Sir Peter Gluckman, the Prime Minister’s Chief Science Advisor, discuses the history and future of government research funding in latest […]
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National 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 […]
Continue readingTe putaiao mo apopo o Aotearoa — The future of science in New Zealand
The country’s brightest minds ponder the future of science in a special issue of the Journal of Royal Society of New […]
Continue readingUPDATED: Budget 2015: What is in it for science? Expert Reaction
The national Budget announced today reveals a number of announcements on research, science and innovation funding. Some key initiatives announced […]
Continue readingBudget 2015: R&D funding in the NZ Herald
Hamish Fletcher, the New Zealand Herald‘s business reporter, looks at the possible outcomes for the science sector ahead of today’s […]
Continue readingNigel Latta blows away stereotypes in the Weekend Herald
Jamie Morton interviewed Nigel Latta, the presenter of the eponymous ‘Nigel Latta Blows Stuff Up’ TV Show, for the Weekend […]
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