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Spring teases its approach with sun and slightly longer days. Spring graduation soon too. I look forward to seeing many colleagues on stage. Last week I saw proceedings from the other side; my sister graduated with her PhD from AUT so I was out with whanau. From the audience perspective, every colourfully robed academic on stage is one more person who’s cared enough about bearing witness to student success to front up and be there. A smaller scale ceremony allowed warm touches. One example was that, as they were capped, every PhD student was asked to remain on stage alongside staff as a gesture of now belonging to the academy. While our numbers sadly don’t allow that, we can welcome graduates in other ways like diarising the Faculty reception prior to the ceremonies and coming along regardless of whether you will be on stage. To quote kiwi songwriting legend, Neil Finn, in these times “we need more MUFGAL” (things that ‘Make Us Feel Good About Life”. I reckon graduation is one of the big ones in our university world.
Thanks to all who completed the Kōrero Mai Survey. As I write we are at a 61% response rate. Pleasing ! While not quite at the 75% threshold needed for the Faculty to shout us a morning tea, a solid enough rate to allow meaningful discussion of results at a later date.
In the media, Tom Dowling’s been interviewed on RNZ about his novel collaboration: University of Auckland and NZDF creating reflector to help people lost at sea | RNZ . Keep getting the good work out there, people!
In other matters, I’m away the next 2.5 week and am grateful that Tom Baker will be Acting Head. Please contact him for approvals and any urgent matters, wise thoughts etc as my email responsiveness may be intermittent at times.
Finally, as a reminder – our third all-staff meeting of the year will be Wed 17th Sept, 11am It will include some guests from the Faculty to update us a few changes afoot in research and teaching. Be there unless there is a very compelling reason not to. Thanks! See you in early September …
Robin Kearns
Announcements, Seminars & Events
Opportunity for extra research support (<$10k) in 2025
Kia ora koutou
The faculty has some extra funds available and are asking for proposals for small (<$10k) research projects (funds need to be spent before the end of this year). If you are in need of some extra research support, please send a brief description of your proposed research activities and a clear and justified budget to James (j.muirhead@auckland) by Monday August 25.
Funding will be awarded based on:
- A description of what the funding is for – a decent paragraph is enough. Research activities should be those that are usually eligible for funding via RDF (guidelines at this page).
- A clear and justified budget up to a maximum of $10k per application.
- Strategic alignment and quality of the proposed funding.
Cheers,
Rangahau committee
PhD Supervisors – Reaccreditation
If you receive an automated Hono reminder about needing to complete DPPRS (Doctoral Policy & Procedures Reaccreditation for Supervisors) or ORIDOC that does not match with your due date listed under the accreditation tab in Wahapū, please disregard the Hono reminder.
Keep in mind, however, that in March 2026, many of you will be due for reaccreditation and will therefore be required to complete the DPPRS module before that date or they will lose your accreditation.
Temporary Closure – ENV Collection Store
The School of Environment Geological Collections store will be closed from the end of this week (August 22nd) until the end of October 2025 while the facility is relocated to its new premises. This is to enable the safe packing, transport, and reinstallation of the Collections, including all shelving, storage cupboards, and associated materials. The move will begin on 4 September 2025 and is expected to continue throughout September and October.
During this period, the Collections will be unavailable for research, teaching, loans, or reference access. The holdings include nationally and internationally significant specimens across several sub-collections: Palaeontology (fossils), Petrology (rocks), Geothermal (rocks and minerals), Speleothem (stalactites, stalagmites), and Mineralogy. Many specimens are irreplaceable due to the source material no longer being available or collection sites now being protected, and their safe relocation is a priority.
If you have urgent requirements for specimens or materials, please contact Neville as soon as possible so these can be addressed before the closure. Bear in mind much of the collection is already packed and large requests will need to wait until after the move is complete.
We appreciate your patience during this move and look forward to welcoming you to the new facility later this year.
Science Postgraduate Poster Competition
The Science Postgraduate Poster Competition is our annual event celebrating and showcasing postgraduate student research. This year’s poster competition features a poster exhibition in the Science Foyer, as well as during the Postgraduate Information Evening.
