Over her lifetime, an average woman scientist at a New Zealand university earns about NZ$400,000 less than her male counterparts, reports […]
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Child Poverty Reduction Bill – Expert Reaction
The Prime Minister has announced a proposed Child Poverty Reduction Bill, which would set in law targets to reduce child […]
Continue readingTen year target to boost research & development – Expert reaction
The Labour-New Zealand First coalition will undertake to increase spending on research & development to 2% of GDP over ten […]
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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 reading90-day law research widely covered – In the News
New research analysing the impact of a controversial 90-day trial period for new employees has been widely covered in the […]
Continue readingPain relief in labour – what works?
A new study has drawn together findings from hundreds of clinical trials to identify the most effective and safest pain […]
Continue readingElection 2011 – 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 readingElection 2011 – Major parties on agri-policy
In the lead up to the election, the Dominion Post has quizzed National and Labour on what the key issues […]
Continue readingRed State Blue State, Rich State, Poor State?
We’re all familiar with how those political maps ended up looking after election night both here and in the US. […]
Continue readingUS R&D tax credit debate – a different story entirely
As Science (subscription required) reported last week, the US Government’s US$700 billion bail-out of the financial sector included a bundle […]
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