As the Aotearoa/NZ research system shifts around us, it's important to hear from the voices within, especially those who are the future of the system! It has been an absolute privilege for the New Zealand Science Review to work with early career researchers (ECRs) to get their experiences on record

This amazing group of early career staff and students based within Aotearoa’s PROs have collated our communities’ current pressures and pathways in an informative manuscript. Includes 12 recommendations for our entry and retention in the science system. Check it out 👇 #science #scicomm #research

Nat Forsdick@natforsdick.bsky.social · 7mo ago

On behalf of the Science NZ Early Career Member Group (ECMG), I’m delighted to share our new publication in the New Zealand Science Review: ‘Pressures and Pathways: Early Career Experiences in Aotearoa New Zealand’s Public Research Organisations’: doi.org/10.26686/nzs... 🧵1/5

First conference with our new @bioeconomyscience.bsky.social organisational name. Also first time at the @microbiologynz.bsky.social meeting in Rotorua 👩🏻‍🔬🦠🧫🌱

Beyond thrilled to receive a Marsden Fast Start Grant for the next 3 years!! I couldn’t have done it without the tautoko of many people - ngā mihi ki a koutou! www.royalsociety.org.nz/what-we-do/f...

Harnessing the unique microbiomes of New Zealand’s native plants for stronger, more resilient crops

Dr Hanareia Ehau-Taumaunu from the Bioeconomy Science Institute will explore whether increasing microbial biodiversity using native plants can boost crop health and disease resistance in kiwifruit, wi...

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Dr Samuel Mehr says the Government values science, but their ‘idiotic’ approach to funding it will cost them their best and brightest. - Newsroom Pro - $

Winner of top science prize blames ‘batshit’ Budget for brain drain

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This was such a great collaboration with fellow peers! Please pass on to any Māori and Pacific grad students

Dr Tara McAllister@taramcallister.bsky.social · 11mo ago

I really like our paper published today. It is written directly for Māori and Pacific prospective and current PhD students in STEM www.journal.mai.ac.nz/10.20507/MAI...

Is there anyone here at one of the universities in Wellington, NZ, who would want to host me to give a talk around November 10th?

Her WEBINAR is TODAY! There is still time to register. @hanareiaehau.bsky.social shares her journey from urgent calls about dying trees to PROTECTING the resilience of MAIRE TAWAKE. READ her story below - JOIN her live today - catch her ON DEMAND tomorrow. bioprotection.org.nz/mad-for-micr...

Mad for microbes, mātauranga and maire tawake | Bioprotection Aotearoa

Hanareia Ehau-Taumaunu (Ngāti Uepōhatu, Ngāti Porou, Te Ātiawa, Te Whānau-ā-Apanui, Ngāpuhi) has been with Bioprotection Aotearoa (BA) since before it was born. After initially completing her Master’s...

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New article led by Tara McAllister & co-authored by Lelani Walker, @niiyokamigaabaw.bsky.social, myself, Bradley Moggridge, Serena Naepi, Brittany Kamai and @napaaqtuk.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Decolonize scientific institutions, don’t just diversify them

Indigenous scholars set out eight steps to stop marginalization in academia and to enable a shared Indigenous agenda in science.

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Nau mai, haramai! Come listen to me talk about what I’ve been up to the last few years 👩🏻‍🔬 Registration link below ⬇️

@bioprotection.bsky.social · last yr.

Can leaf MICROBES help protect MAIRE TAWAKE from MYRTLE RUST? In our next Rangahau Rising kōrero @hanareiaehau.bsky.social shares research into the microbiome of this endangered tree and what it could mean for forest resilience in Aotearoa Wed 20 Aug | 12–1 PM | Zoom 🔗 Register: tinyurl.com/25x2jwae

Short thread, please read. #IndigenousScience #Academia

Dr. Kat Napaaqtuk❄️@napaaqtuk.bsky.social · last yr.

I'm back home with my dad and have thoughts about being an Indigenous scientist and academic. I'm writing this in real time so it might get disrupted and will have typos. I am fairly successful by academic standards. I have a tenure track job, wrote papers, have grant funding, mentor students.

Extremely honoured to be a #2025ISMPMI travel awardee this year, and to be able to present the results of my masters degree all the way from NZ! Come and see me at P-319 to learn about the bacterial microbiome of Actinidia (kiwifruit).

This is for all researchers in Aotearoa (including students, Māori, non Māori) it is an opportunity to contribute to understanding the impact of the VM policy across our sector

Dr Tara McAllister@taramcallister.bsky.social · last yr.

Kia ora all researchers, we have released our survey on the Vision Mātauranga policy it's super short and we are keen to get a breadth of responses. DM if you would like an invite

Introducing Rangahau Rising - a webinar series with our ECRs from Aotearoa and the Pacific. 🧬 What could viruses and microbes reveal about pest control? Hear how Dr Sarah Inwood is using genomics to dig deeper into the unseen world of biocontrol. 📅 Wednesday 16th July at 1.00pm 🎫 zurl.co/5v7gg

The final published work from my PhD. Took the team a lot of effort to get over the line, but we did it! #microbiome #plantpathogens #phyllosphere

Kevin Hockett@hockettlab.bsky.social · last yr.

