ESR wastewater testing identifies COVID-19 in some Auckland regions
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ESR’s testing of wastewater samples collected on Monday 16 August and Tuesday 17 August from four Auckland wastewater treatment plants have returned positive...
Genomic testing underway to find links between the new cases and others
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Genomic testing is underway to find links between the new case and others.
ESR, New Zealand’s Crown Research Institute, is looking for potential links...
ESR Planting Day a growing success
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Staff from ESR’s Kenepuru Science Centre north of Wellington called a spade a spade last week as they came together and planted 300...
Women in Science series | ESR
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Sarah Bakker has always been someone who enjoys questioning things. Ultimately, it was this curiosity that led her into a career in science...
Showcasing ESR’s Women in Science
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This August ESR is showcasing some of New Zealand’s most incredible scientists and researchers who are working to help improve the safety of, and...
SHIVERS V funding boost announced
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An ESR collaboration with the University of Auckland has received $9.8 million in funding from Flu Lab for the fifth stage of the...
ESR microplastics expert takes science to the sea
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Christchurch-based ESR Senior Scientist Olga Pantos and Research Assistant Hayden Masterton set sail out of Tāmaki Makaurau in June 2021 and headed north...
Lumi Drug Scan passes major milestone
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An evaluation of the pilot Lumi Drug Scan service jointly developed by ESR and New Zealand Police has found the majority of frontline...
ESR data shows decreased weekly cases of severe RSV
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ESR’s surveillance of hospitalisations for severe acute respiratory infection (SARI) shows that for the week ending 11 July, the overall weekly rate of...
ESR’s intentions of science for healthy, safe communities unveiled
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ESR’s strategy, key initiatives and performance measures for 2021/22 have been unveiled in our Statement of Corporate Intent (SCI).
The comprehensive plan highlights five areas...
ESR scientist Laura Banasiak co-authors award winning paper on seismic isolation
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A paper co-authored by ESR’s Laura Banasiak has won the 2021 International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering Outstanding (Scientific) Paper. The paper, just...
Ngāti Toa youth get first peak inside ESR labs
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The group of Porirua rangatahi (youth) toured ESR’s Kenepuru-based health, mircrobiology, and toxicology labs, it was their first time behind the gates.
They were...
