Rutherford Medal
'Academic superstar' wins top research award
NZ's top research award, the Rutherford Medal, has gone to Brian Boyd, whose work spans Shakespeare to Nabokov to Popper, & weaves arts and sciences together. Audio
'Academic superstar' wins top research award
NZ's top research award, the Rutherford Medal, has gone to Brian Boyd, whose work spans Shakespeare to Nabokov to Popper, & weaves arts and sciences together.
AudioOur Changing World for 5 November 2020
The 2020 Research Honours go to a Nabokov expert, a Maori political economist & a colourful plant breeder, and students talk climate change. Audio
Researchers win big at awards
Researchers from the sciences and the humanities have had their achievements recognised with awards from the Royal Society Te Apārangi.
Researchers win big at awards
Researchers from the sciences and the humanities have had their achievements recognised with awards from the Royal Society Te Apārangi.
AudioOur Changing World for 17 October 2019
New Zealand's 2019 Research Honours winners include Lisa Te Morenga for her work on sugar, Ocean Mercier for science communication and Rutherford Medal winner Jane Harding for work with babies &… Audio
Mathematician wins top science award
Rod Downey, a mathematics professor at Victoria University of Wellington, has won New Zealand's top science honour, the Rutherford Medal. Audio
Mathematician wins top science award
Rod Downey, a mathematics professor at Victoria University of Wellington, has won New Zealand's top science honour, the Rutherford Medal.
AudioNZ’s top researchers honoured
Half of this year's science prizes have been awarded to women. Video
NZ’s top researchers honoured
Half of this year's science prizes have been awarded to women.
AudioColin Wilson: why supervolcanoes are so fascinating
The secrets of super volcanoes have been a lifelong fascination for Professor Colin Wilson. He's turned his childhood obsession into a research career earning him the Royal Society Te Apārangi top… Audio, Gallery
Top science award goes to a 'supervolcanologist'
The 2017 Rutherford Prize has been awarded to Victoria University of Wellington geologist Colin Wilson for his work on supervolcanoes such as Taupo. Audio
Top science award goes to a 'supervolcanologist'
The 2017 Rutherford Prize has been awarded to Victoria University of Wellington geologist Colin Wilson for his work on supervolcanoes such as Taupo.
AudioScience winners - 2016 Research Honours
The 2016 Research Honours have been awarded and we talk to the 2016 winners of the Rutherford, Macdiarmid and Callaghan medals. Audio
Science winners - 2016 Research Honours
The 2016 Research Honours have been awarded and we talk to the 2016 winners of the Rutherford, Macdiarmid and Callaghan medals.
Audio'Time travel' psychologist wins Rutherford medal
Professor Michael Corballis is the brain behind mental time travel, where you recall memories and travel to the future. Video
Top science prize for myth-busting bone research team
The 2015 Prime Minister's Science Prize goes to osteoporosis researchers Ian Reid, Mark Bolland and Andrew Grey. Ian Reid also won the Rutherford Medal and Liley Medal Audio
Top science prize for myth-busting bone research team
The 2015 Prime Minister's Science Prize goes to osteoporosis researchers Ian Reid, Mark Bolland and Andrew Grey. Ian Reid also won the Rutherford Medal and Liley Medal
Audio2014 Rutherford Medal Winner
The 2014 winner of New Zealand's top science honour, the Rutherford Medal, is theoretical chemist Peter Schwerdtfeger Audio
2014 Rutherford Medal Winner
The 2014 winner of New Zealand's top science honour, the Rutherford Medal, is theoretical chemist Peter Schwerdtfeger
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