The government’s 10-year target is to increase research and development funding to 2% of GDP. Investment in science in the latest budget is out of step with that goal.
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University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau, is New Zealand’s highest-ranked, largest and most comprehensive university. It is the only New Zealand university ranked in the Top 100 in the QS World University Rankings, and 137th in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings. It is also ranked sixth globally in the Times Higher Education University Impact Rankings and ranked first in 2019 and 2020. Around 35 percent of the top-ranked academic researchers in New Zealand are at the University of Auckland.
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Although most border workers are now vaccinated, regular testing remains essential to guard against the risk of a major outbreak in the community.
Perubahan iklim telah membuat lautan tropis terlalu panas bagi beberapa spesies. Ketika berpindah ke arah kutub, akan berdampak besar bagi ekosistem dan mata pencaharian manusia.
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Lecturer and Co-director of the New Zealand Centre for Human Rights Law, Policy and Practice, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
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Marine Ecologist, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
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Emeritus Professor of Law, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
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Senior Research Fellow in Public Health, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
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Professor, Law School, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
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Senior Research Fellow in the School of Population Health, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
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Research Fellow with Immunization Advisory Centre (IMAC), University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
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Lecturer in Marine Science, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
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Senior Lecturer Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
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Senior Research Fellow in Public Health, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
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Director of the Institute of Marine Science, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
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Senior Lecturer in Urban Planning, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
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Associate Professor in Human Geography, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
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Associate Professor of Law, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
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Research Assistant, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
