A satellite measuring sulphur dioxide emissions fortuitously passed over Whakaari/White Island almost an hour after its deadly eruption on 9 […]
Continue readingAuthor: Dacia Herbulock
Flights paused from Sydney to NZ – Expert Reaction
Flights between the Australian state of New South Wales and New Zealand will stop for 48 hours, starting at 11:59pm […]
Continue reading
New border restrictions to tackle COVID-19 – Expert Reaction
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has announced that everyone entering New Zealand from anywhere in the world, excluding the Pacific, will be […]
Continue reading
Measuring the Science Media Centre’s impact
By Georgia Nixon, Shaun Hendy, and Dacia Herbulock — Thanks to Te Pūnaha Matatini for initiating this collaboration. The Science Media […]
Continue reading
Ten years of the Science Media Centre
In July 2008, a small team with a big mission launched from a back room in the Royal Society’s heritage […]
Continue readingIntroducing our new Media Advisor
The Science Media Centre welcomes a new staff member this week — Rachel Thomas. Rachel joins us from Stuff and […]
Continue readingSMC is hiring — come work where science meets the headlines
The Science Media Centre is looking for a media advisor to join our dynamic Wellington-based team of four See the […]
Continue readingHow is the SMC measuring up?
We love evidence, here at the SMC. So when the chance came up to put our own work under the microscope, […]
Continue readingSMC BRIEFING: Superbugs and vaccines – infectious disease
In conjunction with the Australasian Society for Infectious Diseases, the Science Media Centre hosted an online briefing to preview new research highlights […]
Continue readingMedia, disasters & the public – audio collection
Communicating vital information to the public during disasters is an essential, but sometimes daunting, responsibility for scientists and engineers. At […]
Continue reading