MESA was formed in 2010 to expand the opportunities available to MacDiarmid Institute PhD students and postdoctoral researchers. It works to improve networking among them and establish a sense of community.
Unix Command Line
One of the scariest things about using a Unix based system is learning the file architecture and running programs through the command line interface, especially if you’ve be brought up on Windows as many of have!
Well th...
Recognising Scientific Entrepreneurship in New Zealand
Commercialisation of Research, Science and Technology (RS&T) in New Zealand and elsewhere tends to be based on models of technology transfer which are more appropriate for existing econo...
In this article, we briefly introduce some important concepts of university-related studies and careers. Read on for a primer on academic life and research.
The typical career path in academia is...
The sixth triennial Association for Women in the Sciences (AWIS) conference is taking place on 28-29 July at SkyCity Auckland, and if you’re a women working in the science field then you need to be there!
The conference is designed to provide a ...
Hugh Kearns is recognised internationally as a public speaker, educator and researcher. His areas of expertise include self-management, positive psychology, work-life balance, learning and creativity. He draws on over twenty years of experience as a le...
Funding your PhD
Funding can be an issue that makes or breaks your PhD, particularly if you’re looking at studying at an overseas university. The most important things to find out (1) the closing dates and (2) which scholarships/awards are relev...
MESA held a Raman Spectroscopy for Materials Science on Friday the 20th of May 2011, at the Victoria University Wellington campus. This 1 day workshop took the 30+ attendees through the basics of Raman S...
The Board of the MacDiarmid Institute for Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology is delighted to announce that Associate Professor Kathryn McGrath has been appointed as Director of the institute, to succeed the outgoing Director, Professor Richard Blaik...
By now you’ve hopefully read through my original post on what ruby is, what it does, and why you’d want to install it. If you’re reading this you’ve probably already installed it. If not, you should probably do t...