Australia & NZ News

ViewNew Zealand news roundup: 9-15 December

This week: a mentoring award, regenerative agriculture grants and Richard Dawkins on Māori science

ViewNZ$1.6m awarded to student-led projects at research institutions

National programme supports 13 projects to bolster New Zealand’s next generation of investigators

ViewResearchers push for changes to New Zealand health bill

Reformed health system must embrace research and evidence-based decision-making, parliamentary committee told

ViewCommercialise to create impact, New Zealand scientists urged

Get science out of labs and into the hands of end-users, says research institute head

ViewNew Zealand news roundup: 2-8 December

This week: health research deadlines, National Party changes, Royal Society announcements and rheumatic fever funding

ViewNew Zealanders trust their scientists, study shows

Wellcome Global Monitor puts Australia and New Zealand top for trust in science

ViewClarivate buys ProQuest for $5.3bn

Deal will “build a world leader in research and innovation”, says innovation information company

ViewInternational students last in the queue for New Zealand return

Reopening plan will bring overseas students back to university campuses from May 2022

ViewNew Zealand news roundup: 25 November to 1 December

This week: RNA manufacturing, health legislation and health inequalities

ViewCallaghan Innovation has busiest year ever

New Zealand’s national innovation agency works with record number of customers, but revenues fall

ViewCrown Research Institutes exceed financial expectations

Annual reports show strong financial performances at New Zealand’s research hubs

ViewNew Zealand news roundup: 18-24 November

This week: artificial intelligence grants, regenerative agriculture inequalities and the future of research funding

ViewNational forestry research institute reports revenue growth

New Zealand agency’s annual report celebrates higher-than-expected revenues and opening of flagship innovation building

ViewBiotech industry calls for rethink on genetic technologies

“Confused and costly regulation” disadvantages New Zealand, submission on hazardous substances bill says

ViewNew Zealand news roundup: 11-17 November

This week: Health Research Council deadlines, Rutherford Discovery Fellowships and a survey of scientists

ViewNZ moots ‘huge change’ in ‘once in career’ R&D funding reform

New model could involve baseline institutional funding and mission-led funding for national priorities

ViewNew Zealand signs up to global methane pledge

COP26: national climate plan still being formed as methane commitment causes farming industry backlash

ViewNew Zealand news roundup: 4-10 November

This week: plant breeding, mandatory vaccinations and biomedical research spending

ViewFuture agriculture ‘requires more collaborative approach’

Interdisciplinary effort needed to establish regenerative agriculture in New Zealand, Landcare Research says

ViewSpace science boosted in Marsden Fund awards

Annual grants programme supports New Zealand’s cooperation with European space project

ViewNew Zealand news roundup: 28 October to 3 November

This week: cannabis research, Endeavour Fund assessors and returning international students

ViewNew Zealand kickstarts major R&D reform process

Government issues discussion paper on the future of the nation’s research system

ViewNo ‘sugarcoating’ New Zealand’s research flaws, minister says

Latest statistics show slow growth in R&D spending

ViewNew Zealand news roundup: 21-27 October

This week: a water-measuring device, an innovation crowdfunding appeal and a Wellington appointment

ViewNew Zealand plummets in world innovation ranking

Auckland researcher says country must move to open sharing of intellectual property

ViewHigher education research standards set for reform

Public consultation begins on assessment of research quality through New Zealand’s Performance-Based Research Fund

ViewNew Zealand news roundup: 14-20 October

This week: redevelopment of the Scott Base Antarctic research centre and calls for RNA investment

ViewResearch crucial to carbon reduction plan, government says

New Zealand’s emissions plan develops with commitment to 2 per cent of GDP for research

ViewNew Zealand news roundup: 7-13 October

This week: genetic research, invasive species and regenerative agriculture

ViewEndeavour Fund asks applicants to identify ‘sensitive’ research

Changes to New Zealand fund in 2022 include “dual use” disclosures and a climate focus