Students can access a range of resources that help them create an engaging academic poster:
- Designing Research Posters: resources on Postgraduate Skills Hub (click here to access)
Poster submission closes on Friday, 5 September at 4 pm. All information, including the prize pool, judging criteria and registration link, can be found on the Science Postgraduate Poster Competition webpage.
Please note that the Science Postgraduate Poster Competition is the precursor of the School of Graduate Studies (SGS) Research Showcase (Academic Poster Category). Starting from this year, the top 25 PhD entries will progress to the SGS Research Showcase. However, the Science Postgraduate Poster Competition remains open to all science postgraduate research students with a new award for the best Masters/Honours poster entry.
Career Panel Series for ECRs: Exploring Career Paths Within and Beyond Academia
Are you an early career researcher looking to explore your next career steps? Hear from UoA PhD and postdoc alumni as they share how they’ve navigated careers across academia, industry, government, non-profits, and beyond. Get practical insights, ask questions, and leave inspired for your next step.
Three sessions, each with different panellists — join one or all!
When: (1–2 pm, Zoom)
Thurs 28 Aug
Thurs 4 Sept
Thurs 11 Sept
Full details & registration via Eventbrite
Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa | Massey University Tertiary Educators Survey
Kei aku rangatira, tēnei te mihi maioha e rere kau atu ana ki a koutou. Nō reira tēnā koutou, tēnā tātou
We are a group of researchers from Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa | Massey University undertaking a national survey exploring how tertiary educators in Aotearoa New Zealand understand and apply hope in their teaching practice. Whether you see hope as central to your pedagogy or view it more critically, we’re interested in your experience.
Take the survey now by following this link: Educator Hope in Higher Education Survey
Please feel free to share this invitation with your networks.
The survey takes approximately 15 minutes and is anonymous. It asks about your views on hope, how (or whether) you use it in your teaching, and what supports or challenges your ability to teach with hope.
All responses are confidential and de-identified. No personal or identifying information will be linked to your responses. At the end of the survey, you may choose to enter a draw for one of five $50 grocery vouchers; entry is completely optional and your contact details will be kept separate from your survey data.
The research team consists of staff at Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa | Massey University, with expertise in sociology, digital education, planning, and critical pedagogies.
Thank you for considering being part of this project. We appreciate your time and insights!
We would like to thank our advisory panel for their input into this survey, particularly Associate Professor Te Hurunui Clarke (Te Arawa, Ngāi Tahu), University of Waikato.
Any questions? Feel free to contact us at hopeinhighered@gmail.com
Ngā mihi nui,
The Hope in Higher Education Research Team
Dr. Alice Beban; Associate Professor Elaine Khoo; Dr. Clare Mouat; Lisa Vonk.
From the OUTREACH COMMITTEE:
Share Your Latest Academic and Career Achievements with Us!
Share your latest research, conference presentations, fieldwork, and career updates with us! Your achievements could be featured on the School of Environment’s social media to showcase the amazing work happening in our community. Fill out the survey and include photos, titles of papers or theses, and anything else you’d like to share!
https://forms.gle/QAEkcndygHNazXr2A
Faculty of Science Breakfast Stall | Every Wednesday during semester time from 8:30 am to 9:30 am | 302-G80
Come and grab some breakfast every Wednesday during semester time! Our Science Ambassadors have prepared a range of breakfast options including cereal, bread, muesli bars and hot drinks. We encourage you to bring your own cup and bowl to make this initiative sustainable. No registration is required. See you at the information desk (green cube) in the Science Foyer!
Research Scholarship Information Sheet 2025/26 – Open Now
The Tūpuna Maunga Authority have established this scholarship as a product of the
Tūpuna Maunga Education Strategy.
The scholarship applies to research that aligns with the Tūpuna Maunga Values,
enhancing and protecting the mauri and wairua of the Tūpuna Maunga.
All details about the scholarship, including an overview of the Tūpuna Maunga Values
can be found in the application portal.
Who is eligible?
- You must be a member of a research or education institution.
