Welcome

The New Zealand Association of Scientists is a genuinely independent association of scientists who work and lobby to:

promote science in New Zealand,
increase public awareness of science and expose pseudo-science,
debate and influence government science policy,
improve working conditions for scientists, including gender and ethnic equality,
promote free exchange of knowledge and international co-operation,
and encourage excellence in science.

The Association membership includes physical, natural, mathematical and social scientists and welcomes members with an interest in science education, policy, communication and the social impact of science and technology.

News & Recent Posts

Does NZ have a 'PhD student problem'?

11 May 2012

Several NZ PhD students are keen to take some action on addressing the problems faced by NZ graduate science students. We're looking for collaborators to assist us with this and to help us network with the wider commmunity. Some of the topics we wish to specifically address are:

2012 Prime Ministers Science Prizes - now open for applications

02 May 2012

The 2012 round for the Prime Minister’s Science Prizes opened on 1st May. The five prizes recognise the impact of science on New Zealanders’ lives, celebrate the contribution of current scientists and encourage those of the future. To find out more visit the PM's science prizes website.

• Prime Minister’s Science Prize

• Prime Minister’s MacDiarmid Emerging Scientist Prize
• Prime Minister’s Science Teacher Prize

NZAS conference 2012: speaker presentations

23 April 2012

Speakers from the NZAS conference have made their slides freely available here.

Want New Zealand to be Prosperous? Build Pathways for Emerging Scientists!

20 April 2012

What will it take for the Government, the Private Sector, the Universities and National Laboratories to stop saying that they know there is a problem with the system for emerging scientist and actually start to build profession training pathways post PhD that will give our emerging scientists the environment needed to allow them to fully participate in the future development of New Zealand?

How do we turn the chatter into action?