Royal Society
Prof Tony Ward: helping violent offenders lead better lives
It's very easy to view people who commit criminal offences as "moral strangers", says Professor Tony Ward, but we all have the same innate human needs. 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.
2019 research winners a diverse bunch
The Royal Society – Te Apārangi has celebrated the achievements & contributions of New Zealand’s top researchers at its 2019 award ceremony. Audio
Helen Taylor: communicating science with sperm and a smile
Dr Helen Taylor stands out as a science communicator and her communication about the research on conservation genetics and threatened species earned her the Callaghan Medal from the the Royal Society… Audio
Philip Hulme: 'NZ is one of the weediest places on earth'
Introduced plant species are already taking over the New Zealand landscape, and ornamental garden plants could 'jump the fence' and get out of control too, says bioprotection specialist Philip Hulme.
…Awards honour top NZ researchers
A volcanology professor, who studied the behaviour of large volcanoes like Taupō before and during eruption, has won the top New Zealand Research Honours award.
Josephine Johnston - Promises and pitfalls of editing our genes
Josephine Johnston is the director of research at New York-based The Hastings Center, the world's first bioethics research institute. She is an expert on the ethical, legal, and policy implications of… Audio
The Royal Society UK backs NZ at Venice Biennale
In the 18th century England's Royal Society backed the Pacific voyages of Captain James Cook. Now it's supporting an exhibition referencing the explorer, that will represent New Zealand at this year's… Audio
Royal Society Fellow Hinke Osinga on maths and crochet
Kathryn Ryan speaks to the Royal Society's first female mathematician to be made a fellow, Professor Hinke Osinga. Now at the University of Auckland, Hinke Osinga specialises in dynamical systems… Audio
Gene editing, implications for NZ
Gene editing has the potential to bring huge benefits to New Zealand, including in healthcare, agriculture and conservation. What are the social, ethical & legal issues, especially when it comes to… Audio
Call to consider compulsory sugar labelling
New Zealand should look at making it mandatory for food labels to include the amount of added sugar, the Royal Society says.
Roxanne El-Hady: science and women
Kim Hill talks to Roxanne El-Hady, who won the 2016 Young Scientist of the Year Award in the UK while on a Nuffield Research Placement at Royal Holloway, University of London, for work reconstructing… Audio
Warning of grave threat to species collections
The Royal Society is warning collections of species in the country's museums and institutions could close because of funding cuts while staff numbers are dwindling. Audio
Science's brightest lights honoured by Royal Society
A researcher who has made significant breakthroughs in the treatment of osteoporosis is among those recognised by the Royal Society of New Zealand.
Passion no guarantee of creativity
Discussing the relationship between science and creativity are Julie Maxton, Executive Director of the United Kingdom's Royal Society and Professor Bruce Sheridan, a New Zealand academic at Chicago's… Audio
National science body has no interest in gagging its members
The national science advocacy body says it isn't about to gag any of its members with a new code of ethics. Audio