How doctorates tip the scales in a student's favour

13 June 2022 | news

New Universities New Zealand – Te Pōkai Tara analysis debunks the myth that most people who invest time and money in a doctoral degree end up under- or unemployed. On the contrary, the analysis sh...

From the Chair: Critical infrastructure that needs proper funding

13 June 2022 | news

By Professor Jan ThomasVice-Chancellor, Massey UniversityChair of the New Zealand Vice-Chancellors' Committee “That’s us.” I wasn’t far through the Government’s Budget 2022 before I first thought ...

Law scholarship recipients tackle bias in public decision-making and how to draw on tikanga Māori

07 June 2022 | news

Finding ways to use litigation to remedy bias in public decision-making and provide greater recognition of tikanga Māori are the aims of the two recipients of this year’s New Zealand Law Foundation...

Universities’ Budget 2022 funding doesn’t even keep up with inflation

19 May 2022 | news

Aotearoa New Zealand’s universities are disappointed that despite their potential to be the key to improving wellbeing, addressing climate change and positioning the country for post-pandemic...

Universities welcome much-needed earlier border reopening

11 May 2022 | news

Aotearoa New Zealand’s eight universities look forward to welcoming back their international students after today’s announcement that the final part of the Government’s staged border reopening will...

Budget a chance to unlock universities’ full potential to enhance New Zealanders’ wellbeing and prosperity

10 May 2022 | news

Budget 2022 is a chance for the Government to better support universities and enhance their huge contribution to national wellbeing and providing the skills and solutions New Zealanders need to...

Critic and Conscience of Society Award winner highlights vaping threat to health of young New Zealanders

03 May 2022 | news

Regulatory loopholes are contributing to increases in the number of young New Zealanders exposed to nicotine through vaping, warns the winner of the 2022 Critic and Conscience of Society Award....

Myers Scholarship winner will use Cambridge learning to tackle mental health crisis

13 April 2022 | news

The recipient of this year’s Sir Douglas Myers Scholarship to attend the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom aims to use what he learns there to help tackle Aotearoa New Zealand’s mental...

Research council call prompts important conversation

06 April 2022 | news

Universities New Zealand – Te Pōkai Tara’s call for the Government to establish an independent national research council to set national research priorities and provide strategic oversight of the ...

Immigration reset requires a steady hand to protect international student success story

06 April 2022 | news

By Chris WhelanChief ExecutiveUniversities New Zealand – Te Pōkai Tara As Vice-Chancellor Professor Jan Thomas writes in her latest ‘From the chair’ column, Universities New Zealand – Te Pōkai Tar...