Prime Minister's Science Prize
Our Changing World for 15 April 2021
2020 Prime Minister's Science Prize winners talk about their research and teaching. Audio
‘Melting ice & rising seas’ team wins PM Science Prize
A team finding links between melting ice sheets in Antarctica and rising sea levels in NZ has won the 2019 Prime Minister's Science Prize. Audio
Wheelie bin robot inventor wins science prize
Student Thomas James wanted to help his elderly neighbour, so he invented a wheelie bin robot to take her large recycling bin to the kerb. Audio
Passionate maths teacher wins a PM’s Science Prize
Michelle Dalrymple, winner of the 2019 Prime Minister's Science Teacher's Prize, says being mathematically literate is an important life skill. Audio
Nanotechnology can save your teeth: Carla Meledandri
Dr Carla Meledandri was awarded $200,000 in the Prime Minister's science prizes this week and became the MacDiarmid Emerging Scientist. One of her projects is looking at nanoparticles to combat tooth… Audio
Science to solve kiwifruit crisis a winner
A 100-strong team of researchers from Plant and Food Research have won the 2017 Prime Minister's Science Prize for using science to solve the kiwifruit PSA crisis. Audio
Science speed dating leads to top award
A four minute conversation led to a revolutionary tooth decay treatment using silver nanoparticles and a PM's science award for the chemist who worked on it. Audio
Our Changing World for 15 February 2018
The 2017 Prime Minister's Science Prizes have been awarded to Plant and Food Research for their work on kiwifruit Psa, a chemist using silver nanoparticles to stop tooth decay, and a science… Audio
Prime Minister's Science Prize 2016 - the Dunedin Study
The University of Otago team behind the long-running Dunedin Study has won the 2016 Prime Minister's Science Prize. 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 Audio