The Royal Society of New Zealand has established a prize for the best science book published in 2007/8: $10,000 for the author(s); $2,500 for the publisher. Submissions close 5 February 2008. more . . .

The 2008 Rutherford Medal, New Zealand's top science award, was presented to Distinguished Professor David Parry, Massey University, at the Science Honours Dinner, Wellington, 5 November.
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The Rutherford Foundation of the Royal Society of New Zealand has awarded two PhD scholarships to Cambridge University.
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