A prize of one’s own

2 Jul 2015 | Our stories

by Kate Hannah In 1947 Elizabeth Joan Batham made New Zealand science history when she became the first woman to win a Royal Society of New Zealand prize, medal, or award.[i] When she was named the 1947 recipient of the Hamilton Memorial Prize “for the encouragement...
Some thoughts on Going Public

Some thoughts on Going Public

3 Jun 2015 | Our stories

An abridged version of this blog post appeared in the University of Auckland’s Uninews on June 4th 2015. Two years ago, towards the end of my term as President of the New Zealand Association of Scientists, a journalist asked me an astonishing question. News of the...
Should the Marsden Fund be restructured?

Should the Marsden Fund be restructured?

25 May 2015 | Our stories

By Shaun Hendy The MacDiarmid Institute’s Kate McGrath created a bit of a stir on Friday with a blog post that took a critical look at the Marsden Fund’s decision to invite 15% fewer proposals into the second round of its funding process than it did last year. The...
Dr Sarah Morgan on NZAS 2015

Dr Sarah Morgan on NZAS 2015

20 May 2015 | Our stories

By Dr Sarah Morgan Scicomm: Building a Sledgehammer for the Walls Between Science and Society I’ve been wracking my brain about how to structure this piece, and have picked so many starts and specific topics that I’ve tied myself up into a delightful hot mess. I typed...