Research dilution claim angers Maori academics 07 Jul 2021 08:45 AM Photo: Radio Waatea Image Database.
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Māori academics are upset by criticism of changes to research funding to give more weight to Māori and Pasifika research.
Universities New Zealand chief executive Chris Whelan told RNZ National that rather than diluting the $350 million a year Performance-Based Research Fund, Maori and Pasifika researchers need a dedicated fund for their own use.
Meihana Durie from Te Kahui Amokura, which includes the eight deputy vice-chancellors Māori across the eight universities, says it s extraordinary to hear such comments after the universities have supposedly been looking at their obligations under Te Tiriti o Waitangi.