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Billions of dollars gained from research on fungal partner of ryegrass
MEDIA RELEASE: TE PŪIAKI PUTAIAO MATUA A TE PIRIMIA SCIENCE PRIZE Dr Linda Johnson and the Endophyte Discovery Team from AgResearch have been awarded Te Pūiaki Putaiao Matua a Te Pirimia, the Prime Minister’s Science Prize. They have been awarded this prize for generating significant economic and environmental benefits from … Read More
Breathtaking – for better understanding and treatment of anxiety
Media Release: Te Puiaki Kaipūtaiao Maea | Prime Minister’s MacDiarmid Emerging Scientist Prize Dr Olivia Harrison, from Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka, University of Otago, has won Te Puiaki Kaipūtaiao Maea, the Prime Minister’s MacDiarmid Emerging Scientist Prize, for developing a multidisciplinary approach to understanding and managing anxiety. Olivia is a Rutherford … Read More
Student’s winning solution to remove pollutants from stormwater with plants
MEDIA RELEASE: TE PUIAKI KAIPŪTAIAO ĀNAMATA FUTURE SCIENTIST PRIZE Te Puiaki Kaipūtaiao Ānamata the Prime Minister’s Future Scientist is Rena Misra, a Year 13 student at Epsom Girls’ Grammar School in Auckland. Rena was awarded this Prize for her research on removing pollutants from stormwater, using fungi to enhance the efficiency of filtration … Read More
Winning science teacher making the invisible visible to his students
MEDIA RELEASE: TE PUIAKI KAIWHAKAAKO PŪTAIAO SCIENCE TEACHER PRIZE Te Puiaki Kaiwhakaako Pūtaiao the Prime Minister’s Science Teacher is Dr Aidan Kiely, a science teacher and Head of Science at Aorere College in South Auckland. Aidan was awarded this Prize for his skilled and committed teaching, focused on achieving equitable … Read More
“Volcano Dad” wins Prime Minister’s Science Communication Prize
MEDIA RELEASE: 2023 TE PUIAKI WHAKAPĀ PŪTAIAO SCIENCE COMMUNICATION PRIZE 2023 Prime Minister’s Science Communication Prize winner Professor Ben Kennedy says he has a responsibility to teach the wonder and the risks of volcanoes to people young and old. A volcanologist, Ben is a Professor at the University of … Read More
Winning science teacher prioritises making all her students feel valued and engaged
MEDIA RELEASE: 2023 TE PUIAKI KAIWHAKAAKO PŪTAIAO SCIENCE TEACHER PRIZE Making sure each student feels valued, and engaging their natural curiosity so they want to learn the science behind their observations and interests, are the teaching philosophies that guide this year’s winner of the Prime Minister’s Science Teacher Prize. Read More
Prime Minister’s science prizes recognise work in cancer genetics, psychology of music, communication of volcanic risk, student engagement, and soil science
An innovative partnership that led to discovery of the gene causing inherited stomach cancer, a scientist uncovering the psychological underpinnings of music, and a volcanologist communicating both the wonder and risks of volcanoes have been recognised in the latest Prime Minister’s Science Prizes. A science teacher who values each student … Read More
Finding a genetic cause for stomach cancer in a whānau now saves thousands of lives
MEDIA RELEASE: 2023 TE PŪIAKI PUTAIAO MATUA A TE PIRIMIA SCIENCE PRIZE A whānau-led research project that discovered the gene causing inherited stomach cancer has won Te Pūiaki Putaiao Matua a Te Pirimia, the Prime Minister’s Science Prize for 2023. This prize is awarded for an innovative partnership between … Read More
Groundbreaking soil research wins high school student the Prime Minister’s Future Scientist Prize
MEDIA RELEASE: 2023 TE PUIAKI KAIPŪTAIAO ĀNAMATA FUTURE SCIENTIST PRIZE Sunny Perry has discovered that some soils in Northland are highly corrosive – acidic enough to eat away at concrete foundations and damage ecosystems. Sunny was a Year 12 student at Kerikeri High School when she completed the project … Read More
The psychology of music: why is it a human universal?
2023 TE PUIAKI KAIPŪTAIAO MAEA MACDIARMID EMERGING SCIENTIST PRIZE MEDIA RELEASE Dr Samuel Mehr has won the 2023 Te Puiaki Kaipūtaiao Maea, Prime Minister’s MacDiarmid Emerging Scientist Prize, for his work on the cognitive science of how humans perceive and produce music, using cutting-edge tools and theories from disciplines as … Read More