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2025 Rutherford Medal

Distinguished Professor Wickliffe Abraham FRSNZ, of Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka – the University of Otago, has been awarded the Rutherford Medal for breakthrough advances in the understanding of the neural mechanisms of memory and for providing inspirational leadership for neuroscience in Aotearoa New Zealand.

Researchers celebrated at 2025 Research Honours Aotearoa events

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2025 Pickering Medal

Professor Aaron Marshall, of Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha – the University o...
  • Professor Aaron Marshall, of Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha – the University of Canterbury and the MacDiarmid Institute, has been awarded the Pickering Medal for pioneer...

2025 Humanities Aronui Medal

Distinguished Professor Jacinta Ruru MNZM FRSNZ (Raukawa, Ngāti Rang...
  • Distinguished Professor Jacinta Ruru MNZM FRSNZ (Raukawa, Ngāti Ranginui), of Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka – the University of Otago, has been awarded the Humanities Aronu...

2025 Scott Medal

Professor Brendon Bradley FRSNZ of Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha – the University...
  • Professor Brendon Bradley FRSNZ of Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha – the University of Canterbury has won the Scott Medal for pioneering research in earthquake science an...

2025 Te Rangaunua Hiranga Māori Medal

Te Kāhui-a-Te-Rū-Rangahau, of the School of Teacher Educa...
  • Te Kāhui-a-Te-Rū-Rangahau, of the School of Teacher Education at Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha – the University of Canterbury, has won the Te Rangaunua Hiranga Māori...

2025 Te Rangi Hiroa Medal

Professor Tahu Kukutai FRSNZ (Ngāti Tīpā, Ngāti Mahanga, Ngāti Kino...
  • Professor Tahu Kukutai FRSNZ (Ngāti Tīpā, Ngāti Mahanga, Ngāti Kinohaku, Ngāti Ngawaero, Te Aupōuri), of Te Whare Wānanga o Waikato – the University of Waikat...

2025 Callaghan Medal

Professor Margaret Stanley of Waipapa Taumata Rau – the University of Auckl...
  • Professor Margaret Stanley of Waipapa Taumata Rau – the University of Auckland has won the Callaghan Medal for her outstanding contribution to science communication a...

2025 Hector Medal

Professor Christian Hartinger FRSNZ, of Waipapa Taumata Rau – the University o...
  • Professor Christian Hartinger FRSNZ, of Waipapa Taumata Rau – the University of Auckland, has been awarded the Hector Medal for fundamental research at the interface ...

2025 MacDiarmid Medal

Professor Leo Cheng, of Waipapa Taumata Rau – the University of Auckland, ...
  • Professor Leo Cheng, of Waipapa Taumata Rau – the University of Auckland, has been awarded the MacDiarmid Medal for developing techniques to record and analyse electr...

2025 Hutton Medal

Dr Dennis Gordon, an Emeritus Researcher at Earth Sciences New Zealand, has been...
  • Dr Dennis Gordon, an Emeritus Researcher at Earth Sciences New Zealand, has been awarded the Hutton Medal for extraordinary contributions to global taxonomy, as the wor...

2025 Hatherton Award

Sofia Rauzi from Te Whare Wānanga o Waikato – the University of Waikato ha...
  • Sofia Rauzi from Te Whare Wānanga o Waikato – the University of Waikato has won the Hatherton Award for her paper that helps to answer a long-standing question about...

2025 Pou Aronui Medal

Dr Reuben Collier MNZM (Horouta, Mataatua, Te Arawa, Tainui) of Te Whare Wā...
  • Dr Reuben Collier MNZM (Horouta, Mataatua, Te Arawa, Tainui) of Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi has received the Pou Aronui Award for distinguished service and sustai...

2025 Durie Medal

Professor Chris Sibley of Waipapa Taumata Rau – the University of Auckland has ...
  • Professor Chris Sibley of Waipapa Taumata Rau – the University of Auckland has won the Durie Medal for his achievements in political and social psychology, including ...

2025 Thomson Medal

Emeritus Professor Carolyn (Kim) King FRSNZ of Te Whare Wānanga o Waikato – ...
  • Emeritus Professor Carolyn (Kim) King FRSNZ of Te Whare Wānanga o Waikato – the University of Waikato has won the Thomson Medal for her five decades as a researcher,...

2025 Fleming Medal

Professor Rochelle Constantine ONZM, of Waipapa Taumata Rau – the University ...
  • Professor Rochelle Constantine ONZM, of Waipapa Taumata Rau – the University of Auckland, has been awarded the Fleming Medal for pioneering research and collaboration...

2025 Te Kopunui Māori Research Award

Helena Abolins-Thompson (Ngāti Toarangatira, Ngāi Tahu), o...
  • Helena Abolins-Thompson (Ngāti Toarangatira, Ngāi Tahu), of Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka – the University of Otago (Wellington), has won Te Kōpūnui Māori Research Awar...

2025 Research Excellence Award for the Humanities

Dr Patrick Savage of Waipapa Taumata Rau – the...
  • Dr Patrick Savage of Waipapa Taumata Rau – the University of Auckland has won the Early Career Research Excellence Award for the Humanities for his interdisciplinary ...

2025 Hamilton Award

The Hamilton Award for an early-career researcher for excellence in scientific...
  • The Hamilton Award for an early-career researcher for excellence in scientific research has been presented to Dr Mathew Anker, of Te Herenga Waka Victoria – Universit...

2025 Research Excellence Award for Social Sciences

Dr Ayca Arkilic, of Te Herenga Waka – Victori...
  • Dr Ayca Arkilic, of Te Herenga Waka – Victoria University of Wellington, has won the Early Career Research Excellence Award for Social Sciences for her research on wo...

Photos from 2025 RHA Ōtautahi Christchurch

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  • View photographs from the Research Honours Aotearoa event held in Ōtautahi Christchurch on 28 October 2025.

Photos from 2025 RHA Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland

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  • View photographs from the Research Honours Aotearoa event held in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland on 4 November 2025.

Photos from 2025 RHA Te Whanganui-a-Tara Wellington

View photographs from the Research Honours Aot...
  • View photographs from the Research Honours Aotearoa event held in Te Whanganui-a-Tara Wellington on 11 November 2025.

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