Royal Society of New Zealand Alert – Issue 803, 6 March 2014 Latest Alert can also be read on the web: royalsociety.org.nz/alert-newsletter/ In this issue: 1. Marcus Chown – tomorrow at Festival and next week in Auckland and Christchurch 2. Royal Society of New Zealand Council elections – call for nominations soon 3. 2014 R. H. T. Bates Postgraduate Scholarship winner 4. Call for nominations: 2014 medals and awards 5. Charles Fleming Fund – call for applications 6. ANZCCART New Zealand Animal Care Technicians’ Awards – call for nominations 7. Fellow announced as new Dean of Science 8. FUSIONZ website for science, technology, and humanities jobs 9. Canterbury Branch news 10. Creative Commons Licensing for New Zealand Schools 11. Event: ‘The Seven Mysteries of the Sea’, 8 March, Wellington 12. Kim Hill asks: ‘Should genetic engineering play a part in New Zealand’s future?’, 27 March, Lincoln 13. Public lecture: ‘Deep-Sea Exploration in the New Zealand Region 1865-1965′, 23 March, Napier 14. Book launch: ‘Pacific Highways’, 13 March, Auckland 15. Conference: eResearch NZ 2014, 30 June-2 July, Hamilton 16. Cafe scientifique:’ Tesla Coils’, 27 March, Lower Hutt 17. L’oreal Australia and New Zealand For Women in Science Fellowships 18. Ferrier Lecture: ‘Natural Products: Discoveries in Chemistry, Medicinal Chemistry and Biology’, 12 March, Wellington 19. Our Changing World, Thursday 9.00 pm, Radio New Zealand National 101FM 20. Follow the Royal Society of New Zealand on Facebook and Twitter 1. Marcus Chown - tomorrow at Festival and next week in Auckland and Christchurch Want to know the secrets of life, the universe and everything – in just one hour? Celebrated astrophysicist Marcus Chown is known for his exceptional ability to communicate big, complicated theories in a quick and highly entertaining style. Author of many popular science books and recipient of the 2011 Future Book Award for his iPad app The Solar System, Chown says his test for whether he understands something is if he can explain it to someone waiting for a bus. Auckland 6.30pm Tuesday 11 March Owen G Glenn Building, Lecture Theatre 260-198, 12 Grafton Road, University of Auckland. Book tickets for Auckland. 4. Call for nominations: 2014 medals and awards The following suite of medals and awards is being offered in 2014 by the Royal Society of New Zealand. The closing date for nominations is 30 June 2014. • Callaghan Medal – for outstanding contribution to science communication, in particular raising public awareness of the value of science to human progress • Cooper Medal – awarded to the person or persons, who publishes the best single account of original research in physics or engineering • Hamilton Memorial Prize – for beginners in scientific or technological research • Hatherton Award – for the best scientific paper by a PhD student at any New Zealand University in physical sciences, earth sciences and mathematical and information sciences • Hector Medal – Mathematical and Information Sciences • Sir Charles Hercus Medal – Biomedical sciences and technologies • Humanities Aronui Medal – for research or innovative work of outstanding merit in the Humanities • Hutton Medal – Animal sciences • Jones Medal – for lifetime achievement in mathematical sciences • MacDiarmid Medal – for outstanding scientific research that demonstrates the potential for application to human benefit • Mason Durie Medal – for advances in the frontiers of social science • Dame Joan Metge Medal – to recognise excellent contributions to capacity building, beneficial relationships with research participants, mentoring of new researchers as well as contributions to new knowledge • Pickering Medal – to recognise excellence and innovation in the practical applications of technology • Pou Aronui Award – for distinguished service to the humanities-aronui • Rutherford Medal – for exceptional contributions to New Zealand society and culture through activities in the broad fields of science, mathematics, social science, and technology • Thomson Medal – for outstanding and inspirational leadership in the management of science leading to the development and application of science and/or technology 5. Charles Fleming Fund – call for applications Closing date: 31 March 2014 We are now calling for applications for the following awards: • Charles Fleming Fund - Publishing Award • Charles Fleming Fund - Senior Scientist Award Information on these awards and application forms are available on our website: royalsociety.org.nz/programmes/funds/fleming/ Please note: As per the wishes of the Fleming family, the Charles Fleming Fund only covers the sciences. 