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Co-Directors’ Report - Annual Report 2023

2023 was a year full of activity, and we are pleased to share this report on the Institute's progress.

Modified: Jun 5, 2024, 6:18 AM

Created: Apr 12, 2024, 6:08 PM
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Co-Directors appointed Fellows of the Royal Society of New Zealand Te Apārangi

MacDiarmid Institute Co-Directors Professor Nicola Gaston and Professor Justin Hodgkiss have both been elected to the New Zealand Royal Society Te Apārangi’s Academy.

Modified: Apr 12, 2024, 5:58 PM

Created: Apr 4, 2024, 6:08 PM
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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.

Modified: Apr 15, 2024, 5:48 PM

Created: Feb 27, 2024, 12:34 AM
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Kiwi postdoc powers Japanese collaboration for computational discovery of new solar cell materials

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

Modified: Dec 3, 2023, 10:47 PM

Created: Sep 1, 2023, 7:02 PM
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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 team to Professor Paul Kruger and Associate Professor Geoff Willmott.

Modified: Jul 10, 2023, 2:00 PM

Created: Jul 3, 2023, 10:58 AM
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KiwiNet winners - Annual Report 2022

The MacDiarmid Institute’s research is now called ‘Deep Tech’ by the various investors who beat a path to our door.

Modified: Jul 25, 2023, 2:34 PM

Created: Apr 20, 2023, 7:46 PM
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Funding successes - Annual Report 2022

Funding successes for our investigators and their research programmes during 2022. This funding enables our researchers and collaborators to continue their breakthrough research in advanced materials and nanotechnology.

Modified: Aug 15, 2023, 12:56 PM

Created: Apr 19, 2023, 6:34 PM
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Our research programmes over the years

There has been an evolution to move the focus of applications more towards global challenges of climate change and sustainability.

Modified: Apr 19, 2023, 6:33 PM

Created: Apr 18, 2023, 7:41 PM
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Rhodes Trust trip to Oxford

Our Deputy Director Māori Associate Professor Pauline Harris travelled to Oxford in October with Juliet Nelson.

Modified: Apr 18, 2023, 7:01 PM

Created: Apr 14, 2023, 7:24 PM
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Co-Directors’ Report - Annual Report 2022

When the MacDiarmid Institute turned 20 years old in 2022, we took the opportunity to celebrate what the Institute has achieved so far, and to look forward to the next 20 years.

Modified: Apr 14, 2023, 8:00 PM

Created: Apr 13, 2023, 1:41 PM
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Hon. Ayesha Verrall, Minister for Research, Science, and Innovation visits VUW labs

We hosted a visit by Ayesha Verrall, Minister for Research, Science, and Innovation at our MacDiarmid Institute labs.

Modified: May 31, 2023, 1:27 PM

Created: Nov 4, 2022, 10:31 AM
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New Zealand researchers use world-first technology to discover how melanin protects skin from UV radiation

NZ researchers have used world-first tech to discover how melanin protects the skin from UV radiation, findings could lead to better sunscreens & longer-lasting paints.

Modified: Dec 13, 2023, 9:40 PM

Created: Oct 17, 2022, 10:41 AM
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