New Zealand resists call to create independent research council

‘Big-picture thinkers’ would set national priorities, sidestep electoral cycles and deal with ‘boundary issues’ involving indigenous knowledge

7 March

Green paper ‘asks the right questions’, including whether crown research institutes should collocate with universities

15 November

Funding changes will help generate ‘intellectual infrastructure’, but universities harbour reservations

7 November

A review following the latest iteration of the PBRF could lead to radical changes that undermine the gains made, warns Roger Smyth

14 May

White paper vows to reshape science sector but also shies away from suggested creation of base operating grants for institutions