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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: 19/04/2023, 6:33 pm

Created: 18/04/2023, 7:41 pm
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The MacDiarmid Institute turns 20

To celebrate our 20th anniversary, we took a look back at how we began and found it all began with a napkin.

Modified: 15/07/2025, 8:57 am

Created: 24/03/2023, 5:01 pm
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The life of a logo

Ahead of launching our new logo, we looked at the whakapapa of our original one.

Modified: 4/05/2022, 7:21 pm

Created: 16/11/2021, 8:00 am
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Germans backing South Island green hydrogen research centre

A planned green hydrogen research centre in Dunedin now has the financial backing of both the New Zealand and German governments.

Modified: 20/10/2021, 2:44 pm

Created: 20/10/2021, 1:52 pm
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2018 funding successes - Annual Report 2018

Funding successes for our investigators and their research programmes during 2018. This funding enables our researchers and collaborators to continue their breakthrough research in advanced materials and nanotechnology.

Modified: 16/03/2022, 4:05 pm

Created: 8/04/2019, 12:37 am
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Professor Richard Blaikie

Professor Richard Blaikie, former Director of the MacDiarmid Institute for Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology and University of Otago’s Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research and Enterprise), is now Emeritus Professor, University of Otago.

Modified: 12/08/2025, 8:45 am

Created: 14/02/2019, 2:38 pm
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MacDiarmid researchers successful in latest MBIE round

The MacDiarmid Institute is pleased to share the following successes from MacDiarmid researchers in this year’s MBIE Endeavour fund round.

Modified: 16/06/2019, 1:29 pm

Created: 14/09/2018, 12:00 am
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Nature of Science – scientist profiles

Profiles of Chemist AlanMacDiarmid, Experimental Physicist Sir Paul Callaghan, and Engineering Scientist Professor Richard Blaikie.

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

Created: 12/07/2012, 12:00 am
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