Latest information on science and technology for MPs

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science and technology for MPs

IN COLLABORATION WITH THE SPEAKER OF THE NEW ZEALAND PARLIAMENT, SCIENCE NEW ZEALAND, UNIVERSITIES NEW ZEALAND AND THE INDEPENDENT RESEARCH ASSOCIATION OF NEW ZEALAND, WE RAN OUR ANNUAL SPEAKER’S SCIENCE FORUM SO THAT MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR KŌRERO PRESENTATIONS ON TOPICAL RESEARCH AREAS. UNFORTUNATELY, THE SERIES WAS TRUNCATED DUE TO THE DISRUPTION FROM COVID-19.

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In 2020, the topics presented were: Cannabis and health – current research on the positive and negative health impacts of cannabis and cannabinoids and the analytical challenges associated with medicinal cannabis, with Associate Professor Giles Newton-Howes and Dr Helen Poulsen. COVID-19: Towards vaccine development – how New Zealand researchers can support global efforts to develop a vaccine for this extremely contagious and deadly disease, with Dr Sue Huang, Professor John Fraser FRSNZ and Professor Graham Le Gros FRSNZ. Future stars: Showcasing New Zealand’s rising research talent – featuring Dr Nancy Garrity on the ‘trials and tribulations’ of aligning mātauranga Māori within a western science framework in her research on high-value materials and Dr Matthew Cowan on his work to revolutionise how we manufacture basic materials to reduce energy consumption, to slow climate change and enrich lives.