Dame Jane Elizabeth Harding (born 1955) is a New Zealand academic new-born intensive case specialist (

neonatologist Neonatology is a subspecialty of pediatrics that consists of the medical care of newborn infants, especially the ill or premature newborn. It is a hospital-based specialty, and is usually practised in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs). The ...

). She was awarded the Rutherford Medal in 2019.

Education and career

Harding studied at the

University of Auckland , mottoeng = By natural ability and hard work , established = 1883; years ago , endowment = NZD $293 million (31 December 2021) , budget = NZD $1.281 billion (31 December 2021) , chancellor = Cecilia Tarrant , vice_chancellor = Dawn F ...

, graduating in 1978, and in 1982 obtained a DPhil in foetal physiology from the

University of Oxford , mottoeng = The Lord is my light , established = , endowment = £6.1 billion (including colleges) (2019) , budget = £2.145 billion (2019–20) , chancellor ...

. She returned to in New Zealand for paediatric training then completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the

University of California, San Francisco The University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) is a public land-grant research university in San Francisco, California. It is part of the University of California system and is dedicated entirely to health science and life science. It con ...

. Following that, she worked at the

's faculty of Medicine from 1989, becoming Professor of Neonatology in 1997. She is a researcher in the Liggins Institute at the University of Auckland.

Honours and awards

Harding was elected a

Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand A fellow is a concept whose exact meaning depends on context. In learned or professional societies, it refers to a privileged member who is specially elected in recognition of their work and achievements. Within the context of higher education ...

in 2001. In the 2002 Queen's Birthday and Golden Jubilee Honours, she was appointed an

Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit The New Zealand Order of Merit is an order of merit in the New Zealand royal honours system. It was established by royal warrant on 30 May 1996 by Elizabeth II, Queen of New Zealand, "for those persons who in any field of endeavour, have ren ...

, for services to paediatrics. She was awarded the

Health Research Council of New Zealand The Health Research Council of New Zealand (HRC) is a Crown agency of the New Zealand Government. It is responsible for managing the government's investment in health research for the public good. The HRC was established under the Health Resear ...

's Beaven Medal in 2016. In 2017, Harding was selected as one of the Royal Society Te Apārangi's "

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", celebrating the contributions of women to knowledge in New Zealand. In 2019, Harding received the Rutherford Medal, New Zealand's highest science honour, from the

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. Also in 2019, Harding received the Supreme Award at the

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. In the 2020 Queen's Birthday Honours, Harding was promoted to

Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit The New Zealand Order of Merit is an order of merit in the New Zealand royal honours system. It was established by royal warrant on 30 May 1996 by Elizabeth II, Queen of New Zealand, "for those persons who in any field of endeavour, have rend ...

, for services to neonatology and perinatology.

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* * 1955 births Place of birth missing (living people) Living people Dames Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit New Zealand neonatologists New Zealand medical researchers Fellows of the Royal Society of New Zealand University of Auckland alumni Alumni of the University of Oxford University of California, San Francisco alumni Recipients of the Rutherford Medal {{NewZealand-med-bio-stub New Zealand Women of Influence Award recipients