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Report to the PM on the Office of Chief Science Advisor

Wednesday, 17 August 2011, 5:06 pm | Prime Ministers Science Advisory Committee

I was appointed to the role for an initial two year period from July 1 2009. To ensure independence, the role was filled by secondment from The University of Auckland. Formally, the position was created as a one-person Ministerial Advisory Committee ... More >>

Gluckman: Launch of Green Paper For Vulnerable Children

Wednesday, 27 July 2011, 5:21 pm | Prime Ministers Science Advisory Committee

Peter Gluckman's speech at today's launch of the Green Paper for vulnerable children. More >>

Report: Improving the Transition

Wednesday, 1 June 2011, 11:53 am | Prime Ministers Science Advisory Committee

Improving the Transition Reducing Social and Psychological Morbidity During Adolescence A report from the Prime Minister’s Chief Science Advisor More >>

Psychosocial consequences of the Canterbury earthquakes

Tuesday, 10 May 2011, 1:33 pm | Prime Ministers Science Advisory Committee

Community engagement and empowerment are essential to speed up psychosocial recovery after the Canterbury earthquakes, said Sir Peter Gluckman, Chief Science Advisor to the Prime Minister, at a briefing and press conference today in Christchurch. ... More >>

Advancing NZ Through Better Evidence in Policy Formation

Monday, 11 April 2011, 5:14 pm | Prime Ministers Science Advisory Committee

NZ could do better in applying research-based evidence to policy formation and evaluation, says Sir Peter Gluckman, in releasing a paper that suggests a number of ways in which agencies could improve the impact of the scientific advice they offer. More >>

The State of Science Education in NZ Schools Examined

Tuesday, 5 April 2011, 2:12 pm | Prime Ministers Science Advisory Committee

A new report released today by the Prime Minister’s Chief Science Advisor, Professor Sir Peter Gluckman, looks at the state of science education in New Zealand schools and makes recommendations on future directions. More >>

Looking Ahead: Science Education for the 21st Century

Thursday, 31 March 2011, 5:29 pm | Prime Ministers Science Advisory Committee

The report 'Looking Ahead: Science Education for the Twenty-First Century' will be launched at 4pm on Tuesday 5 April at the Liggins Institute in Auckland. More >>

Earthquake information paper looks at earthquake prediction

Wednesday, 16 March 2011, 4:30 pm | Prime Ministers Science Advisory Committee

The Prime Minister’s Chief Science Advisor, Professor Sir Peter Gluckman, and the Royal Society of New Zealand have been working with the New Zealand science community to help with public understanding about earthquake prediction and future earthquake ... More >>

Science "globalization" is the future

Tuesday, 22 February 2011, 2:26 pm | Prime Ministers Science Advisory Committee

New Zealand must globalize its science to strengthen its economy and protect its social and environmental development, says the Prime Minister's Chief Science Adviser, Sir Peter Gluckman. Speaking at the 2011 conference of the New Zealand Agricultural ... More >>

Scientists and the media must work together

Monday, 21 February 2011, 3:17 pm | Prime Ministers Science Advisory Committee

Scientists and the media must work together to engage the public with the complexities of science The public has a right to be informed on scientific issues, says the Prime Minister’s Chief Science Advisor, Sir Peter Gluckman, and both scientists themselves ... More >>

Gluckman: Science Communicator’s Association NZ

Monday, 21 February 2011, 1:15 pm | Prime Ministers Science Advisory Committee

Thank you for the opportunity to speak to you. I want to talk frankly about a number of topics. The issue of how scientists, media, policy makers, politicians and the public interact is now more important than ever, and yet more problematic than ever. ... More >>

Gluckman: Society for Sustainability Engineering and Science

Monday, 6 December 2010, 12:39 pm | Prime Ministers Science Advisory Committee

The first part of my title is borrowed from my colleague Sir John Beddington, who is chief scientist in Britain and who used the metaphor to describe the conflation of issues now confronting the world community – food security, water security, ... More >>

Goldson: Running Hot 2010 Wonder and widgets

Wednesday, 17 November 2010, 5:08 pm | Prime Ministers Science Advisory Committee

About a year ago, the Chief Science Adviser to the Prime Minister, Professor Sir Peter Gluckman, asked if I could assist parttime and I currently spend 30% of my time as his strategist. I advise mainly on environmental issues and CRIs as Sir ... More >>

Goldson: Science & water issues of today, tomorrow

Friday, 5 November 2010, 2:46 pm | Prime Ministers Science Advisory Committee

Good morning. I would like to thank Peter Whitehouse from Water New Zealand for inviting me here today and Water New Zealand for hosting this conference. I have looked at the conference programme with interest and it seems like a commendable mix of topics ... More >>

Gluckman: Wider roles of science and innovation

Thursday, 21 October 2010, 4:36 pm | Prime Ministers Science Advisory Committee

The title of my talk is a little disconcerting, for I am not certain that we can or should try to dichotomise between the various roles of science and innovation in our society. A healthy and smart nation needs knowledge to pervade every aspect ... More >>

Gluckman: Capitalising on R&D Action Group

Friday, 1 October 2010, 12:07 pm | Prime Ministers Science Advisory Committee

First, government has put science and innovation forward as one of the 6 planks of its economic strategy. It has not done so on a mere whim. Indeed we stand out as the only small advanced nation which has been slow to do so. Indeed it is clear with ... More >>

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