Australia & NZ News

New Zealand research consortiums release information on favourable financial statuses

This week: a special journal edition, Plant and Food Research appointments and booming Antarctic studies

Underfunding of science could undermine New Zealand government’s five-point strategy

Save Science Coalition says impact of funding cuts will be felt for a long time
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Users of national e-science platform told to prepare for change

This week: an agriculture graduate school, Lincoln Agritech progress and racism against Māori medical students

Limits introduced in New Zealand fund may hit early career researchers hardest

This week: researcher wins damages, new Royal Society president starts, Covid inquiry expands, and more

University Advisory Group wants to hear how New Zealand universities’ “core activities” could be improved

New Zealand government limits number of applications to Endeavour Fund scheme and cuts total funding

New Zealand and Australian reports highlight graduate earnings and national benefits, including in film industry

This week: Māori data, Education New Zealand leadership, Royal Society awards and emissions reduction

Group says changes to domestic student funding will force difficult choices on institutions

Universities New Zealand proposes independent national research council

This week: health sector transformation, applied doctorates, a pandemic warning and partnerships with China

New Zealand government report prompts call to minimise “overbreeding” in animal research

This week: Pacific food systems, data improvements and startup support

“Substantial changes” would expand New Zealand committee on medical trials and increase focus on risks

Scientists and universities lay out differing visions for New Zealand’s higher education sector

New Zealand organisations say public science must be funded to meet national goals

This week: Singapore collaboration, Royal Society research fellowships and Antarctic cooperation

Cuts to major research funds are part of “ongoing collapse”, says NZ Association of Scientists

Cuts must stop, national coalition of science workers says

This week: Tertiary Education Commission guidance and a Royal Society submission on the science system

Submissions to national science review in New Zealand outline need for clear vision

Pre-budget statement suggests more pain ahead for publicly funded education and research

This week: Māori health concerns, a China research call and more student protests

Findings of report on New Zealand teacher training are “based on flawed methodology”

This week: International Education Strategy on track, Microsoft’s Māori data deal, archives digitisation deadline

Annual reports detail another difficult year for New Zealand’s higher education sector

Vaccine effectiveness may be examined as royal commission enters second year of work

Government’s policies are ill-considered and “too commercial”, NZAS says

This week: PM science prize winners announced, child health scheme winds up, better agricultural data-sharing

Lack of research co-ordination could increase pressure country’s health system, says scheme’s director

New Zealand event hears that consultation fatigue is real but researchers must push their case

This week: abuse of scientists, an environmental prize and university pay talks

Report outlines large increases in services and primary industry