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2012 Marsden Grants fund ‘blue skies’ research
‘Will changes in the atmosphere and ozone layer affect New Zealand’s weather?’, ‘Can we design an invisibility device?’, ‘How do […]
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The Government has announced it will kick off a publicity campaign to seek ideas on how to tackle the country’s […]
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Uncertainty in the science sector and a lack of opportunities for “emerging scientists” are hurting some young researchers, says a […]
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Decisions on where to invest more public money in research are “political”, says the head of the national science academy, […]
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On Thursday the government will announce their 2011 budget for New Zealand. The New Zealand Herald‘s Hamish Fletcher caught up […]
Continue readingPODCAST: Re-setting science and innovation for the next 20 years – NZAS conference
Airing a range of ideas on how to move the New Zealand science system forwards, prominent speakers gathered today in […]
Continue readingNZ Herald: Picking winners in science
Shaun Hendy writes in an opinion piece in the New Zealand Herald about the strategy of ‘picking winners’ in science […]
Continue readingTVNZ/NZPA: Govt science spend concentrated
The Foundation for Research, Science and Technology has announced the recipients of this year’s largest science funding round. 42 contracts […]
Continue readingJon Morgan: Measuring science hard work
Dominion Post writer Jon Morgan on the financial returns required of publicly-funded scientific institutions. Read in full here. An excerpt: […]
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