6. ANZCCART New Zealand Animal Care Technicians’ Awards – call for nominations Animal care technicians working in research, testing and teaching organisations are the personnel who make the use of animals possible in a wide range of experimental situations. ANZCCART New Zealand has established a national award to recognise the significant contribution made by individual New Zealand-based technicians, particularly in regard to the welfare of the animals. The awards are offered every three years. We are now calling for awards for 2014. The closing date is 30 April 2014. The Career Award will be awarded to the individual or team whose initiatives over time and/or a collective number of projects are reflected in a better quality of life for the animals under their care. The Individual Project Award will be awarded to the individual or team who has/have improved the welfare of the animals under their care, with regards a particular issue, project or animal use case. Selection criteria for these awards is listed on the web page at royalsociety.org.nz/organisation/panels/anzccart/. 7. Fellow announced as new Dean of Science Professor John Hosking FRSNZ has been named as the new Dean of Science at the University of Auckland. Professor Hosking was previously president of the Ako Aotearoa Academy of Tertiary Teaching Excellence, and has served as the dean and director of the College of Engineering and Computer Science at the Australian National University since 2012. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand in 2010. 10. Creative Commons Licensing for New Zealand Schools Creative Commons Aotearoa NZ is hosting three free after-school introductory sessions on Creative Commons licensing and policies in New Zealand schools. Learn how to share and reuse open educational resources with teachers from around New Zealand and the world. Featuring lightning talks from copyright lawyer Andrew Matangi from Buddle Findlay; Stephen Lethbridge from Taupaki School; Carolyn Stuart from the Network for Learning; Mark Osborne from Core Education; Ian Munro from the Ministry of Education; and Keitha Booth from the Open Government Programme. • Christchurch, 12 March • Auckland, 13 March • Wellington, 17 March View more details and register. 14. Book launch: Pacific Highways, 13 March, Auckland Contemporary New Zealand is undergoing a period of profound change. Migration from across the Asia Pacific region is reshaping the country, with Auckland now said to be the most multicultural city in Australasia. To celebrate this Kiwi renaissance, Lloyd Jones and Julianne Schultz have co-edited Pacific Highways, the latest edition of the Griffith REVIEW, Australia’s best literary magazine. Pacific Highways explores and maps the new New Zealand in the words of many of the country’s finest writers, including Lloyd Jones, Rod Oram, Finlay MacDonald, Kate De Goldi, CK Stead, Stephen Braunias, Bernard Beckett, Hinemoana Baker, Emily Perkins, Gregory O’Brien and many, many more. Griffith REVIEW and the New Zealand Book Council invite you to come and celebrate this landmark publishing event at the Auckland launch of Griffith REVIEW: Pacific Highways which will be launched by Dr Richard Grant, Chairman, Arts Council of New Zealand. Details:6 for 6.15pm Thursday 13 March, National Library of New Zealand, 8 Stanley Street, Auckland. RSVP: NZ Book Council, [email protected], 04 801 5546 In association with the New Zealand Festival Writers Week. 17. Loreal Australia and New Zealand For Women in Science Fellowships Applications are now open for the 2014 L’Oréal Australia & New Zealand For Women in Science Fellowships. The Fellowships are worth AU$25,000 (approximately NZ$26,000) and carry significant prestige. Past winners have said that the Fellowships have had a substantial impact on their careers. The Fellowships will be awarded to three Australian or New Zealand women who have shown scientific excellence in their career to date. The Fellowships are intended to help early-career female scientists (no more than five years past PhD) to consolidate their careers and rise to leadership positions in science, by providing funding for travel, equipment or childcare. Applications for this years fellowships are open and fully online. Applications close at midnight on Wednesday 16 April.
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