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17 Apr University of Otago Academic Audit Report

Posted at 15:30h in EER Reports, Tertiary Education, Unis by Dave Guerin 0 Comments

The University of Otago's academic audit report is very positive and identifies no major problems. The Panel's recommendations mainly related to feedback loops not being closed and a preference for...

16 Apr Parliament Report 16/4

Posted at 09:30h in Export Education, Funding, ITPs, Parliament, Policy, Politics, Tertiary Education by Dave Guerin 0 Comments

Parliament was quiet this week, but a few interesting answers to written questions about Christchurch activities were filed. The Minister basically said "I'll get back to you", which is odd....

13 Apr Newsletter 13/4 (Extra PBRF Calculations)

Posted at 13:23h in Funding, Industry, Industry Input, Policy, Research, Statistics & Analysis, TEO Sector Groups, Tertiary Education, Unis by Dave Guerin 0 Comments

Take on the Week This week was all about research, with many interesting stories, so it seemed sensible to bring them together for you. The TEC proposed changes to the calculation of...

13 Apr Rutherford Discovery Fellowships Review Outcomes

Posted at 11:26h in Policy, Research, Tertiary Education, Unis by Dave Guerin 1 Comment

The Rutherford Discovery Fellowships have been reviewed and various apparently sensible tweaks have been made to the scheme. Of more interest to universities will be the brief discussion of wider...

12 Apr PBRF Audit Raises Staff/Research Eligibility Issues

Posted at 15:18h in Funding, ITPs, Policy, PTEs, Research, Tertiary Education, Unis, Wananga by Dave Guerin 1 Comment

Gaming by universities of the PBRF system has influenced the TEC to propose a major change to the calculation of the Average Quality Score. They propose to drop all staff...

12 Apr Govt-Funded Science – McGuinness Institute

Posted at 10:06h in Policy, Research, Strategy & Policy by Dave Guerin 0 Comments

The McGuinness Institute, a thinktank, produced a report on government-funded science in March that is probably not worth reading. While it has some useful information and ideas, it is overly...

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