- You must be a New Zealand citizen or permanent resident
- Research must align with the Tūpuna Maunga Authority Research Policy and
approved project list (refer to maunga.nz/research/ for details) - Applications are open to research from a range of fields including
conservation, archaeology, creative arts, urban-planning, and design, applied
sciences, social sciences, cultural heritage, business, and commercial studies.
How much funding is available?
- A funding pool of $10,000 available annually to support research projects
across the Tūpuna Maunga.
Application details
This year’s scholarship application round is open on 30 June and closes 10pm, 31
August 2025. A decision about the applications will be made by 6 October 2025, with
the funding becoming available as early as November 2025.
Applications are submitted via SmartyGrants
Timeframe & Expectations
- Open to both new and on-going research projects.
- Monthly check-ins required with the Tūpuna Maunga Authority research
scholarship lead. - Final report submitted to the Tūpuna Maunga Authority Board Members in
June 2026.
About the Tūpuna Maunga Authority
The Tūpuna Maunga (ancestral mountains) hold a paramount place in the historical,
spiritual, ancestral, and cultural identity of the thirteen iwi and hapū of Ngā Mana
Whenua o Tāmaki Makaurau (the Māori tribes of Auckland).
The Tūpuna Maunga Authority is the statutory authority established under the Ngā
Mana Whenua o Tāmaki Makaurau Collective Redress Act 2014 to govern the
fourteen Tūpuna Maunga (ancestral mountains) of Tāmaki Makaurau / Auckland.
Head to www.maunga.nz to find our more.
FINAL Research Scholarship Information Sheet_25-26
2025 Hochstetter Lecture: Past, Present, and Future Earthquakes on the Alpine Fault: What Lies Beneath and What Lies Ahead? 6 pm Tuesday 16th September at the Auditorium, Auckland War Memorial Museum
2025 Hochstetter Lecture Information Sheet
Several decades of painstaking paleoseismological research — using geological measurements to determine the timing and magnitudes of past Alpine Fault earthquakes — have yielded one of the most spatially and temporally extensive paleoearthquake records of any fault worldwide. This record indicates that the Alpine Fault produces large earthquakes on timescales of less than 300 years and that, although the times between one earthquake and the next are remarkably consistent, their inferred sizes vary from depending on which of three sections of the fault rupture at once. More than 300 years have passed since the last major earthquake, in 1717 CE, and the Alpine Fault is thus late in the typical period between successive earthquakes: the likelihood of a magnitude 7 earthquake occurring in the coming 50 years is estimated to be 75%; the odds of that earthquake being larger than magnitude 8 are ~80%.
Scientific drilling studies reveal that the Alpine Fault is also unusually hot, at least along its central section near Aoraki/Mt Cook where the most rapid uplift of the Southern Alps is occurring and where long-term slip rates are the highest. Variations in temperature along the length of the Alpine Fault have since been found to affect the distribution of present-day low-magnitude seismicity and deep aseismic creep, and are likely to influence patterns of slip in future large earthquakes.
Despite substantial advances in understanding the Alpine Fault’s past and present-day seismicity, how and where the fault will slip in a future earthquake and what groundshaking will result are difficult to anticipate without knowing which of many geologically- and geophysically-plausible scenarios eventuates.
This year’s Hochstetter Lecture will review how understanding of the Alpine Fault’s earthquake-generating behaviour has developed in recent years, catalysed by novel paleoseismological, geological, and seismological studies including the Deep Fault Drilling Project (DFDP) and the 450 km-long Southern Alps Long Skinny Array (SALSA), and how technological advances such as optical fibre sensing, “virtual earthquakes”, and artificial intelligence are providing new insight into fault zone structure and earthquake generation.
The concluding portion of the lecture will address what steps the earthquake science community could take now to record invaluable data during the next Alpine Fault earthquake and thus inform global understanding of earthquake rupture phenomena.
Tickets
Tickets for this event are free, or pay what you can, but you do need to book using this link.
When you get to the screen headed ‘Log in or register’ use the ‘Guest checkout’ option, unless you already have an account with Auckland Museum.
