Story: Research institutions

More links and websites

• Association of Centres of Research Excellence

  Centres of research excellence allow scientists from different organisations to collaborate on research.

• Independent Research Association of New Zealand

  An association of independent research organisations.

• Natural Hazards Research Platform (NHRP)

  A multi-party research platform focusing on increasing resilience in natural disasters.

• New Zealand Association of Scientists

  An independent association of scientists.

• Performance-Based Research Fund (PBRF)

  This fund aims to encourage research by funding tertiary education institutions on the basis of their research performance.

• Royal Society of New Zealand

  The Royal Society is a science and technology organisation set up in 1867.

• Science New Zealand – representing Crown Research Institutes

  Science New Zealand represents New Zealand’s seven Crown research institutes.

More suggestions and sources

• Galbreath, Ross. DSIR: making science work for New Zealand: themes from the history of the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, 1926–1992. Wellington: Victoria University Press in association with the Historical Branch, Dept. of Internal Affairs, 1998.
• Hogan, Denis J., and Bryce Williamson. New Zealand is different: chemical milestones in New Zealand history. Christchurch: Clerestory Press, 1999.
• Priestley, Rebecca. ‘A survey of the history of science in New Zealand, 1769–1992.’ History Compass 8, no. 6 (2010): 474–490.
• Research and development in New Zealand: a decade in review. Wellington: Ministry of Research, Science and Technology, 2006.
• Sommer, Jack. ‘2008 survey of New Zealand scientists and technologists.’ New Zealand Science Review 67, no. 1 (2010): 1–40.