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Maths Craft Festival

21 Dec 2016 | Our stories

Enjoy craft? Then you probably enjoy mathematics too, you just may not know it. This was the idea behind the recent Maths Craft Festival, a weekend-long festival held at the Auckland Museum, celebrating the many links between mathematics and craft. The Festival was...

InfectedNZ – Twitter Q+A

15 Dec 2016 | Our stories

Did you miss our InfectedNZ campaign with Figure.NZ? Don’t worry – we’ve put together a collection of resources and Twitter Q+A to help answer your burning questions. Resources InfectedNZ blogs Science Media Centre – Antimicrobial resistance...

Reception for Women in Mathematics and their Supporters at NZ Mathematics Colloquium

1 Dec 2016 | Our stories

After the AGM for the New Zealand Mathematical Society on Monday 5th of December, there will be a reception for women in mathematics and their supporters. Everyone is welcome. The reception is sponsored by Te Pūnaha Matatini and will be chaired by Principal...

SciGlow at Silo Park: the art of bioluminescent bacteria

1 Dec 2016 | Our stories

Be wowed by the eerie glow of bioluminescent bacteria as art and science unite for SciGlow at Silo Park Auckland, 3-4 December. Microbiologist Dr Siouxsie Wiles has teamed up with artists, schoolchildren and bioluminescent bugs to create the unique bacterial paintings...