Workforce Initiatives
Our people are the greatest asset in meeting the challenges of the future. MBIE aims to deliver better support and more opportunities for the science, innovation and technology workforce.
Our people are the greatest asset in meeting the challenges of the future. MBIE aims to deliver better support and more opportunities for the science, innovation and technology workforce.
The Government has appointed the inaugural Research Funding New Zealand Board, set up to streamline research funding and enable greater impact for New Zealand.
The Government is investing in a Strategic Science Investment Fund (SSIF) infrastructure platform for two nationally significant longitudinal studies, the Christchurch Health and Development Study, and the Dunedin Multidisciplinary Study.
Our Science Board is the statutory body responsible for making independent investment decisions for the Endeavour Fund and National Science Challenges.
We invest in science through contestable funding rounds. This investment supports programmes which build high-performing science and innovation systems that will transform New Zealand into a more diverse, technologically advanced and smart nation.
MBIE has announced the 4 successful proposals for the 2025 Catalyst: Strategic investment under the New Zealand – Singapore Biotech In Future Foods Research Programme.
Artificial limbs are running hot off the press at Victoria University’s School of Design in Wellington – the 3D printing press that is.
We use ORCID iDs as unique identifiers for research funding to accurately link research publications, data and other research activities to researchers.
Take a look at some of the research that contributed to New Zealand’s COVID-19 response.
Manaaki Whenua Landcare Research receives $17.4 million per year of Strategic Science Investment Fund (SSIF) funding for 2 science platforms - Land-based ecosystems and Enhancing land use.
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