First MSciComm Graduates Get Capped
21/12/10
The Centre for Science Communication reached another major milestone on 18 December 2010, when the first two MSciComm graduates wore the new hood and were capped. Read More...
Chemistry Science Filmmaking Workshop
16/12/10
Last week the Centre for Science Communication embarked on a new area of outreach by running a 3-day workshop in Science Filmmaking with the Department of Chemistry. Read More...
Science Communication in India
13/12/10
Lloyd is attending the international conference in Public Communication of Science and Technology (PCST-10) in New Delhi. Read More...
Writing Student Amongst Top Short Story Writers
04/11/10
Congratulations to Alex Sides on coming 2nd in the Sunday Star Times Short Story competition 2010 from a field of 2500 entries! Read More...
Upcoming Film Premiere
22/10/10
The annual world premiere of our student films is drawing closer. Read More...
Student Shortlisted for Creative Science Writing Award
21/10/10
Our graduate writing student Blair Granville has advanced into the final stages of the Royal Society of New Zealand Competition.
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Applications Closing Soon!
19/10/10
Applications for the 2011 Masters in Science Communication will be closing on 31 October! Read More...
Writing Student Gains Internship at Cosmos
19/10/10
Our writing student Gareth Barton has earned himself an internship with the prestigious Cosmos Magazine in Sydney. Read More...
'Albatrocity' Wins at Conservation Film Festival
19/10/10
The student graduate film ‘Albatrocity’ has convinced American film festival judges. Read More...
Science Communication Films Travelling to Wildscreen 2010
15/10/10
Two student films have have been shortlisted for the BBC Best Newcomer Award category in the prestigious Wildscreen film competition in Bristol. Read More...
Student Wins Australian Young Conservationist of the Year Award
15/10/10
Our filmmaking student Simon Cherriman has earned himself the Australian Young Conservationist of the Year Award 2010. Read More...
'Albatrocity' Wins in Spain
27/09/10
The film ‘Albatrocity’ produced by our recent graduate students Edi Saltau and Iain Frengley has been announced as a winner at the at Telenatura 2010 film festival in Spain. Read More...
Student Wins Insiders Dunedin Competition
23/09/10
Our Filmmaking Student Dan Hunter has been announced overall winner of the Insiders Dunedin competition run by the Dunedin City Council. Read More...
Science Rapper in Da Course
25/08/10
Science rapper Tom McFadden is something of a YouTube sensation. His raps, which explain complex information like programmed cell death or how rain is formed in clouds, are snappy and funny and informative. Read More...
Student Visits USA to Teach Filmmaking
16/08/10
Our recent filmmaking student and research assistant Steve Ting is currently on his way to the United States of America to visit the Scripp’s Institute of Oceanography, one of the oldest and largest centers for ocean and earth science research, graduate training, and public service in the world. Read More...
Reel Science Film Winners Announced
02/08/10
Two students from Pakuranga College have won the 2010 Freemasons Reel Science Film Competition with a five minute film they produced for the competition run by the Royal Society of New Zealand and the Centre for Science Communication at the University of Otago.
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Student Painting Wins Award
13/07/10
A painting of houses on Dunedin's Dundas St with chairs and couches outside is the overall winner in this year's Yellow Pages Art Awards. The artist: our very own Master of Science Communication student Alex Sides. Read More...
Filmmaking Students Win at National Awards
08/06/10
Recent graduate students and emerging local film production company Splashroom Media (Splashroom Ltd) took out a major award last night in Wellington at the Ministry for the Environment’s prestigious Green Ribbon Awards. The award, presented by Hon Dr Nick Smith for ‘Media and the Environment’ recognised Splashroom’s outstanding contribution to the environment through film production and social innovation.
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Major Awards for Student Films
25/05/10
‘Love in Cold Blood’ the documentary made by our students Jane Adcroft and Carla Braun-Elwert warmed many hearts at the recent Reel Earth Film Festival.
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Field Trips 2010
12/04/10
Our first year MSciComm students have been out and about on a number of “field trips” Read More...
First MSciComm Graduate
12/04/10
Billy Lobban has been awarded his MSciComm, endorsed in Popularizing Science Read More...
PhD Student Wins Scholarship
12/04/10
Vivienne Bryner has recently been enrolled as the Centre’s first PhD student and has also been awarded a University of Otago Scholarship. Read More...
Student Wins Grant
17/03/10
Our popularising science student Carla Christie has been selected for funding for the 2010 Mini Grants Program at the Duke Center for Marine Conservation, Duke University Marine Lab, Beaufort, NC. Read More...
Seminar Series
17/03/10
The Centre for Science Communication Seminar Series 2010 is about to kick off. The seminars run on Thursdays from 12-12.50pm at our Centre lecture room. All Welcome!
Filmmaking Workshop Tour
17/03/10
A team of our Science Communication students are currently travelling the North and South Island conducting filmmaking workshops for secondary school students. Read More...
Welcome to Our New Students
05/03/10
Our new Master of Science Communication 2010 student intake has completed their first week of lectures. Read More...
Student Graduate Film Wins Grand Prize
05/03/10
Filmmaking student J. Ollie Luck’s film Platos Cave is the Grand Prize Winner of the ‘Show us your Pixels’ competition by CoreMelt. Read More...
Penguin Conservation Lecture
05/03/10
Upcoming Distinguished Communicator Lecture Series: Prof. Dee Boersma on Penguin Conservation, Wednesday the 24th of March 2010.
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Visiting Academic Dr. Dee Boersma
19/01/10
Dr. Dee Boersma (Ph.D, Wadsworth Endowed Chair in Conservation Science at the Department of Biology, University of Washington, Seattle) is visiting the Centre for Science Communication on a Fullbright Scholarship from January to March 2010 Read More...
