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he Health Research Council (HRC) has just announced a new scheme, Explorer Grants; $150,000 (research working expenses only) over two years looking for research that will “advance ideas considered to be transformative, innovative, exploratory or unconventional and have a potential for major impact.” The first $150,000 must go back to the HRC because the scheme…

OK so I finally succumbed and got a Galaxy SIII. In the application to my procurement manager the reason I gave was that I have a new project with more travel so I need a better phone I can work on while I am out of the office. I had been thinking about a tablet…

The Science and Innovation Group of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MSI) announced the successful bidders into the High Value Manufacturing and Services research fund this afternoon (and yes, I realise that readers like short, punchy sentences but what can you do?) Well, most of the successful bidders. The email alert has 31 projects…

Professor Sir Peter Gluckman KNZM FMedSci FRSNZ FRS Chief Science Advisor Office of the Prime Minister’s Science and Advisory Committee Setting Priorities for Science Tuesday 28 August 12.30pm-1.30pm Nordmeyer Lecture Theatre | Level D University of Otago, Wellington 23A Mein Street | Newtown Wellington To register email: judith.cahill@otago.ac.nz