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Media Release | Performance-Based Research Fund Effective | 7 May 2012

Universities NZ welcomes the Minister of Tertiary Education, Skills & Employment's indication over the weekend that there will be a modest increase to the Performance-Based Research Fund (PBRF) in this year's Budget as it is an effective system for supporting the wide-ranging contributions made by university research.

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Media Release | Report finds New Zealand academic salaries still lagging | 2 May 2012

A report by Deloitte shows that New Zealand academic salaries are up to twenty percent lower than Australian academic salaries and lower than academic salaries in Canada and the United States. The report reinforces that, given the academic workforce operates within an increasingly competitive global labour market, there will continue to be considerable stress on New Zealand universities in maintaining their academic staff.

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Viewpoint | Student Finance in the University Sector: Never Mind the Quality – Feel the Price | 17 April 2012

The issue of how and to what extent the nation should invest in student participation in the university (and wider tertiary) sector has for many years been the subject of controversy, argument and on occasions (mainly fee-setting occasions) downright abuse. However, there is one issue on which we can presumably all find common ground, namely that the country needs high quality tertiary institutions.

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