Welcome

The MacDiarmid Institute brings together and equips New Zealand’s leading researchers in nanotechnology and materials science. Our culture of collaboration and excellence enables scientists to work together across disciplines at the highest level, and remain connected internationally.

We partner with New Zealand businesses to take our innovations through to export markets in areas as diverse as health, electronics, food and fashion. The Institute also inspires and trains young researchers and engages the public with science-centred events.

Our Investigators work throughout New Zealand, while the Institute is hosted by Victoria University of Wellington. Named after Alan MacDiarmid, whose curiosity and determination saw him awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry, the MacDiarmid Institute was New Zealand’s first Centre of Research Excellence.