Australia & NZ News

ViewCrown Research Institutes survive pandemic-hit year

Annual reports indicate that New Zealand institutes’ finances remained relatively stable in 2020

ViewNew Zealand news roundup: 20-26 May

This week: budget disappointment, medical cannabis and gene editing

View‘Flat’ research funding in budget leaves universities frustrated

New Zealand’s budget provides no major research investments, but borders could reopen by early 2022

ViewResearch network for Islamic studies launched

Interdisciplinary network aims to consolidate Islamic and Middle East studies in New Zealand

ViewNew Zealand news roundup: 13-19 May

This week: a budget plea, Marsden Fund applications and the future of farm research

View‘Stellar’ global advisory group to review UK’s research assessment

New Zealand’s former chief scientist to head “impressive” international group on future of evaluating research

ViewClarivate buying ProQuest to provide ‘end-to-end’ R&D services

$5.3 billion acquisition includes parent company of Research Professional News

ViewAnnual reports reveal pandemic hit to higher education

Lower overseas student numbers and higher costs are highlighted in New Zealand universities’ 2020 accounts

ViewTertiary Education Union calls for funding reforms in New Zealand

Higher education needs “a fit-for-purpose funding model” and less reliance on international students, conference hears

ViewNew Zealand news roundup: 6-12 May

This week: a Māori professor is honoured and budget plans are discussed

ViewUniversities warned on foreign influence

Security working group releases first set of guidelines for academics in New Zealand

ViewOverhaul innovation incentives, government told

Productivity Commission says New Zealand must select priority areas and boost academia-industry links

ViewNew Zealand news roundup: 29 April to 5 May

This week: public health reforms, virtual humans and a business case for biofuels

ViewMāori approaches needed in NZ science policy, report says

Five-point “agenda for change” calls for Māori chief scientific advisers and improved research funding guidelines

ViewNew Zealand invites proposals for overseas education centres

Centres will “provide flexibility in how and where international students experience a high-quality NZ education”

ViewNew Zealand news roundup: 22-28 April

This week: earthquake research, academic freedom, a Covid-19 study and climate summit contributions

ViewMajor reforms announced for New Zealand’s health system

Campaigners reiterate call for increased health research funding as plans for centralised system are revealed

ViewMāori scientists carry cultural burden, study finds

New Zealand’s Indigenous scientists are expected to spend time “raising cultural capacity” at their institutions

ViewNew Zealand news roundup: 15-21 April

This week: a diversity fund, rock art and a population model to improve contact tracing

ViewPlanned health reforms may not last, experts warn

Political factors “continue to frustrate” attempts to reform New Zealand’s health system and improve equality

ViewHealth research alliance slams New Zealand’s budget plans

Group warns of missed opportunity to make research an essential component of the health system

ViewNew Zealand news roundup: 1-14 April

This week: science prizes, Māori knowledge projects and plant protein research

ViewSpecial Report: Covid-19 Funding Trends

Insight and analysis on the patterns that have shaped coronavirus research funding during the pandemic

ViewTrans-Tasman travel bubble gives hope for research collaborations

Researchers welcome announcement of quarantine-free travel between New Zealand and Australia

ViewScience association calls on Waikato to cancel staff cuts

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

ViewNew Zealand news roundup: 25-31 March

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

ViewMore research needed on sustainable fishing, report says

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

ViewNew Zealand needs better plan for next pandemic, researchers say

Paper calls for public inquiry to inform planning for future crises

ViewNew Zealand news roundup: 18-24 March

This week: a conference cancellation, grants for emissions research and a sustainability meeting

ViewCovid-19 recovery plan needed for universities, says auditor-general

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