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Matauranga Maori has real world value 07 Jul 2021 14:45 PM More Related Stories HASH(0x3094348) Māori academics have forced the chief executive of Universities New Zealand to back down on his inference that Māori produced lower quality research than their peers. Chris Whelan has walked back comments in a radio interview that increasing the weighting for Māori and Pacific research would dilute the effectiveness of the Performance Based Research Fund. Sarah Jane Tiakiwai, the deputy vice chancellor Māori at the University of Waikato, says the recommended changes are a way to recognise...

Matauranga Maori has real world value 07 Jul 2021 14:45 PM More Related Stories HASH(0x3094348) Māori academics have forced the chief executive of Universities New Zealand to back down on his inference that Māori produced lower quality research than their peers. Chris Whelan has walked back comments in a radio interview that increasing the weighting for Māori and Pacific research would dilute the effectiveness of the Performance Based Research Fund. Sarah Jane Tiakiwai, the deputy vice chancellor Māori at the University of Waikato, says the recommended changes are a way to recognise...

Press Release – Tertiary Education Union Te Haut Kahurangi | Tertiary Education Union is frustrated with the lack of change heralded by the review of the Performance Based Research Fund . National Secretary Sandra Grey is angry that TEUs voice has been largely ignored. She says tinkering … National Secretary Sandra Grey is angry that TEU’s voice has been largely ignored. She says “tinkering with a fundamentally broken system doesn’t benefit the public, learners or staff in the tertiary sector.” IPC Vice President Julie Douglas was extremely disappointed with the announcement. “...

Share Seven early career researchers at Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington have received a total of $2.24 million to pursue their research into issues ranging from health and wellbeing to climate change after receiving Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) Science Whitinga Fellowships. The one-off fellowships, worth $320,000 each over two years, are among 30 awarded in an MBIE initiative administered by Royal Society Te Apārangi to support up-and-coming researchers at Aotearoa New Zealand-based research institutions during the constraints of COVID-19. Welcom...