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Connections 47 eNewsletter out now
May 2024: Another bumper issue of the IRANZ newsletter is out now. It's chock full of the latest independent science research news from around Aotearoa New Zealand.
IRANZ actions for the Science System Advisory Group
Cawthron: MBIE award gold ending for Lakes380
Lincoln Ag: Analysing water pathways sheds light on contamination
Aqualinc: How fit are your consents?
Bragato: Green vibes in New Zealand Pinot noir
Scarlatti: Urban sustainability leaders inspired by farmers
Malaghan: Milestone reached in first NZ CAR T-cell trial
Gillies McIndoe: New treatment for scarring
MRINZ: Study changes understanding of BDR in asthma
Over the limit: WSP study reveals sobering truth in drink driving
Mackie Research: Māngere ebike trial
Taiuru: Māori voices in the Artificial Intelligence landscape of Aotearoa
Motu: Micro-geography & public tenant wellbeing
. . . And much more.
Lakes380 researchers collect sediment cores from Lake Tūtira. Photo: Cawthron Institute.
IRANZ April news briefs
April 2024: Follow the link for more details on the April 2024 news briefs from our Independent Research Organisations.
- IRANZ funding success in MBIE Connect Scheme
- Xerra leaves IRANZ- and with good reason!
- Cawthron Institute: British Ecological Society award for paper
- Join TTW for a knowledge exchange with Aboriginal possum experts
- Lincoln Ag: Six decades of world-class solutions
- Bragato Chair sees a bright future for innovation in the wine industry
- Gillies McIndoe Postdoc Research Fellow Matt Munro awarded grant
- Malaghan: Retired trustee recognised for tireless advocacy
- HERA welcomes Dr Vladislav Yakubov to the ACM CRC team
- Aqualinc: The importance of upskilling
- New Board of Directors Chair for Cawthron
- Cawthron Annual Lecture and Open Day
- HERA: Meet a 2023 Whanake Scholarship recipient, Tom Tamaira
Dr Dianne McCarthy has been made a Distinguished Trustee of the Malaghan Institute, a lifelong award recognising her service for and enduring relationship with the institute. Photo: Malaghan Research Institute.
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