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Prime Minister’s Science Prizes Recognise Work In Health And Climate Change
Tuesday, 2 May 2023, 7:20 pm | PM's Science Prizes
KO NGĀ PUIPUIAKI PŪTAIAO A TE PIRIMIA PRIME MINISTER’S SCIENCE PRIZES Scientists’ work on reducing the incidence of stroke throughout the world, improving health outcomes for Pacific peoples, and predicting the effects of climate change on ecosystems have ... More >>
Young physicist third student to become Future Scientist
Tuesday, 12 March 2019, 5:47 pm | PM's Science Prizes
Young physicist third Onslow College student to become the PMs Future Scientist More >>
Teacher bases winning ways on developing curious minds
Tuesday, 12 March 2019, 5:46 pm | PM's Science Prizes
A Wellington primary school teacher, who has won the 2018 Prime Minister’s Science Teacher Prize, says igniting students’ natural curiosity and inspiring them to constantly question events around them is key to their life-long learning success. More >>
Urgency sparks action for PMs Science Communication winner
Tuesday, 12 March 2019, 5:45 pm | PM's Science Prizes
Urgency sparks action for Prime Minister’s Science Communication Prize Winner More >>
Winning researcher brings hope for those with gut issues
Tuesday, 12 March 2019, 5:43 pm | PM's Science Prizes
An Auckland researcher, who is leading the world with his development of devices that help in the fast, reliable diagnosis and treatment of gut problems, has won the Prime Minister’s 2018 MacDiarmid Emerging Scientist Prize. More >>
Crime-busting software wins top science prize
Tuesday, 12 March 2019, 5:42 pm | PM's Science Prizes
Software developed in New Zealand that has contributed to identifying suspects in tens of thousands of criminal cases around the world has won the 2018 Prime Minister’s $500,000 Science Prize. More >>
Dunedin Study team wins 2016 Prime Minister’s Science Prize
Wednesday, 22 March 2017, 11:03 am | PM's Science Prizes
A research team that attracts millions of dollars of overseas funding annually and has influenced health and social policies internationally has been awarded the 2016 Prime Minister’s Science Prize. More >>
Prime Minister’s $1 million science prizes presented
Wednesday, 22 March 2017, 11:02 am | PM's Science Prizes
The 2016 Prime Minister’s Science Prizes, which provide a total of $1 million across five categories, have been presented in Wellington today. More >>
Countdown for entries for the 2016 PM’s Science Prizes
Thursday, 1 September 2016, 9:36 am | PM's Science Prizes
New Zealand scientists and researchers, both experienced and up-and-coming, have just two weeks to get their entries in for the 2016 Prime Minister’s Science Prizes, valued at $1 million. More >>
$1 million in Prime Minister’s science prizes presented
Wednesday, 11 November 2015, 5:13 pm | PM's Science Prizes
The 2015 Prime Minister’s Science Prizes, which provide a total of $1 million across five categories, have been presented in Wellington today. More >>
Prime Minister’s $1 million science prizes presented
Wednesday, 3 December 2014, 9:28 am | PM's Science Prizes
The 2014 Prime Minister’s Science Prizes, which provide a total of $1 million across five categories, have been presented in Wellington today. More >>
Improving housing to improve health wins top science prize
Wednesday, 3 December 2014, 9:26 am | PM's Science Prizes
A 28-member team of scientists whose research over more than 15 years has involved thousands of New Zealanders, earned international acclaim and informed policy developments for successive New Zealand governments has won the 2014 Prime Minister’s Science ... More >>
Shedding new light on brain cell activity
Wednesday, 3 December 2014, 9:25 am | PM's Science Prizes
An Otago researcher, who has discovered a new brain cell structure and communication system, setting the stage for more targeted therapies for neurological diseases, has been awarded the 2014 Prime Minister’s MacDiarmid Emerging Scientist Prize. More >>
Teacher wins for putting wow factor in school science
Wednesday, 3 December 2014, 9:23 am | PM's Science Prizes
Teacher wins for putting wow factor in school science A Wellington woman who once vowed she would never become a teacher has won the 2014 Prime Minister’s Science Teacher Prize, worth $150,000. More >>
Batman superhero turned Nanogirl wins PM's praise
Wednesday, 3 December 2014, 9:22 am | PM's Science Prizes
Doctor Michelle Dickinson fell in love with New Zealand during frequent holidays here and liked the country and its growing technology opportunities so much that she decided to stay permanently. The biomedical and materials engineer has today ... More >>
Science prize winner balances ecology and economy
Wednesday, 3 December 2014, 9:20 am | PM's Science Prizes
At just 17 years old, Tim Logan from Darfield High School in Canterbury, has scooped a $50,000 prize for his scientific investigations into the protection and survival of some of New Zealand’s endangered indigenous plants. More >>
Entries for $1 million science prizes close soon
Wednesday, 16 July 2014, 9:25 am | PM's Science Prizes
Nominations for the 2014 Prime Minister’s Science Prizes close in early August, giving established and emerging New Zealand research teams and scientists three weeks to complete their entries for the country’s most valuable science awards. More >>
Scientist has glowing moment of her own
Tuesday, 12 November 2013, 4:03 pm | PM's Science Prizes
An Auckland scientist,who makes bacteria glow in the dark so that we can better understand how to fight infectious diseases,has won the 2013 Prime Minister’s Science Media Communication Prize. More >>
Teacher wins for pushing science up the popularity polls
Tuesday, 12 November 2013, 4:02 pm | PM's Science Prizes
A low decile, south Auckland secondary school teacher, who is reversing a trend of falling science class sizes at her college, has won the 2013 Prime Minister’s Science Teacher Prize, worth $150,000. More >>
Student research throws light on new Vitamin D sources
Tuesday, 12 November 2013, 3:59 pm | PM's Science Prizes
An 18-year-old Blenheim student’s study on levels of Vitamin D in oyster mushrooms has won him the 2013 Prime Minister’s Future Scientist Prize, worth $50,000, and confirmed the commercial opportunity for delivering health benefits through food. More >>