IRL recognises a need to link leading-edge science and technology to address future challenges facing New Zealand and to deliver economic growth. This has led to the establishment of an initial offering of five Industry Research and Outreach Fellowships to lead development and application.
IRL has now established PhD scholarships at Victoria University which will help ensure that the next generation of scientists can commercialise their research and help lift New Zealand’s economic performance and prosperity.
Two of New Zealand’s pre-eminent scientists, whose work enabled the creation of a new, high-value industry for New Zealand, were today jointly awarded the inaugural Prime Minister’s Science Prize.
An imposing Maori woodcarving was unveiled today at IRL in Lower Hutt. The tauihu – or prow of the waka – will be situated in IRL’s reception area where it will welcome visitors to the Crown Research Institute’s main campus in Gracefield.
Professor Peter Gluckman, Chief Science Advisor to the Prime Minister, today announced that New Zealand-owned Resene Paints Ltd has won IRL's What’s Your Problem New Zealand? competition.
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