An AI-assisted tool designed to support astronaut selection and clinical decision making will be developed under a partnership between the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) and US space company Axiom Space.

MBIE’s COVID-19 Research database gives visibility on how the sector is supporting the pandemic-related research undertaken by New Zealand’s research, science, and innovation sector.

The Endeavour Fund plays a unique role in the science system through an open, contestable process with a focus on both research excellence and a broad range of impacts.

We invest in science through contestable funding rounds. This investment supports programmes which build high-performing science and innovation systems that will transform New Zealand into a more diverse, technologically advanced and smart nation.

The Catalyst Fund Investment Plan has been published. It outlines the focus for the fund, to drive scientific excellence and deliver impact at a faster pace than could otherwise be achieved solely via domestic activities .

Global science, innovation, and technology (SI&T) connectivity is critical for New Zealand. MBIE’s International Science Partnerships programme supports better connectivity of scientific and technical knowledge between New Zealand and our global partners.

This review will look at the most efficient and effective arrangements for the provision of national weather research, observation, modelling, forecasting, warning, severe weather impacts, data access, and communication services in New Zealand.

The Government is investing in a Strategic Science Investment Fund (SSIF) infrastructure platform for two nationally significant longitudinal studies, the Christchurch Health and Development Study, and the Dunedin Multidisciplinary Study.

Te Pūnaha Hihiko: Vision Mātauranga Capability Fund invests in the development of skilled people and organisations that plan to undertake, or are undertaking, research that supports the themes and outcomes of our Vision Mātauranga policy.

With over a million deaths each year, tuberculosis (TB) is the world’s deadliest infectious disease. Senior Epidemiologist Professor Philip Hill and Senior Statistician Professor Katrina Sharples of the University of Otago aim to reduce this global problem as part of an international research project funded through Horizon Europe.