New Zealand higher education funding
Representative body for country’s eight institutions loses staff and has functions scaled back with policy work being taken on by in-house teams
Agricultural and environmental research lose out, as scientists criticise ‘dangerous confusion’ of government’s switch to ‘smarter investment’
Institutions face tough choices, as Tertiary Education Commission warns of ‘challenging fiscal environment’
Jobs and achievement the new mantra in a ‘refocus on what matters most’ in the tertiary system
Performance-based research fund also faces overhaul, as Wellington embraces least disruptive and costly aspects of landmark review’s proposals
