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$36 million to study infectious diseases – Expert Reaction

$36 million to study infectious diseases – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 20 September 202120 September 2021

New funding for infectious disease research – aiming to aid Aotearoa’s Covid-19 response and preparation for future pandemics – was announced at today’s 1 […]

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Crown Research Institute review – Expert Reaction

Crown Research Institute review – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 13 July 202013 July 2020

Last week, the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment released a commissioned review of the New Zealand’s Crown Research Institutes. The Te […]

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National Science Challenges investment – In the News

National Science Challenges investment – In the News

In the News  |  Published: 19 November 201822 November 2018

The Government’s mid-way review on the National Science Challenges has been met with a mixed response from scientists, with several […]

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$84.6m awarded by Marsden Fund – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 02 November 201711 April 2018

A total of 133 research projects have been funded in the latest round of the Marsden Fund, for a total […]

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Can Bill English pick up the pace on scientific investment? – Jeff Tallon

Reflections on Science  |  Published: 19 January 2017

Science was ignited as the fuel of economic growth, but the fame has gone out, writes Professor Jeff Tallon, physicist […]

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How is the science sector tracking? – Expert reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 30 November 201611 April 2018

UPDATED: A snapshot of New Zealand’s science and innovation system has laid out where we are doing well and where […]

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STEM skills vital to NZ’s future – Steven Joyce

Reflections on Science  |  Published: 01 February 2016

Writing in the Dominion Post, Minister of Economic Development Steven Joyce lays out the case for a skilled workforce – […]

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Prestigious fellowships funding NZ research

Reflections on Science  |  Published: 18 September 201528 March 2016

Virtual babies, breast cancer genomics and criminal psychology are just a few subjects to be studied by researchers awarded prestigious […]

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MBIE funding for NZ science – In the News

In the News  |  Published: 07 September 201528 March 2016

The Government has announced the recipients of the 2015 Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment funding round, injecting $96.5 million […]

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Funding NZ with science – The New Zealand Herald

In the News  |  Published: 17 November 201428 March 2016

Following up on the Government’s recent announcement that it is investing $139 million into 48 of New Zealand’s most promising research programmes, Teuila […]

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