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Debating The Future Of AI And Entrepreneurship Wins Academics Critic And Conscience Of Society Awards
Saturday, 28 March 2026, 9:30 pm | Universities New Zealand - Te Pokai Tara
Established in 2017, the Critic and Conscience of Society Award encourages academics to provide expert commentary on important issues affecting the New Zealand community and future generations. More >>
Health And Safety Changes Welcomed
Wednesday, 28 January 2026, 1:45 pm | Universities New Zealand - Te Pokai Tara
More than 2000 laboratories across New Zealand are public research laboratories, and nearly all would be non-compliant with current regulations without spending between $1.5bn to $3bn and associated increased annual operating costs. More >>
Agreements Reached In Principle With Springer Nature And Wiley
Friday, 28 November 2025, 5:03 pm | Universities New Zealand - Te Pokai Tara
The agreements were negotiated under CAUL’s new national framework, established in response to rising institutional costs and long-standing inequities associated with subscription-based pricing and open access processing charges. More >>
Landmark New Open Access Agreement Struck With Taylor & Francis, Negotiations With Elsevier Paused
Friday, 14 November 2025, 10:51 am | Universities New Zealand - Te Pokai Tara
All Australian and New Zealand university research published by Taylor & Francis can be freely accessed by members of the public. Publishing academic research openly helps counter the rise of misinformation and disinformation. More >>
2026 Rhodes Scholars Announced
Thursday, 6 November 2025, 3:55 pm | Universities New Zealand - Te Pokai Tara
New Zealand Rhodes National Secretary Professor Duncan McGillivray says the quality of applications for this prestigious award is always exceptional and this year was no different. More >>
Positives And Matters To Consider For New Research Fund
Tuesday, 2 September 2025, 3:47 pm | Universities New Zealand - Te Pokai Tara
The move, which was well-signalled, includes a shift from individual evidence portfolios to institutional weighting metrics and a greater priority on income from user-led research, economic impact, and an innovation focus. More >>
A New Era Of Public Science Collaboration
Thursday, 28 August 2025, 4:57 pm | Universities New Zealand - Te Pokai Tara
Together, these organisations form the core components of the publicly funded part of New Zealand’s science system and are responsible for about $1.7 billion of research annually. More >>
Response To NCEA Changes
Monday, 4 August 2025, 10:34 am | Universities New Zealand - Te Pokai Tara
University Entrance is a robust indicator of a student’s readiness for degree-level standards, and we would expect that to continue under a new system, Chief Executive Chris Whelan says. More >>
Australian And New Zealand Universities Join Forces To Negotiate Landmark Open Access Deals
Friday, 25 July 2025, 12:24 pm | Universities New Zealand - Te Pokai Tara
Led by the Council of Australasian University Librarians (CAUL), Universities Australia and Universities New Zealand – Te Pōkai Tara, the sector will take a unified position in upcoming negotiations with Elsevier, Springer Nature, Wiley, and Taylor & Francis. More >>
2025 Critic And Conscience Of Society Award Winner Advocates For Health Policy Action
Thursday, 17 April 2025, 2:24 pm | Universities New Zealand - Te Pokai Tara
Sponsored by the philanthropic trust The Gama Foundation, the annual award recognises an academic’s role under the Education and Training Act 2020 to act as the critic and conscience of society. More >>
Girdlers’ Scholarship Winner Aims To Help Advance Pacific Issues On Global Stage
Monday, 7 April 2025, 12:23 pm | Universities New Zealand - Te Pokai Tara
Clara Ballantyne, aged 18, attended Columba College in Dunedin. She will study History and Politics in a cross-disciplinary undergraduate degree that aligns perfectly with her diplomatic aspirations. More >>
Young Mathematics Talent Bound For Cambridge With Sir Douglas Myers Scholarship
Monday, 7 April 2025, 12:10 pm | Universities New Zealand - Te Pokai Tara
A recent graduate of Auckland Grammar School, Ethan has demonstrated exceptional ability in mathematics, achieving awards for Calculus, Chemistry, English, Physics, and Statistics in 2023. More >>
Universities NZ Welcomes Findings In Science System Advisory Group Report
Thursday, 23 January 2025, 5:36 pm | Universities New Zealand - Te Pokai Tara
“The university system is a major player in New Zealand’s science, innovation and technology system, home to approximately 50% of all New Zealand’s researchers,” says Professor Grant Edwards, Chair of Universities NZ and Vice-Chancellor of Lincoln ... More >>
Announcing The Inaugural Winners Of The ACC Scholarship
Monday, 18 November 2024, 4:57 pm | Universities New Zealand - Te Pokai Tara
Two students—Hana Sikma and Merrick Rodrigues—have been awarded full scholarships worth $15,000 each. Four students—Merope Griffin, Luke Hollis, Reghan Laurie, and Adrian Pretorius—have been awarded partial scholarships of $7500 each. More >>
Three Outstanding Aotearoa New Zealand Students Awarded Rhodes Scholarships
Wednesday, 13 November 2024, 10:56 am | Universities New Zealand - Te Pokai Tara
The Rhodes Trust is proud of the diversity of its Scholars in terms of background, academic focus, involvement in local community, religion, ethnicity, and gender identity selected from more than 60 territories across the globe. More >>
2025 Woolf Fisher Scholarship Recipients Announced
Wednesday, 16 October 2024, 11:33 am | Universities New Zealand - Te Pokai Tara
Four exceptional New Zealand graduates have been awarded prestigious Woolf Fisher Scholarships to pursue their doctoral studies at the University of Cambridge. More >>
Kiwi Music Scholarship: Launching Classical Stars Onto The Global Stage
Wednesday, 2 October 2024, 11:42 am | Universities New Zealand - Te Pokai Tara
Aotearoa boasts an exceptional array of young, up-and-coming classical musicians, and thanks to the annual Kiwi Music Scholarship, provided by the Kiwi Music Trust, five have been awarded $15,000 to help them navigate the competitive world of professional ... More >>
UNZ And Paraguay’s BECAL Establish A Joint Scholarship Programme
Wednesday, 28 August 2024, 12:57 pm | Universities New Zealand - Te Pokai Tara
Eligible Paraguayan students accepted into PhD programmes at any New Zealand university will receive significant tuition fee discounts, paying the same domestic fees as New Zealand citizens. More >>
Brian Gaynor Initiatives - Business Writing And Journalism Excellence Award Open For Applications
Friday, 23 August 2024, 12:12 pm | Universities New Zealand - Te Pokai Tara
The award supports various initiatives, including investigative research, short course study, conference attendance, and bespoke business journalism projects. More >>
Ethel Benjamin Scholarship Winners Announced
Thursday, 13 June 2024, 11:27 am | Universities New Zealand - Te Pokai Tara
The New Zealand Law Foundation along with Universities New Zealand Te Pōkai Tara are delighted to announce that Madeleine (Maddy) Nash and Hannah Yang have been awarded the 2024 New Zealand Law Foundation Ethel Benjamin Scholarship. More >>
