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Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it’s millions of tiny bits of plastic above our heads

Tiny chunks of plastic are in our skies and they may be helping cool the climate, according to research published in Nature.

Modified: 21/10/2021, 11:43 am

Created: 21/10/2021, 11:00 am
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MacDiarmid Institute Commercialisation Manager one of five MacDiarmid Institute KiwiNet Award finalists

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

Modified: 12/03/2025, 8:12 am

Created: 31/08/2023, 11:15 am
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New Principal Investigators

The MacDiarmid Institute proudly welcomes eight new principal investigators.

Modified: 16/03/2022, 3:53 pm

Created: 27/08/2018, 12:00 am
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DiscoveryCamp 2026 - Te Tohu Huraina

Hosted by the MacDiarmid Institute, DiscoveryCamp is a four day science camp for current year 12 and 13 Māori and Pacific Island students with a genuine passion for the sciences.

Modified: 27/08/2025, 2:21 pm

Created: 8/07/2025, 8:48 am
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New Zealand cleantech companies making an impact on the world stage

Six NZ startups were part of the "Cleantech Trek" to The Liveability Challenge and Cleantech Forum Asia.

Modified: 15/07/2025, 8:58 am

Created: 26/05/2025, 8:13 pm
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Protecting our native trees with lab-on-a-chip research

Principal Investigator Dr Volker Nock was awarded a Rutherford Discovery Fellowship to research fungi that spread disease to native trees.

Modified: 14/10/2019, 9:30 am

Created: 10/10/2019, 2:21 pm
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Media coverage of MacDiarmid Principal Investigator Professor Juliet Gerrard’s appointment as PM’s science advisor

Professor Gerrard’s appointment has been covered by the NZ Herald, stuff.co.nz, and The Spinoff. Scientists have applauded the appointment of respected biochemist Professor Juliet Gerrard as the next science adviser to Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern.

Modified: 16/06/2019, 1:17 pm

Created: 28/06/2018, 12:00 am
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Eric Le Ru awarded 2021 Hector Medal for work in Revolutionising chemical analysis at the nanoscale

Principal Investigator Eric Le Ru, awarded the Hector Medal for research in analytical chemistry at the nanoscale using surface-enhanced spectroscopies.

Modified: 19/11/2021, 12:24 pm

Created: 18/11/2021, 6:30 pm
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NZ first in the world to commemorate the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology

Aotearoa New Zealand was the first place in the world to commemorate the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology (IYQ). We kicked off the public celebrations for IYQ with the MacDiarmid Institute public lecture on 15 January: 'A Century of Quantum Mechanics: How 100 Years of Quantum Mechanics changed our perspective on reality.'

Modified: 20/02/2025, 4:23 pm

Created: 19/02/2025, 2:41 pm
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MacDiarmid Institute Co-Director 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 the research, science and innovation sector and as a ‘driver of change’ towards equity for women in science.

Modified: 23/01/2025, 1:08 pm

Created: 9/11/2023, 7:20 pm
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