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New Zealand risks “being left behind intellectually and economically” if science capability is lost

This week: a planned science precinct, business positivity and a data breach

Chief scientific adviser calls for better cooperation between New Zealand’s researchers and commercial fishers

Paper calls for public inquiry to inform planning for future crises
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This week: a conference cancellation, grants for emissions research and a sustainability meeting

‘Strong consensus’ required on the way forward for higher education in New Zealand

Minister urged to provide immediate support and reforms to save New Zealand’s campuses and courses

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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