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Co-Directors appointed Fellows of the Royal Society of New Zealand Te Apārangi

MacDiarmid Institute Co-Directors Professor Nicola Gaston and Professor Justin Hodgkiss have both been elected to the New Zealand Royal Society Te Apārangi’s Academy.

Modified: Apr 12, 2024, 5:58 PM

Created: Apr 4, 2024, 6:08 PM
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2023 International Science Festival celebrates the legacy of Sir Paul Callaghan

Sir Paul Callaghan played a role in developing the Magnetic Resonance technology that has so many uses today, both in hospital diagnostic MRI machines, and in the NMR machines you'll find in chemistry labs.

Modified: Dec 13, 2023, 10:15 PM

Created: Dec 3, 2023, 10:50 PM
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Into the community - Annual Report 2022

Sir Paul Callaghan would no doubt be immensely proud of our engagement.

Modified: Jun 13, 2023, 12:29 PM

Created: Apr 20, 2023, 8:08 PM
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20 years through a Mātauranga Māori lens

Of all the lenses we could apply to the MacDiarmid Institute’s 20 years, one of the most important to examine is our work in the Mātauranga Māori space.

Modified: Apr 18, 2023, 6:47 PM

Created: Apr 14, 2023, 6:23 PM
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Sir Paul Callaghan

Our founding director was scientist, environmentalist and mentor, Sir Paul Callaghan, who encouraged scientists to take science out of the labs and into the lives of all New Zealanders.

Modified: Apr 4, 2023, 6:29 PM

Created: Apr 4, 2023, 3:33 PM
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The MacDiarmid Institute turns 20

To celebrate our 20th anniversary, we took a look back at how we began and found it all began with a napkin.

Modified: Apr 13, 2023, 5:51 PM

Created: Mar 24, 2023, 5:01 PM
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MacDiarmid Institute researchers one third of KiwiNet Research Commercialisation Awards finalists

Six MacDiarmid Institute researchers are among 18 finalists selected for the annual KiwiNet Research Commercialisation Awards.

Modified: Aug 30, 2022, 2:14 PM

Created: Aug 19, 2022, 2:12 PM
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The life of a logo

Ahead of launching our new logo, we looked at the whakapapa of our original one.

Modified: May 4, 2022, 7:21 PM

Created: Nov 16, 2021, 8:00 AM
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Dancing With Atoms: Paul Callaghan

In November 2008, Sir Paul Callaghan awoke to find himself in hospital after radical bowel surgery, and thus began a different trajectory in the life of one of New Zealand’s most exceptional scientists and public figures.

Modified: Jun 16, 2019, 1:31 PM

Created: Apr 12, 2018, 12:00 AM
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Nature of Science – scientist profiles

Profiles of Chemist AlanMacDiarmid, Experimental Physicist Sir Paul Callaghan, and Engineering Scientist Professor Richard Blaikie.

Modified: Jun 16, 2019, 1:06 PM

Created: Jul 12, 2012, 12:00 AM
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