A successful marsden fund application which I was an RA onwas a great way to start my doctoral research, and that experience has really shaped my CV and career. Lots of learning, several articles, and a book with my name on. That application wouldn’t even be looked at now under this new system.
Kyle Matthews
And the paywall has come off the newsroom piece by @foxmeyer.bsky.social now. Feat. commentary by the former PM’s chief science advisor, and some history.
newsroom.co.nz
New Zealand’s premier fund for open-ended research is winding down, as scientists keep a wary eye on the horizon
New Zealand's flagship discovery research fund is running its final round before being absorbed into a government-directed system. The 29% funding cut lands on a country that already spends half the O...
