The Government has delivered its ‘Wellbeing Budget’, which includes funding to combat kauri dieback and support innovation. Science-related funding announcements […]
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Smears and fury in big telescope lobbying – Eloise Gibson
University of Auckland physicist Prof Richard Easther has had his conduct and mental health attacked after he criticised taxpayer funding for a telescope, […]
Continue readingUS military investment in gene drives – In the News
News broke last night that the US military’s science research agency has funded research into gene drives, including to a […]
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Election 2017 – SMC science Q&A with political parties
The Science Media Centre put questions on key science-related issues to the political parties ahead of the General Election scheduled […]
Continue readingWhy do governments support research? – Sir Peter Gluckman
Sir Peter Gluckman, the Prime Minister’s Chief Science Advisor, discuses the history and future of government research funding in latest […]
Continue readingNational science strategy – In the News
The National Statement of Science Investment, launched yesterday, has been widely covered by New Zealand media. The document lays out […]
Continue readingScience strategy launched – Expert Reaction
The Government has laid out its strategy for science over the next decade in a new National Statement of Science […]
Continue readingScience needs funding certainty to excel
The Press science reporter Dr Sarah-Jane O’Connor looks at the state of science funding in New Zealand and whether it […]
Continue readingMarsden Fund under the microscope – Expert reaction
New Zealand’s leading ‘blue skies’ research fund boosts Kiwi science, but could be tweaked for greater efficiency, says a new […]
Continue readingAgResearch restructure – In the News
AgResearch has been the focus of intense media reporting this week in anticipation of an announcement that the Crown Research […]
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