New Zealand's Biological Heritage | Ngā Koiora Tuku Iho
New Zealand’s Biological Heritage National Science Challenge aims to protect and manage New Zealand’s biodiversity, improve our biosecurity, and enhance our resilience to harmful organisms.
New Zealand’s Biological Heritage National Science Challenge aims to protect and manage New Zealand’s biodiversity, improve our biosecurity, and enhance our resilience to harmful organisms.
Current and recently completed Partnerships and their research objectives.
MBIE's 2017 Partnerships Scheme Investment Round will see five new sector-led research partnerships receive funding of up to $25.7 million over the next seven years.
The Strategic Science Investment Fund (SSIF) Infrastructure supports research infrastructure with high national benefits that will not emerge during usual business because of the scale, complexity, long duration and multi-user nature of the investment.
The National Science Challenges were established in 2014 and finished in June 2024. The aim of these challenges was to tackle the biggest science-based issues and opportunities facing New Zealand. The Challenges brought together the country’s top scientists to work collaboratively across disciplines, institutions and borders to achieve their objectives.
The Envirolink Scheme funds Crown research institutes, universities and private research organisations to provide regional councils with advice and research on environmental projects.
MBIE has committed $15 million to support a world-leading project to develop a clinically-oriented framework for mathematically modelling the physiological systems of the human body.
Established in 2016, the New Zealand-China Research Collaboration Centres are a mechanism to align existing cooperation and build new connections between New Zealand and Chinese researchers. In 2020, their mandate was expanded to include the coordination and support of joint research projects with China.
A 2020 Catalyst: Strategic investment in a collaborative research programme with the People’s Republic of China that aims to develop high-quality research on cutting-edge health and biomedical sciences.
MBIE has announced the two successful proposals for the 2019/20 Catalyst: Strategic investment under the New Zealand–China Strategic Research Alliance (SRA).
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