Australia & NZ News

ViewNew Zealand news roundup: 11-17 March

This week: White Island charges, student cheating and a study on the cannabis referendum

ViewGovernment fund to promote more diverse research workforce

Funding available for projects to make the workforce more inclusive at New Zealand’s research institutions

ViewWhite Island charges make first court appearance

Geoscience agency says charges over volcanic eruption have had a major impact on its resources

ViewNew Zealand news roundup: 4-10 March

This week: respects paid to a leading entomologist and a call for increased innovation

ViewPostdoctoral labour market ‘not functioning well’

Royal Society of New Zealand calls for more industry PhDs and market-led stipends

ViewStudent experience affected by border closures, survey shows

Higher education providers in New Zealand call for immigration changes, extra funding and clearer communication

ViewNew Zealand news roundup: 25 February to 3 March

This week: work on a Lincoln science centre and praise for the national pandemic response

ViewFunding call launched for work on cancer screening and equity

NZ$6.2 million on offer for research to help meet New Zealand’s goals on cancer outcomes

ViewMore data needed on farming reforms, study finds

White paper says regenerative farming has huge potential in New Zealand but needs further research

ViewNew Zealand news roundup: 18-24 February

This week: an international pandemic panel, a biosecurity review and a project on chronic diseases

ViewInternational students supported 50,000 jobs in 2019, figures show

NZ government data highlight international students’ economic contribution as education association calls for ‘student-centred strategies’

ViewUniversities cancel and defer events as controls are tightened

Auckland lockdown hits New Zealand’s universities at start of academic year

ViewNew Zealand news roundup: 11-17 February

This week: animal allergies, conservation research and reforms to resource management laws

View‘National biotechnology strategy needed’ in New Zealand

Genetic modification rules and limited access to capital are holding biotech R&D back, group says

ViewNew Zealand news roundup: 4-10 February

This week: praise for scientists, a visa communication error and calls for more shark research

ViewTravel bubble needed badly, say universities

Trans-Tasman collaborations, including work at the Australian synchrotron, are being hampered by border issues

ViewBiosecurity research centre to put focus on Māori knowledge

Centre has seven years of funding to build on existing facility at Lincoln University

ViewNew Zealand news roundup: 28 January to 3 February

This week: a security breach, cannabis research and a literary award

ViewGovernment told to develop R&D plan for agriculture emissions

Climate Change Commission says New Zealand must speed up energy transition in agriculture and transport

ViewNZ government provides ‘lifeline’ for early career researchers

Fellowships will be awarded to 30 young researchers, but scientists say more support is needed

ViewHealth research hit hard by Covid-19, study finds

Most non-coronavirus medical research in New Zealand has been affected, say Otago researchers

ViewNew Zealand news roundup: 21-27 January

This week: a union appointment, digital inequality and honours for a Māori education advocate

ViewEquity and access prioritised in updated tertiary funding rules

New Zealand’s Tertiary Education Commission releases guidelines for university funding from 2022

ViewPacific peoples underrepresented in science, report says

NZ ministry recommends earlier exposure to technology and clearer pathways into science careers

ViewNew Zealand news roundup: 14-20 January

This week: worrying climate reports, border controls and a winning paper on decolonisation

ViewNew Zealand to allow return of 1,000 international students

Students who were overseas when borders closed can start to return from April

ViewNew Zealand’s international students face uncertain future

Students already in the country are suffering hardships, while border controls prevent others from entering

ViewNew Zealand news roundup: 17 December to 13 January

This week: a hearing is adjourned, a health survey is launched and fellowships are awarded

ViewSecurity breached at Health Research Council of New Zealand

Few details given as research grant administrator scrambles to investigate ‘cybersecurity incident’

ViewNZ government told to overhaul environmental research funding

Spending on environmental research is hard to quantify and often misdirected, commissioner finds