The global research system is in crisis. One way that we are seeing this unfold is in large-scale planned redundancies at our universities in Aotearoa New Zealand. But the research system isn’t broken, it was built this way. The design of the research system promotes...
2 June 2023 Written by Chrissie Painting, illustrated by Jean Donaldson. “Found some!” I let out a sigh of relief and turn towards my colleague’s voice coming somewhere from among a tangle of logs and vines. Above me a kākā whistles, but this charismatic clown is not...
Image: Te Pūnaha Matatini Principal Investigator Dianne Sika-Paotonu has won Te Puiaki Whakapā Pūtaiao the Prime Minister’s Science Communication Prize. 2 May 2023 Two Te Pūnaha Matatini principal investigators have been recognised in the 2022 Prime Minister’s...
1 May 2023 Written by Claire Grant, illustrated by Jean Donaldson. “Right, let’s go Pup!” Dad sing-songs to our dog Blue as she bounces from left to right, bow-wowing at the top of her lungs. She’s just as excited about going hunting as we are. We’ve been through our...
Image: Rachel Liu (front) and Anya Christiansen undertook archaeological field work on Ahuahu Great Mercury Island as part of their summer internship. 2 March 2023 It’s lucky that Jed Thompson-Fawcett’s summer internship supervisor didn’t tell him how much the...
