The Foundation for Research, Science and Technology has approved more than $48 million per annum for public good science and technology investments in its main 2010 investment round.

Health warning as heavy laden kids return to school The New Zealand Chiropractors Association has called on parents to check the weight of their children's school backpacks following publication of a study which shows the typical load carried to and from school is causing compression of the spina

University of Auckland scientist Dr Vickie Shim has beaten more than 600 people from around the world to take out the Young Investigator Award Competition at the World Congress on Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering in Germany.