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Kids earn new award for swamp project

Students in rural Taranaki are the first in Aotearoa to achi...

Video: The Life and Times of Supervolcanoes

The 2018 Rutherford Lecture 'super tour' was presented...

Potential uses of gene editing for New Zealand’s primary industries

Removing allergens from milk...

2018 Rutherford Discovery Fellowships announced

Ten early- to mid-career researchers have been awa...

Calling for submissions for dental research themed special issue of JRSNZ

In celebration of the ne...

Videos and Photos: 2018 Falling Walls Lab NZ presentations

Videos and photos are now available fro...

Winners of the 180 Seconds of Discovery video competition announced

Targeted treatments for wormy ...

Hidden world of kākāpō revealed on Google Earth

During this year’s Conservation Week DOC have...

Celebrating women's contribution to expanding knowledge in New Zealand

To celebrate 125 years of w...

The sometime chieftainess

'The Old Time Māori' is part of Te Takarangi 150 Māori authored book s...

President Professor Wendy Larner wins Women of Influence Award

Professor Wendy Larner FRSNZ, Presi...

Clean air innovation wins researcher trip to Berlin for Falling Walls Lab final

Attempting to brea...

Kupu: Take a photo, learn a language

To celebrate Te Wiki o te Reo Māori, Royal Society Te Apāra...

Countdown to Falling Walls Lab New Zealand 2018

There is only four days to go before 19 young inno...

Video: Paleoart - When art and science benefit each other

Dr Julius Csotonyi is a Canadian full ti...

Lecture series - Microbial Diagnostics: The Germ's Perspective

A nationwide series of talks by Ass...

Fellow delivers 29th annual Gödel Lecture

Professor Rod Downey FRSNZ, of Victoria University of W...

Marsden Fund Council vacancy for Ecology, Evolution and Behaviour panel convenor

There is a vacanc...

National Research Charter for Aotearoa being developed

A new charter to set out the principles und...

Video: The future needs scientists - panel discussion on teaching science

Prime Minister's Science...

Two New Zealanders to be honoured by the International Geographical Union

New Zealand geographers ...

Past President's speech at farewell function

Emeritus Professor Richard Bedford shares some though...

President's speech at farewell function

Royal Society Te Apārangi President Professor Wendy Larne...

Farewell event and portrait unveiling for Past President

A gathering was held at Te Whare Apārang...

2018 New Zealand Rutherford Lecture: It's a super tour!

Rutherford Medal winner, geologist Profess...

New book reviews of JRSNZ special issues published in Historical Records of Australian Science

Associate Professor Siouxsie Wiles announced as House of Science ambassador

House of Science Welli...

First kiwi recipient of international dairy award

Royal Society Te Apārangi Fellow and Massey Uni...

Kiwi young naturalist team wins bronze

The New Zealand team of six teenagers returned home as meda...

New Companions

Six women who have worked tirelessly in the areas of nutrition, science education, ...

Science Media Centre celebrates 10 years

In July 2008 a big mission to improve the depth, breadth ...

Arts + Climate Innovation Roadshow: let creativity help with communication

Do the arts have an ess...

Wendy Larner begins term as President of Royal Society Te Apārangi

Professor Wendy Larner starts ...

Sir Peter Gluckman named President-elect of International Science Council

Yesterday Sir Peter Gluc...

Video: Digital breaths: The benefits of bioengineering

Is New Zealand becoming a world leader in t...