An arachnologist says the gossamer threads coating homes and reserves across the region are harmless — and a sign the season is changing.

These little predators are on tiny missions to seek and destroy mosquitoes, especially ones full of blood.

This year the Marsden Fund received a total of 1021 Expression of Interests (EOIs) - 671 Standard and 350 Fast-Starts. This is a slight increase on last year's 978 EOIs.  In total, 161 applicants...

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Conspiracies DO happen...

Since the discovery of the compass, magnets are indispensable in our daily lives. Yet, their fundamental characteristics have never changed; dictated by the metals they are made from. Professor Singam...

Information about the number of funded proposals in the 2025 Marsden Fund round broken down by research area and institution, also including gender and ethnicity data

Published on 6 Whiringa-ā-rangi November 2025 You can download an Excel spreadsheet of these results here: 2025-Marsden Fund Supplement The definitions of the 8 Marsden Fund panels can be found here...

Mā te haumi ki ngā mea pai rawa mō te painga o te katoa, kei te tautoko Te Pūtea Rangahau a Marsden i te tau 2025 i ngā rangahau taketake hou ki ngā rongoā me ngā haumanu hou, ngā ahumāra whai hua ake...

Investing in our best for the benefit of us all, Te Pūtea Rangahau a Marsden, the Marsden Fund in 2025 is supporting novel fundamental research into new medications and therapies, more profitable crop...

Ada Lovelace Day is an opportunity to honour the legacy of pioneering mathematician Ada Lovelace by putting the spotlight on talented wāhine working in science, technology, engineering and mathematics...

Marsden Fast-Start funded researchers Dr Elizabeth Parlato (Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa Massey University) and Dr Christina Painting (Te Whare Wānanga o Waikato the University of Waikato) work on very dif...

A dramatic red dust blanket over Aotearoa New Zealand’s mountain glaciers could lead to increased melting. It was the outfall from raging wildfires in Australia - or was it?

To celebrate Autism Acceptance Month this April, I sat down with Dr Hannah Waddington (Te Herenga Waka ― Victoria University of Wellington) to talk about her neurodiversity-affirming research on suppo...

The Marsden Fund flag recently joined Associate Professor Julie Deslippe of Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington on a trip to China for some high-altitude field work

Ancient sediments reveal how ice sheets and the ocean “talk to each other” as they respond to, and shape, climate change

Dr Fanglue Zhang and Professor Neil Dodgson of Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington are developing methods to convincingly edit Mixed Reality environments

In space no one can hear the explosion, but we can see it! Every second, countless cataclysms are playing out across the Universe with stars exploding, colliding, and doing other weird things.

The Minister of Science, Innovation and Technology has today released changes to the Investment Plan and Terms of Reference for the Marsden Fund. The new Terms contain explicit signals that every appl...

The Minister of Science, Innovation and Technology today released new strategic directives for the Marsden Fund.

Information about the number of funded proposals in the 2024 Marsden Fund round broken down by research area and institution, also including gender and ethnicity data

Royal Society Te Apārangi supports New Zealanders to explore, discover and share knowledge.

Published on 7 Whiringa-ā-rangi November 2024 The definitions of the 10 Marsden Fund panels can be found here. For 2024, the Marsden Fund Council has also provided brief media-friendly titles and sum...

Ko ngā rangahau takahuri i te mātauranga kōhungahunga, ngā hua rerekē ki ngā raruraru āhuarangi me te pūngao, me ngā aronga auaha hei turaki i te parenga āraimoroiti ētahi o ngā kaupapa kua tautokona ...

Research with the potential to revolutionise childhood education, novel solutions to the climate and energy crises, and innovative approaches to overcome antimicrobial resistance are among the topics ...

Marsden Fund Council - MIS Convenor

8-month fixed term contract We are seeking a Kaiarotake Rangahau | Research Assessor to join our Research Funding team. In this role you will enjoy working with Aotearoa New Zealand’s leading resea...

The Marsden Fund received a total of 1013 proposals - 651 Standard and 354 Fast-Start Expression of Interest (EOIs), and 8 Marsden Fund Council (MFC) Award proposals. This is up on last year's 922 EOI...

Ka pā te heke pūtau kōpū ki tētahi pānga riterite nui o ngāi Aotearoa, engari he uaua tonu te tūtohu me te rongoā. Mā te tūhura i ngā āhuatanga kōkuhu o ngā pūtau o te kōpū, e manako...

By investigating the invasive properties of endometriotic cells, Dr Rachael Wood from Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha the University of Canterbury hopes to identify new avenues for managing endometriosis

Dr Mevagh Sanson from Te Whare Wānanga o Waikato the University of Waikato will explore the ways in which our emotions shape how we tell and re-tell personal memories

Dr Andrea Teng from Te Whare Wānanga o Otāgo the University of Otago asks if Tonga’s approach of taxing unhealthy foods might be an effective way to improve public health