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Prime Minister’s Science Prizes awarded to top researchers
The Prime Minister’s Science Prizes have been presented in Wellington today, dishing out a total of $1 million across five categories. Richie Poulton and the Dunedin Study team. The University of Otago...
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Science meets comedy in new podcast series
If you think science and comedy don’t mix you are missing a trick. The last decade has seen a blossoming of science-related comedy, from stand-up comedian and physics Dara O’Briain to the Brian Cox and...
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Get your science journalism projects funded
A new fund to support science-related journalism projects is now taking applications. The Aotearoa New Zealand Science Journalism Fund is offering grants of between $500 and $10,000 for projects...
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This is the start of a quality conversation
There’s a new media movement run out of Australia that has been gathering momentum in recent years and which now has a foothold in New Zealand. The Conversation NZ editor Veronika Meduna The...
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Science video workshops head to Christchurch and Dunedin
The Science Media Centre will next month take its popular science video making workshops to Christchurch and Dunedin, offering more researchers the chance to get science video savvy. These Science...
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Top researchers honoured in Prime Minister’s Science Prizes
The Prime Minister’s Science Prizes have been presented in Wellington today, awarding a total of $1 million across five categories. The top prize has been awarded to a multidisciplinary team from Plant...
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Measuring the Science Media Centre’s impact
By Georgia Nixon, Shaun Hendy, and Dacia Herbulock — Thanks to Te Pūnaha Matatini for initiating this collaboration. The Science Media Centre has been connecting scientists and the media since 2008,...
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Media advisor – Science Media Centre We are looking for an experienced journalist or science communicator to join our small, dedicated team working to improve and expand coverage of science-related...
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Virtual storytelling workshops in October and November
In October and November, the SMC will host two storytelling workshops with the Story Collider team. Story Collider’s online workshops offer an introduction to storytelling, made up of six one-hour...
View ArticleUsing comics to explain research – Expert Reaction
After finishing a study on everyday ableism, a team of researchers at Massey University decided to commission illustrator Toby Morris to present their results as a comic strip. The researchers have now...
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