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Science Media Centre (NZ) The Science Media Centre is New Zealand’s trusted, independent source of information for the media on all issues related to research, science, and innovation.

smc.nz/about A resource for journalists covering scientists and technology wanting to keep up to date with research on everything from cancer to climate change. For more info visit www.sciencemediacentre.co.nz

Tomorrow at 10am: Join us for a free webinar about how researchers can make the most of social media. We'll cover tips o...
22/07/2025

Tomorrow at 10am: Join us for a free webinar about how researchers can make the most of social media. We'll cover tips on which platforms to use, how to build an audience, with time for audience questions at the end. Register here:

Join us for a monthly webinar where we cover topics like working with the media, communicating your research to the general public, and using social media to promote your research. Register below. The Science Media Centre presents this free online talk usually on the last Thursday of each month

Thursday! Social media tips for researchers with Prof Ekant Veer. We'll cover: choosing a platform, finding your audienc...
20/07/2025

Thursday! Social media tips for researchers with Prof Ekant Veer. We'll cover: choosing a platform, finding your audience, and how to do social media for social good. Register here:

Join us for a monthly webinar where we cover topics like working with the media, communicating your research to the general public, and using social media to promote your research. Register below. The Science Media Centre presents this free online talk usually on the last Thursday of each month

Last chance to apply for our media advisor role! Get your CV in by 5pm today.
16/07/2025

Last chance to apply for our media advisor role! Get your CV in by 5pm today.

The Science Media Centre is looking for a media advisor to join our dedicated team working to improve the reach, relevance and accuracy of news media reporting on science and related topics in Aotearoa New Zealand. We are an independent centre that reporters and newsrooms rely on whenever science i

Do you enjoy distilling complex ideas into easy-to-understand points? DoWhat about connecting with talented people, lear...
16/07/2025

Do you enjoy distilling complex ideas into easy-to-understand points? DoWhat about connecting with talented people, learning new things every day, and finding the next big science news story before anyone else? Apply for our media advisor role by 5pm tomorrow:

The Science Media Centre is looking for a media advisor to join our dedicated team working to improve the reach, relevance and accuracy of news media reporting on science and related topics in Aotearoa New Zealand. We are an independent centre that reporters and newsrooms rely on whenever science i

We're looking for a new media advisor to join our team connecting the worlds of science and journalism. **Apply by Thurs...
11/07/2025

We're looking for a new media advisor to join our team connecting the worlds of science and journalism. **Apply by Thursday** - more info here:

The Science Media Centre is looking for a media advisor to join our dedicated team working to improve the reach, relevance and accuracy of news media reporting on science and related topics in Aotearoa New Zealand. We are an independent centre that reporters and newsrooms rely on whenever science i

THE SMC IS HIRING!We're looking for someone to join our dedicated team working to improve the reach, relevance and accur...
07/07/2025

THE SMC IS HIRING!

We're looking for someone to join our dedicated team working to improve the reach, relevance and accuracy of news media reporting on science and related topics in Aotearoa New Zealand.

The role would suit an exceptional science communicator with a solid understanding of news media, or an experienced journalist with a keen interest in how science and research impact the world around us.

More info and apply here:

The Science Media Centre is looking for a media advisor to join our dedicated team working to improve the reach, relevance and accuracy of news media reporting on science and related topics in Aotearoa New Zealand. We are an independent centre that reporters and newsrooms rely on whenever science i

Congratulations to our winners - Kate Newton of RNZ, and Fox Meyer of Newsroom!
19/06/2025

Congratulations to our winners - Kate Newton of RNZ, and Fox Meyer of Newsroom!

The winners of this year's Science Journalism Awards cover the dark side of solar storms and explore the long-term impacts of human changes to a Hawke's Bay river. Kate Newton of RNZ won this year's Established Professional category for her In Depth article, “Room for the river,” with designer

SCIENCE JOURNALISM AWARDS FINALIST: Crayfish are the “great creators and cleanup crew” of their freshwater homes, in thi...
14/06/2025

SCIENCE JOURNALISM AWARDS FINALIST: Crayfish are the “great creators and cleanup crew” of their freshwater homes, in this New Zealand Geographic piece by Bill Morris which weaves together great photos, human stories, facts and mātauranga.

Crayfish are the great creators and cleanup crew of their freshwater homes. They burrow into banks, unstick gummy sediment, and deal with anything that ends up dead in the water. Plus, they’re delicious. Hundreds of years ago Māori spread these tasty all-rounders from place to place. Can doing th...

SCIENCE JOURNALISM AWARDS FINALIST: Fox Meyer's article for Newsroom looks at the risks to modern electrical grids from ...
13/06/2025

SCIENCE JOURNALISM AWARDS FINALIST: Fox Meyer's article for Newsroom looks at the risks to modern electrical grids from huge solar storms. This article's nominator called it “a great invitation to look beyond the stunning auroras” and focus on mitigating the disruption.

Exploding transformers and crippling worldwide power outages: NZ's disaster experts say the threat posed by solar storms is comparable to nuclear war

SCIENCE JOURNALISM AWARDS FINALIST: James Ball digs into the history of Dunedin's wetlands and why they were drained, in...
12/06/2025

SCIENCE JOURNALISM AWARDS FINALIST: James Ball digs into the history of Dunedin's wetlands and why they were drained, in this 1News piece that attempts to make sense of the October 2024 floods.

The area faces yet another flooding crisis after the city recorded its wettest day in more than a century earlier this week.

There's less than a week till we announce the winners of the 2025 Science Journalism Awards! Our judges have done an inc...
11/06/2025

There's less than a week till we announce the winners of the 2025 Science Journalism Awards! Our judges have done an incredible job picking the top two stories from a very impressive bunch. One of these finalists is Kate Evans's remarkable tale in New Zealand Geographic of the threats to the seemingly ubiquitous red-billed gull.

What would the beach be without red-billed gulls? We may be about to find out. Two huge colonies have already gone under and the next biggest, in Kaikōura, is failing fast.

We're thrilled to announce the eleven finalists for the 2025 Science Journalism Awards, covering solar storms, crafty kō...
14/05/2025

We're thrilled to announce the eleven finalists for the 2025 Science Journalism Awards, covering solar storms, crafty kōura, dental dams, and more! Winners will be revealed on 18 June.

From over 60 submissions that included television and audio pieces, interactives, online news stories, and long-form features, we have eleven finalists for the 2025 Science Journalism Awards. Many thanks to our three judges, who've had the difficult task of choosing between a range of impressive en

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