Australia & NZ News

ViewNZ-Singapore science partnerships kick off

Bilateral funding awarded for research on data use and high-tech foods

ViewNew Zealand news roundup: 24-30 September

This week: criticism of health policies, reactions to a racism report and chemicals under review

ViewNational fund provides NZ$40m for green energy projects

Three universities win funding for work on electric motors, renewable energy and manufacturing processes

ViewWaikato review urges action on systemic racism

Reviewers clear university of specific instances of racism but call for structures to be redesigned

ViewTreasury dampens hopes on international students

New Zealand’s latest fiscal update is pessimistic about the recovery of the international education market

ViewNew Zealand news roundup: 17-23 September

This week: a Labour policy change, racism concerns and more job losses

ViewAlliance pushes for increase in health research funding

Ahead of October election, New Zealand advocacy group calls for tripling of government investment

ViewCrown Research Institutes in need of reform, review finds

New Zealand’s seven institutes need a better strategy and funding model ‘to meet national priorities’

ViewNew Zealand news roundup: 10-16 September

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ViewCovid-19 outbreak feeds anti-science ‘infodemic’

New Zealand’s social media feeds are full of conspiracy theories, study finds

ViewEndeavour Fund delivers NZ$187m research boost

Work on tsunamis, islands and flood risks funded in latest round of government scheme

ViewEarly-career researchers need urgent support, parties told

Next NZ government must ‘create a functioning system largely from scratch’ for postdoctoral research

ViewNew Zealand news roundup: 3-9 September

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ViewWaikato to investigate academics’ claims of structural racism

University council appoints two senior figures to carry out independent review

ViewNew Zealand news roundup: 27 August to 2 September

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ViewNew Zealand lines up more cash for Covid-19

Government looks to both local development and overseas research links for a vaccine

ViewCovid pain continues for NZ institutions

New Zealand universities are scrambling to keep up with coronavirus disruptions on multiple fronts

ViewPushback on Victoria university restructuring proposal

Union says pandemic period is ‘worst time’ for such a scheme

ViewNew Zealand news roundup: 20-26 August

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ViewTeaching may suffer if universities focus on research

Auckland academic finds research emphasis may work against teaching excellence

ViewChange how harassment claims are handled, say academics

Campaigners call for a new authority to investigate harassment in New Zealand universities

ViewNew Zealand news roundup: 13-19 August

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ViewWomen in tertiary education seek better deal

New Zealand’s female academics debate their future under the next government with rival politicians

ViewNew Zealand’s universities on high alert amid Covid-19 surge

Campuses closed and graduation events postponed as prime minister delays election

ViewNew Zealand news roundup: 6-12 August

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ViewNew Zealand’s appeal to students rises

US appeal hits rock bottom, according to an international survey of 400 education agents

ViewNew Zealand science advisers demand funding reform

More money spent on bids for government funds than can be awarded

ViewNew Zealand university science is ‘institutionally racist’

‘Shocking lack of diversity’ prompts soul searching in academia

ViewNew Zealand news roundup: 30 July to 5 August

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ViewPublic health expert wins $50,000 prize for coronavirus work

Member of NZ government’s Covid-19 Technical Advisory Group honoured alongside social work lecturer