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John E. Martin's history of Royal Society Te Apārangi has now been published. Here's an interview he did with Lynley Hargreaves for our blog on Sciblogs: Infrequently Asked Questions.

About Te Takarangi: Celebrating Māori publications

A sample list of 150 non-fiction books
  • A sample list of 150 non-fiction books

150 Women in 150 Words

For our 150th anniversary, we are celebrating women’s contributions to ex...
  • For our 150th anniversary, we are celebrating women’s contributions to expanding knowledge in New Zealand

Te Takarangi: Celebrating Māori publications with Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga

A sample list of 150 non-fiction books
  • A sample list of 150 non-fiction books

Branch histories

As part of our 150th Anniversary, learn about the history of our branches
  • As part of our 150th Anniversary, learn about the history of our branches

Take a walk on the polluted side: air pollutant exposure on busy roads

Dr Lena Weissert from Unive...
  • Dr Lena Weissert from University of Auckland explains her research to better measure our exposure to air pollutants as we go about our daily lives.

Ask me a question

To celebrate 150 years of discovery, students can ask us a question on six topics
  • To celebrate 150 years of discovery, students can ask us a question on six topics

Matters of coincidence or the collective digital unconscious?

How mapping the digital traces we le...
  • How mapping the digital traces we leave online from expressing ourselves publicly can lead to useful insights – or explain a 'collective digital unconscious'...

Past and future

To celebrate our 150th anniversary, we've invited early career researchers to shar...
  • To celebrate our 150th anniversary, we've invited early career researchers to share discoveries in their fields from days gone by or give us a glimpse into where their...

Investigating homicide in mental health services

By Lillian Ng, Department of Psychological Medici...
  • By Lillian Ng, Department of Psychological Medicine, The University of Auckland

Curiouser & curiouser

By Jason Gurney, Department of Public Health, University of Otago, Wellington.
  • By Jason Gurney, Department of Public Health, University of Otago, Wellington.

Winners of 150 Years of Discovery Video Competition announced

Poi and health, Airbnb and the shari...
  • Poi and health, Airbnb and the sharing economy and the history of brown trout in New Zealand are the topics of the winning videos of the 150 Years of Discovery video co...

Mapping the gut

By Peng Du, Senior Research Fellow in the Auckland Bioengineering Institute at the...
  • By Peng Du, Senior Research Fellow in the Auckland Bioengineering Institute at the University of Auckland.

2017 New Zealand Research Honours presented at 150th Anniversary of Royal Society Te Apārangi
  • PUBLISHED:
    Tue 10 Oct 2017

150 years of discovery

This year the Royal Society of New Zealand Te Apārangi celebrates 150 year...
  • PUBLISHED:
    Wed 22 Mar 2017

President's speech at launch of 150th Anniversary celebrations dinner

This speech was delivered by...
  • PUBLISHED:
    Wed 5 Apr 2017

Looking to the future, sharing knowledge

Reaching people with trustworthy evidence based informati...
  • PUBLISHED:
    Thu 6 Apr 2017

Insights from international academies workshop

To launch our 150th anniversary celebrations, we he...
  • PUBLISHED:
    Wed 31 May 2017

Future focused local experts

A nationwide lecture series hosted by the Branches of Royal Society T...
  • A nationwide lecture series hosted by the Branches of Royal Society Te Apārangi, which demonstrates the range of research being carried out throughout Aotearoa.

Editing our Genes: Promises and Pitfalls on RNZ

Listen to all panel discussions from our series on...
  • PUBLISHED:
    Thu 28 Sep 2017

New speaker series to celebrate kiwi women’s research

'Sharing Women's Discoveries' is a highlig...
  • PUBLISHED:
    Thu 5 Oct 2017

President's speech at New Zealand Research Honours

President’s welcome speech at the Royal Socie...
  • PUBLISHED:
    Tue 10 Oct 2017

Forty talented school students will seek answers to big questions at this year’s Powering Potential event
  • PUBLISHED:
    Mon 20 Nov 2017

Video: What's going on in the female body?

A video is available for the talk as part of the Sharin...
  • PUBLISHED:
    Thu 30 Nov 2017

New project Te Takarangi celebrates Māori publications

Māori non-fiction books are being celebra...
  • PUBLISHED:
    Tue 13 Feb 2018

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