News and events

Epidemiologist Professor Colin Simpson, a lead author behind one of the first papers in the world to confirm the safety of COVID-19 vaccines, has been awarded the HRC's 2022 Liley Medal at the Royal Society Te Apārangi Research Honours Awards in Wellington tonight.

Dr Tess Moeke-Maxwell and the Te Ārai Palliative Care and End of Life Research Group have been honoured with the HRC's Te Tohu Rapuora Medal for their research that has helped improve palliative care, end-of-life and tangihanga experiences for Māori kaumātua and whānau throughout Aotearoa.

Paediatric cardiologist Associate Professor Nigel Wilson’s huge contribution to improving rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease outcomes has been recognised with the HRC’s Beaven Medal for excellence in translational health research at the Royal Society Te Apārangi’s Research Honours event in Hamilton.