The Evolution Of Science – Where Is New Zealand Going?

03 December 2009 | news

Extract from a public lecture delivered at The University of Auckland by Professor Sir Peter Gluckman, Chief Science Advisor Let us focus on the science system. It would escape no‐one's attention...

It’s not just what is under your feet... it’s also about what's above your shoulders

27 April 2010 | publications

Extract from the opening address at the Higher Education Summit, Auckland, 15 March 2010 by Derek McCormack, Vice-Chancellor of Auckland University of Technology and Chair of the New Zealand Vice...

The Economic Value of University Investment

14 October 2010 | publications

Universities New Zealand – Te Pōkai Tara commissioned the New Zealand Institute of Economic Research (NZIER) to model the economic impact of investment in university teaching and research.  The...

Universities face the challenge of an ageing workforce

31 January 2011 | media

A report by Business and Economic Research Limited (BERL) shows that the universities are facing a shortage of academic staff over the next ten years due to an ageing academic workforce and other...

Responding to an ageing academic workforce

31 January 2011 | publications

Universities New Zealand - Te Pōkai Tara commissioned Business and Economic Research Limited (BERL) to analyse the academic workforce, identify possible scenarios for the future and present the...

Universities working together to respond to the Canterbury earthquake

01 March 2011 | media

Universities New Zealand – Te Pōkai Tara would like to express our deepest sympathy and concern for the people of Christchurch and the broader Canterbury region after last week’s devastating...

Universities responding to Christchurch students’ needs

04 March 2011 | media

In the aftermath of the earthquake, the New Zealand universities have been working together to assist affected students from the Canterbury region. Lincoln University’s physical facilities are all...

Myers Scholar to study languages at Cambridge

18 March 2011 | media

William Coleman, head prefect at King’s College, Otahuhu last year, has been awarded the prestigious Sir Douglas Myers Scholarship for 2011 to Cambridge University in England.The scholarship, worth...

Robertson Scholarship takes Kiwis to US universities

22 March 2011 | media

Two former head girls of schools in Auckland and New Plymouth have won scholarships to esteemed universities in the United States.Brenna Cukier from St Heliers, Auckland is off to pursue her...

Universities take leading role in growing innovation

23 March 2011 | media

A survey released today by Statistics New Zealand, in association with the Ministry of Science and Innovation (MSI), shows that universities undertook $802 million worth of research and development...