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New Zealand bans plastic bags for fresh produce in supermarkets bbc.in/3NXzQNC

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✨ Save the date! ✨ Professor Kerry Gibson's inaugural lecture: What young people can tell us about the crisis in youth mental health, has been rescheduled to the 20th of July. Reserve your spot 👇 eventbrite.co.nz/e/what-young-p…

The overwhelming response from staff working in New Zealand universities to this call makes it clear that staff want their voices heard in our universities. We must find ways to raise our voices and collectively work together for the universities we want and deserve.

So today is the day I launch my Rutherford interviews about working in our neoliberal universities. If you are interested, please reach out and feel free to pass on the invite to others. 👩🏾‍🎓🧑🏾‍🎓👨🏾‍🎓👩🏾‍💻🧑🏾‍💻👩🏾‍🏫🧑🏾‍🏫🧑🏾‍🔬👩🏾‍🔬

Folks -- just signed this, and I would encourage you to do so as well... And take a close look -- it's something unusual, as it's the first time I've seen Vice Chancellors public raise their hands to declare an emergency savingtertiary.nz

"We can't eat your ghost chips Labour."@nicgaston warns cuts to university staff is short-sighted. rnz.co.nz/national/progr…

We’re seeking contributors for our #ECR blog series! If you're a student working in the field of applied ecology, ecological management or environmental policy we’d love to hear from you at the link below🌱 appliedecologistsblog.com/2023/06/12/get…

“We can’t avoid 1.5 degrees. We will go through it globally in the next few years, and we’ll be at that level, on average, within 10 years or so.” Professor James Renwick @CubaRaglanGuy talks to @jacktame about his new book “Under the Weather”.

Media release from the NZIP on cuts in physics (and everywhere at else) at VUW

NZAS is proud to announce applications for the following NZAS Science Medals are now open! 🧵

Did you know that even if you don’t have mobile data left, you can still access essential health & wellbeing information and digital health services via zero.govt.nz?

1980s ozone treaty has delayed but not prevented sea ice loss in the Arctic. Projections find first summer without ice could happen between 2037 and 2054. 🧊 newscientist.com/article/237490…

✨#pint23 is starting today!✨ 3 nights of fun science talks for everyone in pubs, come meet & chat with scientists! Grab your tickets here 🎟 pintofscience.co.uk 📆22nd-24th May 2023 📍40 cities/towns in UK 🗣400 events

FELLOWSHIPS!!!!!!! 260 more in the next ten years. Vinaka ECRS who raised their voices and shared their stories over the last few years. This is really big and there are many other exciting announcements on this page! beehive.govt.nz/release/invest…

There is a big investment in tertiary in this budget!!! Increase in funding (5%) and an increase in allowable FTEs (16,000 more students!!!). This is really big and much needed for the sector! What we do with that is important. beehive.govt.nz/release/budget…

Everything science and tech-related in the budget as far as I can tell - BusinessDesk reports the 3 science R&D hubs get $450 million of investment, a considerable sum. But is it all new money or repurposed from National Science Challenges etc? @drayeshaverrall techblog.nz/3148-Budget-20…

It's budget time for scientists as well as everybody else. Some first thoughts... (1/4) 1) The big chunk of change here is $400 million for new buildings to co-locate researchers. But what about the researchers themselves? On that note, not much to be excited about. (2/4)

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