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Endeavour Fund Investment Plan 2025-2027 published

02 July 2024

Our largest contestable science fund, the Endeavour Fund, invests in research with the potential to positively transform New Zealand’s economy, environment, and society.

Science and innovation Science funding

Supporting collaborative science with China

17 June 2024

5 new research projects have been awarded funding as part of the New Zealand China Strategic Research Alliance.

Science and innovation Science funding

New Zealand Space Scholarship sends students to NASA

06 May 2024

Six of New Zealand’s top tertiary students will intern at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory or NASA’s Ames Research Center with the support of a New Zealand Space Scholarship.

Space Agency Science and innovation Science funding

Ground-breaking project between the UK and New Zealand underway

01 May 2024

The first project between the UK and New Zealand as part of a collaborative science, innovation, and technology agreement is underway.

Science and innovation Science and technology

Members appointed to Science System Advisory Group

08 April 2024

The Science System Advisory Group members have been appointed and have begun discussing their work programme.

Science and innovation Science and technology

Research teams have lift off for Earth observation projects

03 April 2024

12 New Zealand research teams will conduct joint 6-month feasibility studies looking at Earth observation research with NASA partners.

Science and innovation Science funding

Royal Society Te Apārangi will oversee new research fellowships

28 March 2024

The Royal Society Te Apārangi has been selected to oversee the Aotearoa New Zealand Tāwhia te Mana Research Fellowships.

Science and innovation Science funding

Science System Advisory Group to look into science sector

27 March 2024

A new Science System Advisory Group has been established to provide advice on how to improve the effectiveness and impact of the science sector in New Zealand.

Science and innovation

Kiwi research a first for the International Space Station

22 March 2024

In a first for New Zealand, research hardware is on its way to the International Space Station.

Science and innovation Science funding Space Agency

Changes to the Research, Science and Innovation portfolio

19 March 2024

On 28 August 2023, the former Minister of Finance, Hon Grant Robertson, announced a number of savings that had been agreed by Cabinet across different portfolios. This included $115.28m from the Research, Science and Innovation (RSI) portfolio.

Science and innovation Science funding

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