Marsden Fund
@MarsdenFund
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Supports excellence in science, engineering, maths, social sciences and the humanities in New Zealand by providing grants for investigator-initiated research.
New Zealand
Joined January 2014
New paper on microbial pollutant degradation @WaterRes_J. A @MarsdenFund-funded collaboration with Prof. Naresh Singhal @UoAEngineering. A shoutout to Boyu, a superb PhD student who pioneered the experimental methods & led data analyses in the project 👏💪 https://t.co/6oinkMET3C
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How will climate change impact vulnerable alpine ecosystems? Associate Professor @DeslippeJulie of @VicUniWgtn is keen to find out. Follow the #MarsdenFund flag into the maunga 🏔️of China to find out more:
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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
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How will Antarctic ice sheets react to rising temperatures and influence the oceans in the process? Professor Rob McKay of @VicUniWgtn used geological samples from @JRSO_IODP to peer into the past for a look to the future. Check out what they found here:
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Ancient sediments reveal how ice sheets and the ocean “talk to each other” as they respond to, and shape, climate change
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How can we make #MixedReality experiences feel more immersive? Dr Zhang and Prof Dodgson of @VicUniWgtn are developing new tools to do just that. Read more about this exciting mahi here 👀: https://t.co/UvQQlsAxg4
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Dr Fanglue Zhang and Professor Neil Dodgson of Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington are developing methods to convincingly edit Mixed Reality environments
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Dr Ryan Ridden @UCNZ is launching #CosmicCataclysms @the_zooniverse where YOU can help with #MarsdenFund Fast-Start #research discovering fast 💥explosion💥 events across the #universe 🌌 https://t.co/rpalZCPaYb
https://t.co/JxDHp62V97
#cosmos #spacescience #nasauniverse #nasa
zooniverse.org
The Zooniverse is the world’s largest and most popular platform for people-powered research.
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How do insects adapt to harsh alpine conditions? Our new research reveals strikingly different responses to elevation in two closely related stoneflies. @Ecol_Evol @jon_waters_nz @BrodieFoster @MarsdenFund
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
Alpine ecosystems present many challenges for flighted insects. Some insects have adapted to these conditions by undergoing dramatic wing reduction while others have evolved larger wings. Here we...
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Important update from the #MarsdenFund. New Terms of Reference and revised Investment Plan from the Minister now available https://t.co/MvLfKdjNi4
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The Minister of Science, Innovation and Technology today released new strategic directives for the Marsden Fund.
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Honored to be a 2024 @FondationLOreal-@UNESCO #ForWomeninScience Fellow. Great fun in Melbourne at the ceremony & talking science with students at the #GirlsinScience event! 🙏 to mentors past/present @otago @UMassD @RICNews & @MarsdenFund for supporting my #phage research #FWIS
Introducing the 2024 L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women In Science fellows: Dr Leah Smith of @otago, Dr Brittany Mitchell of @QIMRB_Institute, Dr Mengyu Li of @sydney_uni, Dr Emily Roycroft of @ourANU and Dr Kaye Minkyung Kang of @sydney_uni. Congratulations! #FWIS
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Some stats on this year's #MarsdenFund round, including gender, ethnicity, and organisation success rates https://t.co/9D4KdT1qhE
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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
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Here are some highlghts from this year's new grants... https://t.co/0OXDObgIkp
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A list of the new #MarsdenFund grants can be found here. Congratulations to all recipients!
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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...
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E haumi ana Te Pūtea Rangahau a Marsden ki ngā rangahau tino hou rawa https://t.co/OqK0SDXzhA
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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...
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Marsden Fund invests in new cutting edge research - 2024 results announced today. Ka rawe!
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This Thursday: catch me on "Word of Mouth" on @BBC radio4, chatting with @MichaelRosenYes about the language of social media and my new @routledgebooks book on the subject. https://t.co/vswXh8xGk5
@waikato @LSemlyen @MarsdenFund @HighSpotLit #academia #sabbatical
bbc.co.uk
How language is used on platforms like Facebook, TikTok, YouTube, LinkedIn and Twitter/X.
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1/13 Today we are launching a new report, which explores experiences of sex workers in Scotland, New Zealand & the Republic of Ireland. We undertook 70 in-depth interviews with sex workers on stigma, discrimination & sex work laws between 2020 and 2022. https://t.co/4hzRhcbyDR
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Its "D-Day" for the "The Great Migration" TAN2412 voyage of the RV Tangaroa, and our lab members Niamh Smith and Alisha Gill are aboard and geared up to catch lanternfish for the next 35 days! - super excited to follow their exploits! @VicUniWgtn @MarsdenFund
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Thanks @waikato NZ Royal Society @MarsdenFund and my fab team - @hemiwhaanga, Eline Zenner, Laura Rosseel, @JessiePBurnette Alex Pohl https://t.co/tiJWLDmFKU
waikato.ac.nz
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People in Christchurch - I'm giving a talk for @nerdnite at A Rolling Stone next week (6 November), where I'll be talking about the legendary Mosquito Terminator spider, Evarcha culicivora. Tickets available here: https://t.co/htiUYNiXos
@UCNZ @UCNZscience @ucspsh @MarsdenFund
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This week, I was interviewed on More FM, talking with @SarahontheRadio and Flynny about some clever little spiders! You can listen to it here (interview runs for 3 minutes) @UCNZ @UCNZscience @ucspsh @MarsdenFund @royalsocietynz #LoveSpiders
doctorspider.net
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