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Highly Sought-after Postdoctoral Fellowships And PhD Scholarship Awarded
Thursday, 17 November 2022, 3:29 pm | Royal Society
2022 Rutherford Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowships and a Cambridge-Rutherford Memorial PhD Scholarship have been awarded to seven early-career researchers in Aotearoa. Royal Society Te Apārangi has awarded six Rutherford Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowships ... More >>
Marsden Fund Supports Leading Researchers In Aotearoa To Explore New Ideas
Thursday, 3 November 2022, 12:19 pm | Royal Society
Te Pūtea Rangahau a Marsden, the Marsden Fund, has allocated $77.391 million (excluding GST) to 113 research projects led by researchers in Aotearoa New Zealand. These grants support excellent research in the humanities, engineering, mātauranga, mathematics, ... More >>
Fellowships Support Research Into Continent Te Riu-a-Māui Zealandia Geology
Friday, 28 October 2022, 2:12 pm | Royal Society
Fellowships support research into continent Te Riu-a-Māui Zealandia geology, the quantum internet and understanding Darwinian evolution Three researchers at the height of their careers have been awarded fellowships to undertake study or research in ... More >>
Twelve Early-to Mid-career Researchers Awarded Rutherford Discovery Fellowships To Accelerate Their Research Careers
Thursday, 27 October 2022, 2:30 pm | Royal Society
Twelve early-to mid-career researchers have been awarded Rutherford Discovery Fellowships that will support them to accelerate their research careers in Aotearoa. The research programmes of the new fellowships span a wide variety of interesting topics, including ... More >>
Researchers And Scholars At The Top Of Their Fields Elected As Fellows
Thursday, 11 March 2021, 2:54 pm | Royal Society
Twenty-seven new Ngā Ahurei a Te Apārangi Fellows and Ngā Ahurei Honore a Te Apārangi Honorary Fellows have been elected to the Academy of the Royal Society Te Apārangi for their distinction in research and advancement of science, technology ... More >>
Marsden Fund Supports World Leading Research
Tuesday, 10 November 2020, 4:31 pm | Royal Society
Te Pūtea Rangahau a Marsden, the Marsden Fund, has allocated $84.751 million (excluding GST) to 134 research projects led by researchers in Aotearoa. These grants support excellent New Zealand research in the humanities, science, maths, social sciences ... More >>
Fellowships Support Research Into The Evolution Of Stress Tolerance In Sustainable Tourism
Thursday, 29 October 2020, 2:20 pm | Royal Society
Fellowships support research into the evolution of stress tolerance in land plants, sustainable and self-determined tourism in the Pacific region, and silicon brain-on-chip technology to understand brain cancer More >>
Professor Cynthia Kiro Appointed As Ahorangi Chief Executive For Royal Society Te Apārangi
Friday, 9 October 2020, 12:08 pm | Royal Society
Royal Society Te Apārangi President and Council are delighted to announce the appointment of Professor Cynthia Kiro as Ahorangi Chief Executive Society President Professor Wendy Larner FRSNZ said Professor Kiro was chosen after an extensive and extremely ... More >>
Human intelligence will be the key to preparng for AI
Tuesday, 6 August 2019, 9:30 am | Royal Society
What could the growing use of artificial intelligence mean for Aotearoa and how can we ensure that all New Zealanders can prosper in an AI world? More >>
Understanding our plastics problem
Tuesday, 23 July 2019, 10:14 am | Royal Society
A new report by Royal Society Te Apārangi explores the use and disposal of plastics and the effects on the environment and human health in Aotearoa. The report Plastics in the Environment: Te Ao Hurihuri – The Changing World sets out how plastics are ... More >>
2018 Rutherford Discovery Fellowships announced
Thursday, 4 October 2018, 11:33 am | Royal Society
Ten early¬ to mid-career researchers have been awarded Rutherford Discovery Fellowships that support them to accelerate their research careers in New Zealand. More >>
Potential uses of gene editing for primary industries
Thursday, 4 October 2018, 9:26 am | Royal Society
Removing allergens from milk, making mānuka disease-resistant and preventing wilding pines are some potential future uses of gene editing in New Zealand if we choose to utilise this new technology. More >>
National Research Charter for Aotearoa being developed
Thursday, 2 August 2018, 12:08 pm | Royal Society
A new charter to set out the principles underpinning sound research practice in New Zealand is being developed. A working group has been formed, with support from research funding agencies, bodies representing different types of research organisations and ... More >>
Attenborough endorses 10-year biodiversity plan
Friday, 27 April 2018, 10:29 am | Royal Society
Attenborough endorses 10-year plan to describe Australasian biodiversity Today New Zealand and Australia are launching an ambitious plan to describe our undiscovered, undocumented and unnamed biodiversity before it becomes extinct. Best estimates put ... More >>
Climate change threatens health of New Zealanders
Thursday, 26 October 2017, 10:47 am | Royal Society
Many factors that contribute to the health of New Zealanders will be affected by climate change, finds a new report by Royal Society Te Apārangi. Direct effects of climate change such as increased exposure to heat waves and weather events, including ... More >>
Upholding standards for researchers in the public interest
Tuesday, 9 May 2017, 2:08 pm | Royal Society
Encouragement from the New Zealand Association of Scientists for its members to follow the Royal Society Te Apārangi’s Code of Professional Standards and Ethics is welcome, says Professor Richard Bedford, President of the Royal Society Te Apārangi. More >>
Looking to the future, sharing knowledge
Thursday, 6 April 2017, 5:01 pm | Royal Society
Reaching people with trustworthy evidence based information is a challenge we need to address says Royal Society Te Apārangi President, Richard Bedford on the launch of their 150th Anniversary International Symposium in Wellington today. More >>
Professor elected as a Companion of the Royal Society
Wednesday, 16 March 2011, 11:20 am | Royal Society
The Council of the Royal Society of New Zealand has elected Professor Jean Fleming, from the University of Otago, as a Companion. Professor Fleming had the honour bestowed on her at a function in Dunedin on Tuesday night. More >>
Britain’s largest inter-faith gathering
Thursday, 4 March 2010, 3:55 pm | Royal Society
Commonwealth Day, on Monday 8th March, will be marked in London by an Observance at Westminster Abbey. For the first time, Britain’s largest inter-faith service will put science and technology centre stage. More >>
