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'Hurt and dismay': Professors slammed for letter claiming Māori knowledge is not science

Hurt and dismay : Professors slammed for letter claiming Māori knowledge is not science University of Auckland professors claims that Māori knowledge is not science have been rubbished. Hurt and dismay : Professors slammed for letter claiming Māori knowledge is not science Wed, 28 Jul 2021, 9:42AM A public letter from a group of prominent academics at the University of Auckland that claims Māori knowledge is not science has been rubbished by other scientists and the university s vice-chancellor. The letter, signed by seven professors, was published in the Listener magazine in response to proposed changes to the Māori school curriculum.

University of Auckland professor steps down after claiming mātauranga Māori is 'not science'

University of Auckland professor relinquishes role after claiming mātauranga Māori is 'not science'

University academics' claim that mātauranga Māori is 'not science' sparks controversy

$2.24m boost for early career researchers

Share Seven early career researchers at Te Herenga Waka Victoria University of Wellington have received a total of $2.24 million to pursue their research into issues ranging from health and wellbeing to climate change after receiving Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) Science Whitinga Fellowships. The one-off fellowships, worth $320,000 each over two years, are among 30 awarded in an MBIE initiative administered by Royal Society Te Apārangi to support up-and-coming researchers at Aotearoa New Zealand-based research institutions during the constraints of COVID-19. Welcoming the new Whitinga fellows, the University’s Vice-Provost (Research), Professor Margaret Hyland, says these early career researchers epitomise University strengths that have helped it top the main measure of research quality in the past two rounds of the Government’s six-yearly Performance-Based Research Fund.