Highlights
MWC teacher workshops focus on COVID-19
In 2020/21 the Centre adapted its teacher professional development programme to increase understanding around the COVID-19 pa...
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Teacher development, from Kaitaia to Invercargill (2013)
This year the Maurice Wilkins Centre expanded its programme of professional development days for science teachers.
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Stem cell pioneer delivers "knockout" lecture (2009)
Stem cells have the capacity to replenish any type of cell in the body. It’s this quality that gives stem cells the potential...
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New technologies for imaging the human body (2012)
New Zealand technologies being developed to perform delicate new procedures, locate sites where cancer drugs are active, and ...
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Rheumatic fever - Research strengths confront national need (2012)
The Maurice Wilkins Centre prioritises rheumatic fever research, and its work built momentum in 2012 with the appointment of ...
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Creating connections with China (2012)
An official visit by State Councillor Liu Yandong, now a Vice-Premier of the People’s Republic of China, was the culmination ...
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Supporting New Zealand’s future scientists (2010)
The inaugural Future Science Day convened by the Maurice Wilkins Centre in 2010 provided advice, mentorship, networking, and ...
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Joining forces against infectious disease (2010)
The 2010 Superbugs Symposium convened by the Maurice Wilkins Centre brought together more than 350 medical professionals and ...
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Creating connections between drug discovery and business (2009)
The Maurice Wilkins Centre hosted the New Zealand Drug Discovery Symposium in September 2009, bringing together more than 450...
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A blossoming collaboration with Japan (2011)
Formal relationships between the Maurice Wilkins Centre and high-profile Japanese research institutions were established in 2...
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Scientists and teachers in unique partnership (2012)
Science teachers from Auckland and Northland leapt at the opportunity for an intensive update on the latest in biomedical sci...
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The future of healthcare is already here (2011)
Tailoring a person’s medical care to their genetic makeup may sound like science fiction, but “personalised medicine” is alre...
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