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Maurice Wilkins Centre Prize for Chemical Science

Maurice Wilkins Centre Prize for Chemical Science

21 November 2025

Congratulations to Dr Brendon Gill (Fonterra) for being awarded the New Zealand Institute of Chemistry's Maurice Wilkins Centre Prize for Chemical Science.

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Awards recognise community reach of early career researchers

Awards recognise community reach of early career researchers

12 February 2025

Six early career MWC-affiliated researchers are acknowledged through the MWC Early Career Steering Committee (ECSC) awards which recognise both scientific excellence and community

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Dr Ofa Dewes appointed Member of The New Zealand Order of Merit

Dr Ofa Dewes appointed Member of The New Zealand Order of Merit

5 June 2023

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Dame Margaret Brimble wins top Royal Society of Chemistry award

Dame Margaret Brimble wins top Royal Society of Chemistry award

15 July 2022

Distinguished Professor Dame Margaret Brimble’s large body of pioneering work in chemistry was internationally recognised recently by the Royal Society of Chemistry.  

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Endeavour funding for research led by Professor Dame Margaret Brimble

Endeavour funding for research led by Professor Dame Margaret Brimble

17 September 2020

A research project led by Distinguished Professor Dame Margaret Brimble, MWC Deputy Director at the University of Auckland, has been awarded over $9 million from the Ministry of Bu

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MWC researcher awarded Toloa Tertiary Scholarship

MWC researcher awarded Toloa Tertiary Scholarship

7 March 2020

In early March 2020, the Ministry for Pacific Peoples awarded a Toloa Tertiary Scholarship to Ms Zanetta Toomata, a University of Auckland student actively involved with various MW

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Margaret Brimble recognised by Zonta

Margaret Brimble recognised by Zonta

8 November 2019

Distinguished Professor Dame Margaret Brimble FRS, Principal Investigator at the Maurice Wilkins Centre, University of Auckland, has been awarded a Zonta New Zealand Women of Achie

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Dame Margaret Brimble inducted into the ACS MEDI Hall of Fame

Dame Margaret Brimble inducted into the ACS MEDI Hall of Fame

4 September 2019

Distinguished Professor Dame Margaret Brimble has become the first New Zealand woman to be inducted into the American Chemical Society Division of Medicinal Chemistry Hall of Fame.

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