Media Release from NZ Association of Scientists

Science for New Zealand – let’s get science moving progressively and scientists better able to work for national good

Science should be a great career choice and scientists have much to contribute to New Zealand’s future prosperity – pity about the low morale, resulting from past promotion of aggressive competition between research providers, and the instability of scientist career structures! But the future looks brighter, with the National government offering potential leadership for science in the form of the position of Chief Science Advisor. Prof. Peter Gluckman’s new role (albeit only part-time) demonstrates that the government wants quality, evidence-based, scientific advice for its economic, social and environmental management of this country – not from a single individual but from Prof. Gluckman’s leadership position amongst the science community. At last there appears to be the long-requested point of engagement between New Zealand science and government decision-making, led by a highly respected and consultative science researcher.

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