Thrilled to see this work published! We analyzed foliar disease suppressive microbial communities from tomato to identify taxa and functions associated with suppression. Congratulations to lead author @hanareiaehau.bsky.social, and co-authors Javad Sadeghi and Terrence Bell! tinyurl.com/4pnxxuus

"Putting the Indigenous into AI: AI researcher Michael Running Wolf works to restore some of the linguistic tapestry torn by colonial practices & give Indigenous people more control over how their data are used." www.nature.com/articles/d41... H/T @floragraham.bsky.social cc @napaaqtuk.bsky.social

Walking in two worlds: how an Indigenous computer scientist is using AI to preserve threatened languages

Michael Running Wolf leads artificial-intelligence initiatives to revive lost languages and empower Indigenous people.

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I know pay equity is rightly taking up all the airtime tonight but 3/6 of the newly announced members of the Science and Technology Council have backgrounds in dairy specifically? No disrespect to the individuals in question but that's just embarrassing for us as a country

Phyllosphere 12 at OIST, Okinawa Japan. June 6, 2025 - June 9, 2025 The deadline: 2025-04-05 There are still lots of talk slots available. www.oist.jp/conference/p...

Phyllosphere 12

The ‘phyllosphere meeting’ is a (typically) quinquennial event that brings together experts from around the world with a scientific interest in leaves (and other above-ground parts of plants and trees...

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*Please share widely* 🌱 PhD Opportunity: We're seeking a passionate postgraduate to examine how bacterial communities influence the effectiveness of phage-based biocontrol. This is a fully funded PhD with Bioprotection Aotearoa based in Auckland, NZ. 👉 Learn more here: tinyurl.com/37n4uvft

Wow! Powerful. The Global Indigenous Data Sovereignty Movement is real and ITS HERE! Native Bio is lucky to work with such genius people. open.spotify.com/episode/2ys0...

Indigenous Data Sovereignty: Collective Rights & Responsibility

All My Relations Podcast · Episode

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The Molecular Ecology Resources special issue I helped edit is (finally) out! 𝙨𝙠𝙪́𝙠𝙪𝙢 𝙩𝙞́𝙡𝙞𝙭𝙖𝙢: 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗯𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗠𝗼𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗹𝗮𝗿 𝗘𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 Read More: buff.ly/4j3lkkW

Special Issue: skúkum tílixam: Uniting to Support Indigenous Contributions to Molecular Ecology: Molecular Ecology Resources: Vol 25, No 2

Molecular Ecology Resources is a broad journal publishing computer programs, statistical & molecular advances & more for studies in evolution, ecology & conservation.

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Stoked to have my picture on the February cover of Plant, Cell & Environment! Massive win for Psa enthusiasts everywhere 🌿 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...

Need to write another submission e te whānau! This bill is more dangerous as it will be supported under the coalition agreement, unlike the Treaty Principle bill. Auē hika!

Hayley@writagal.bsky.social · 2y ago

@etangata.bsky.social sounds the🚨 “The Act Party has tried three times, since 2006, to introduce a version of this bill - failing each time… as its dangerous consequences became clear. Yet, this latest attempt seems to be sailing through with little to no scrutiny…” e-tangata.co.nz/comment-and-...

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Marsden Fund cuts will disproportionately affect Māori researchers - Expert Reaction

With humanities and social sciences removed from the "blue-skies" research fund, many Māori-led research projects will no longer be funded. "Core" scientists have also voiced opposition to the move, d...

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Tautoko the words of @joseph-yracheta.bsky.social. I learnt so much at #Indigidata and the native connections I made will be long lasting!

Joe Yracheta (A ∩ & ∪ Ω)@joseph-yracheta.bsky.social · 2y ago

NativeBio with @kstsosie.bsky.social came up with a great program for scientific research and training called #Indigidata. It can be applied to non-native populations as well. We are the past. We are the future. Please share this with your staff and colleagues www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_hd...

Auē hika!

Associate Professor Siouxsie Wiles@siouxsiew.bsky.social · 2y ago

It’s a dark day for research in Aotearoa New Zealand and the ramifications for the country are huge. Minister Judith Collins has just announced our blue-skies funder will no longer fund humanities & social science research and that 50% of what is funded must have economic benefit.

No words. Just aroha 🖤🤍❤️

Denise - High Calibre Māori@highcalibremaori.bsky.social · 2y ago

Toitū Te Tiriti 🖤🤍❤️

TOITŪ TE TIRITI!

The impact of plant pathology and plant pathologist probably goes further than you think! Read our paper “Why a strategic shift in action is needed to recognise and empower Indigenous plant pathology knowledge and research” here: link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Why a strategic shift in action is needed to recognise and empower Indigenous plant pathology knowledge and research - Australasian Plant Pathology

Plant pathology researchers play a pivotal role in thought leadership and its translation to action regarding the recognition and demonstration of the value of Indigenous knowledge and science. For ma...

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Supporting our paper on Indigenous microbiome ownership we developed a framework that “centres accountability to flatten historical power imbalances […] in pursuit of Indigenous research sovereignty” Again, it is a privilege to collaborate with researchers walking the talk! #co-publication

A relational framework for microbiome research with Indigenous communities - Nature Microbiology

A framework centred on relationality among Indigenous peoples, researchers and microorganisms is presented, to guide ethical microbiome research.

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