the talent being recognised with...

November 3, 2023

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Discovery Scholarship Programme receives continued funding in 2024

We are delighted to announce the continued funding of the Discovery Scholarship Programme, for Māori and Pacific Island students.

October 10, 2023

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Commercialisation Manager wins KiwiNet Commercialisation Professional Award

Kevin Sheehy won the Commercialisation Professional Award at the 2023 KiwiNet Research Commercialisation Awards.

October 2, 2023

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Postdoc in Japanese collaboration for computational discovery

Dr Geoffrey Weal and colleagues are using computing and AI to discover materials increasing solar cell efficiency.

September 1, 2023

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Commercialisation Manager one of five KiwiNet Award finalists

Kevin Sheehy has been shortlisted for the KiwiNet Simpson Grierson Commercialisation Professional Award.

August 31, 2023

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We welcome two new Deputy Directors

We welcome Associate Professors Anna Garden and Natalie Plank as our new Deputy Directors, and bid farewell from our directorship...

July 3, 2023

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Three Independent Postdoctoral Fellowships awarded

The MacDiarmid Institute has three new Independent Postdoctoral Fellows.

May 24, 2023

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Professor Alan MacDiarmid

We’re named after Nobel laureate Professor Alan MacDiarmid. Alan was a regular visitor and friend to the Institute

April 14, 2023

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Sir Paul Callaghan

Our founding director was scientist, environmentalist and mentor, Sir Paul Callaghan, who encouraged scientists to take science out of the...

April 4, 2023

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