In a guest post for the Australian science site The Conversation, Prof Tshilidzi Marwala, Dean of Engineering at University of […]
Continue readingReflections on Science
Scientists and other thinkers talk about science and society and the connection between the two.
Dialogue or Direct Action? – Prof Sir Peter Gluckman
In the wake of anti-GM sentiments at home and abroad, the Prime Minister’s Chief Science Advisor, Prof Sir Peter Gluckman, […]
Continue readingIan Ferguson (Plant & Food) talks Future Plants
To celebrate Fascination of Plants Day, Plant & Food have collated video interviews with their experts as well as their […]
Continue readingUK scientists call on anti-GM group to reconsider threats
“Reconsider before it is too late” is the request put forward in an open letter from UK scientists whose field […]
Continue readingScion’s Warren Parker on GM pine attack
In his monthly column for the Daily Post, Scion CEO Warren Parker addresses some of the “groundless” claims of anti-GE […]
Continue readingMarine protection a ‘diplomatic process’ – Gareth Morgan
Economist Gareth Morgan and his associate Geoff Simmons write about the pitfalls of campaigning for Marine Protected Areas in today’s […]
Continue readingDr Melanie Massaro – “We have too many PhD students”
Dr Melanie Massaro, a researcher at the University of Canterbury, spoke at this week’s New Zealand Association of Scientists conference […]
Continue readingGM pine attack ‘misguided’ – editorial
An editorial in the Dominion Post examines the issue of GM in New Zealand following an activist attack on a […]
Continue readingNational science conference to consider emerging scientists
Uncertainty in the science sector and a lack of opportunities for “emerging scientists” are hurting some young researchers, says a […]
Continue readingNew York Times on NZ’s education exportation
An article by journalist Liz Gooch in the Asia/Pacific section of today’s New York Times examines New Zealand’s efforts to […]
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