I'm pretty appalled by the news about Marsden funding for humanities and social sciences being cut. www.labour.org.nz/news-release... - ThreadSky

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beefaerie.bsky.social • 86 days ago

I'm pretty appalled by the news about Marsden funding for humanities and social sciences being cut.

https://www.labour.org.nz/news-release_more_cuts_to_research_science_and_innovation_sector

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mehr.nz•86 days ago

wild that this is even a cut that is possible for a government to make unilaterally

queencynethryth.bsky.social•86 days ago

Intriguing the Collins cited the economic value of other sciences when the economists who can help her validate the economic value of said scientific output are...*drumroll*...social scientists.

openpolicy.bsky.social•86 days ago

Thank you for posting this here.

acampbelteacher.bsky.social•86 days ago

And you're far from the only one.

What what's it with 50% of funded research having to have economic benefits? How can they know that until the research is completed? I mean, will they want the $$ back if the findings are negative?

baxtermack.bsky.social•86 days ago

It is all too believably short-sighted and vindictive from this coalition of cuts.

markd.nz•86 days ago

When you dumb down your population, they become susceptible to populist politics and disinformation.

kumararepublic.bsky.social•86 days ago

NZ can't dig or speculate its way to prosperity, but it can research & develop its way there.

nzpom.com•86 days ago

Especially when funded by a fair taxation system.

CGT and Inheritance Tax would be a good start

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