Top specialist to lead women’s and children’s health research institute
A world-renowned reproductive biomedical specialist whose research is helping to improve health outcomes for mothers and babies has been named as the new Director for the University of Adelaide’s Robinson Research Institute (RRI).
Royal recognition for Canterbury computer science lecturer
A Canterbury professor who co-wrote a book about computer science for kids that has been translated into 30 languages has received a 2024 New Year Honour.
Dietary changes could help NZ reach climate targets
Eating less meat and dairy has the potential to help Aotearoa New Zealand reach its climate goals, say the authors of a new study.
Curious traveller with a quantum ambition
Professor Igor Aharonovich has been welcomed as a 2024 Fellow of SPIE, the International Society for Optics and Photonics; a significant honour that recognises those who have made groundbreaking scientific achievements in the field.
UQ develops tool to identify dust lung disease risk
A new dust testing methodology developed by University of Queensland researchers offers workers better protection from diseases such as black lung and silicosis.
UC technology plugs the leak in NZ’s water infrastructure
A UC research team has received $360,000 in Marsden funding to develop technology to assess and inform water use and infrastructure across New Zealand.
Using chatbots against themselves to ‘jailbreak’ each other
Computer scientists from NTU have found a way to compromise artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots – by training and using an AI chatbot to produce prompts that can ‘jailbreak’ other chatbots.
Ngā Puanga Pūtaiao Fellowships empower Māori and Pacific STEM researchers
Several University of Waikato staff were awarded a prestigious fellowship from The Royal Society Te Apārangi, supporting early and mid-career Māori and Pacific STEM researchers.
3rd Australian Biennale of Reductive Arts, subtitled ‘Reflex’
The Third Australian Biennale of Reductive Art, a satellite event of Seventh International Biennale of Non Objective Art, will be held at the UTS Tower from 5 - 28 January 2024.
Expanded Pharmacist Prescribing programme will improve access to health services
Sixty more pharmacists a year will be upskilled as programme is expanded in Auckland and Otago.
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