ScienceNZ: ACRI

Science or sheep?

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 00:10:08 GMT

People misheard Lord Robert Winston, says Anthony Scott. New Zealand needs more, not just reallocation, if we are to increase national productivity.

Increases in science research welcomed

Fri, 23 May 2008 01:05:13 GMT

The chief executive of Science New Zealand Anthony Scott has welcomed increases in science expenditure announced in the 2008 Budget.

Science New Zealand welcomes Rutherford Foundation

Fri, 18 Apr 2008 00:27:22 GMT

"Attract, Grow and Retain" teachers and researchers must be the policy says Science New Zealand.

Issues more important than sum

Wed, 26 Mar 2008 01:32:02 GMT

The real significance of the $700 million capital fund for innovation in the pastoral and food industries is in danger of being overlooked, argues Anthony Scott of Science New Zealand.

Hiding our light under the No. 8 wire

Sat, 22 Mar 2008 08:53:18 GMT

Anthony Scott, chief executive of Science New Zealand asks if the danger of the No. 8 wire myth is that it excuses underinvestment in science and technology in New Zealand?

Agricultural research fund is huge boost...

Wed, 12 Mar 2008 06:41:28 GMT

... needs to allow transformational as well as incremental steps, says Science New Zealand.

Whats Science New Zealand going to do?

Thu, 14 Feb 2008 05:17:48 GMT

Chief executive Anthony Scott says the job is simple: transform how we value RS&T for New Zealand.

Powerful combination of portfolios welcomed

Wed, 07 Nov 2007 04:11:35 GMT

“Combining the portfolios of economic development, tertiary education and research science & technology under one senior Minister is a powerful statement of the importance of science to the future of the nation,” says Alex Malahoff, CEO of GNS Science and President of the Association of Crown Research Institutes.

The secret of our success will be.?

Sun, 23 Sep 2007 22:23:17 GMT

If other countries are spending so much on R&D to achieve economic progress, what is New Zealand doing so well and so differently that it can hope to achieve the same outcomes without similar investment?

More than entertainment?

Fri, 21 Sep 2007 01:07:09 GMT

Most science stories in the media entertain - but deep down, the public really does not care enough to ask hard questions, worries Anthony Scott.

New President for ACRI

Fri, 07 Sep 2007 03:16:11 GMT

Dr Alex Malahoff, chief executive of GNS Science has been elected President of the Association of Crown Research Institutes (ACRI).

Creating an R&D culture

Fri, 18 May 2007 05:47:00 GMT

Commenting on the 2007 Budget, Anthony Scott, executive director of the Association of Crown Research Institutes (ACRI) said: "This Budget may be remembered as kickstarting an R&D culture".

Taking on the world - not each other

Tue, 17 Apr 2007 00:15:37 GMT

The science system, on the ground at least, is increasingly collaborative and positive - but some commentators insist on describing a past that never existed, to press for a future that should not.

Complex consultation process may send research overseas

Tue, 12 Dec 2006 21:48:37 GMT

Valuable New Zealand research could head overseas if complicated consultation with Maori groups means research is delayed, the Waitangi Tribunal was told yesterday.

ESR CEO awarded Thomson Medal

Sun, 26 Nov 2006 08:07:45 GMT

Dr John Hay, CEO of Crown research institute ESR, has been awarded the Thomson Medal by the Royal Society of New Zealand at its National Science Honours Dinner at Auckland's Hilton Hotel in recognition of his outstanding science leadership.

Orgasms or seismic mitigation?

Wed, 18 Oct 2006 23:16:15 GMT

Does recent media debate over what research gets funded illustrate a chasm between researchers and the public? Scott argues we should engage the public with humour, imagination and candour.

Outing the hidden value of R&D

Thu, 27 Jul 2006 21:06:23 GMT

If it wasn't for that ubiquitous little sticker - 'intel inside' - the world's largest chip manufacturer would be invisible to its millions of everyday users, and thus undervalued. Is there a lesson here for Crown Research Institutes, whose work underpins New Zealand's wealth and welfare?