Marsden Fund

2024 - 12 - 5

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Universities criticise Marsden Fund cuts, business group backs the ... (RNZ)

A senior acadameic says the changes are short-sighted, but a business group says it will boost productivity.

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Marsden Fund updated to support ideas growth - Inside Government ... (Inside Government NZ)

The Government has updated the Marsden Fund to focus on core scientific research that helps lift economic growth and contributes to science with a purpose.

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Humanities and social sciences cut from Marsden Fund - Research ... (Research Professional News)

Minister announces shock changes to New Zealand fund in order to “support growth”. Science minister Judith Collins has shocked New Zealand's researchers by ...

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Marsden Fund Changes: Major Setback (Mirage News)

The University of Otago – Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka is deeply concerned to learn that humanities and social sciences research will no longer be funded.

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A housing market with bits tacked on doesn't need many (if any ... (The Kākā by Bernard Hickey)

Government shocks scientists and universities by halving funding for blue-sky research, raising fears it will worsen the brain drain to rest of OECD, ...

Juliet Gerrard: Funding the whole pie (The Spinoff)

It's a tiny portion of our overall funding, yet social sciences and humanities research makes a massive impact. Without it, the pie starts to crumble.

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Prof Nicola Gaston | Co-Director at The MacDiarmid Institute for ... (waateanews.com)

Humanities and social science funding has been cut from the Marsden Fund, the main fund for 'blue-skies' research in Aotearoa New Zealand.

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Marsden Fund changes spark researcher backlash (waateanews.com)

Co-director of the MacDiarmid Institute for Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology, Nicola Gaston, says the reallocation of Marsden research funding is a ...

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Marsden Fund changes will undermine prosperity and social ... (- NZCTU)

The Government's rewrite of the Marsden Fund's investment plan and terms of reference demonstrates a complete lack of understanding and risks undermining ...

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Govt Cuts Humanities And Social Science Funding Expert Reaction (Scoop.co.nz)

The areas that have been cut include research in subjects like nursing, law, and archaeology.

The changes to research funding in Aotearoa, explained (The Spinoff)

The government has eliminated Marsden grants for humanities and social sciences. Shanti Mathias explains what Marsden grants are, and why the change has ...

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