Researchers working in the university sector say their fixed term contracts are more like "Frankenjobs", pieced together with short term funding and limited hours.

A blow-out in the cost of treating foreign PhD students like locals has prompted a rethink of the long-standing policy and a cap on spending next year.

Alt: Jurassic Park: Dr. Grant's Surprise

The elephant seal has been crushing fences, blocking traffic and bashing into parked cars, in what experts say is play-fighting behaviour

and earthquakes

Nature Geoscience - Ice sheets are steady in cold climates, become unstable as warming weakens ice shelves, then restabilize at higher temperatures. Model simulations suggest sudden shifts between...

Finance minister Nicola Willis said students completing study this year remain eligible.

Comment: The National Climate Change Risk Assessment must be a wake-up call to politicians to put an end to years of passing the buck on adaptation, writes Marc Daalder.

A major new report on the risks climate change poses to New Zealand has found targeted action now could avert the worst impacts, Marc Daalder reports

Comment from Auckland University: ‘Accountability’ is wielded against scientists, while politicians and bureaucrats are shielded