Research vital to Aotearoa New Zealand supported by the William Georgetti scholarship

13 June 2023 | media

From theoretical physics to addressing fundamental issues in the criminal justice system, the nine recipients of the William Georgetti Scholarships for 2023 represent some of the finest student...

Supporting a young musician's first steps on the world stage

01 June 2023 | media

An outstanding young Aotearoa New Zealand soprano has been awarded a 2023 Kia Ora Foundation Patricia Pratt Scholarship to support her study towards a Master of Music in Performance Classical Voice...

UNZ launches new Introductory TR-PSR training module

23 May 2023 | news

Universities New Zealand (UNZ) is pleased to announce the launch of a new online training series aimed at raising awareness about risks relating to foreign interference and export controls...

More pressure for universities in Budget 2023

18 May 2023 | media

Universities New Zealand – Te Pōkai Tara appreciates the 5% increase in funding for teaching (Delivery and Quality - DQ funding) as outlined in today’s Budget....

Critic and Conscience of Society Award winner holds those in power to account

12 May 2023 | news

For the vital role he has played in contributing analysis and academic expertise to areas of public interest, the winner of the 2023 Critic and Conscience of Society Award is Dr Dean Knight,...

Postgraduate scholarship and stipend support in the university sector

19 April 2023 | submissions

This submission to Parliament's Education and Workforce Select Committee discusses the scholarship and stipend support available to postgraduate students at each of New Zealand’s eight universities...

Universities launch ‘Piki Ake’

30 March 2023 | news

A transition programme designed to change the trajectory for upcoming Māori researchers...

Robertson Scholar an extraordinary all-rounder

21 March 2023 | media

‘An extraordinary all-rounder who goes above and beyond what is usually expected of a high school student’. That is how one of his teachers describes Hunter Haynes, 18, winner of this year’s...

Combine travel and study with the Erasmus Mundus Joint Masters

14 February 2023 | news

Sarah Miller graduated with a master’s degree in November 2022 from the University of Glasgow, however Dublin City University and Charles University in Prague were also degree-awarding bodies on...

Briefing to the incoming Minister of Education January 2023

10 February 2023 | submissions

Read Universities New Zealand – Te Pōkai Tara's January 2023 Briefing to the Incoming Minister of Education, the Hon Jan Tinetti....