Supplementary Hochstetter Lecture:
New Avenues for On- and Offshore Geophysical Sensing Using Distributed Acoustic Sensing (DAS). 10 am Wednesday 17th September PLT1 (303-G20), University of Auckland. 38 Princes St.
Distributed Acoustic Sensing (DAS) is a novel method of converting fibre optic cables into hundreds or thousands of closely-spaced strain sensors using an instrument called an interrogator. Pulses of laser light emitted by an interrogator are scattered by optical imperfections as they propagate along a glass fiber; vibrations of the fibre induced by natural and anthropogenic sources (e.g., earthquakes, avalanches, vehicle and pedestrian traffic, etc.) affect the location and degree of scattering and can be detected by recording light scattered back towards the interrogator.
In this seminar, Hochstetter Lecturer John Townend will review some of the lessons learned during recent terrestrial DAS studies undertaken near Haast and Milford Sound, and outline plans for the collection of submarine DAS data across Cook Strait in tandem with active-source seismic surveys. In 2023, a team from The Australian National University and Victoria University of Wellington made DAS measurements along and across the Alpine Fault near Haast on lengths of unused (“dark”) telecommunications fibre. The measurements have an effective spacing along the fibre of 4 m, providing unparalleled insight into near-surface structure and regional earthquake processes. In 2024, a second experiment was begun using similar techniques on fibres running along SH94 between Christie Falls and Milford Sound, through the Homer Tunnel. In addition to earthquake signals, those data also contain records of numerous avalanches, rock falls, and traffic-related processes including vehicle collisions. Later this year, DAS data will be collected by researchers from Earth Sciences New Zealand and Victoria University of Wellington along a section of the Aqualink fiber extending from Wellington to Kaikōura, with the expectation of recording seismicity and airgun shots from the RV Tangaroa.
The Haast, Milford Sound, and Cook Strait case studies highlight geophysical sensing opportunities afforded by the use of on- and offshore using existing telecommunications cables, and illustrate some of the infrastructural and computational challenges posed by terabyte-scale daily data volumes.
COMPASS Morning Tea
COMPASS PG is dedicated to creating a vibrant and supportive community for postgraduate students at all levels in the School of Environment. We host regular events designed to foster collaboration, networking, and a sense of community.
All staff and postgrad students are invited to come along, to participate or just to enjoy some home baked goods!
Geoscience Society of New Zealand Student Activity Support
Thanks to the bequest to the Geoscience Society of New Zealand by Jack Grant-Mackie, former faculty (and a Head of Department etc) of the University of Auckland Geology Department who specialised in paleontology and stratigraphy, there are funds to support student activities at branch level to the value of $500 in the coming year.
If you have a proposal about a student Geoscience trip or event (outside of our normal university activities) please contact GSNZ branch rep Jennifer Eccles j.eccles@auckland.ac.nz so we can get a short budget/proposal together. Student led initiatives particularly welcomed!
NIWA Auckland Science Fair
Would you like to join the Judging Team for the NIWA Auckland Science Fair. More information is available at: www.scifair.org.nz.
Location: Auditorium, Michael Park School, 55 Amy Street, Ellerslie
Date: Friday, August 29th
Time: 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM
There is plenty of parking available, and the venue is within walking distance of the Ellerslie train station. Morning tea will be provided 😊. Please contact Aliona Valyashko alionav@michaelpark.school.nz
ANZIC calls for funding proposals
Funding of up to NZ$25,000 is now available for projects that will advance the field of scientific drilling. ANZIC invites proposals from scientists in Australian & New Zealand Member Institutions – including the University o – for their Continent & Ocean Research & Education (CORE) Funding.
ANZIC CORE funding supports research using previously-collected scientific drilling samples, cores and data; activities that aid future drilling proposals; and educational projects in the sphere of scientific drilling. ANZIC is looking for innovative proposals that align with their science priorities.
Submit your proposal by 8 September!
LEARN MORE: www.iodp.org.au/legacy-funding/
Zero Waste Aotearoa National Hui 2025
For those of you interested in improving and reducing waste, the Zero Waste Aotearoa National Hui will be held at the University of Auckland over 8-10 September this year. More details here and to come: Zero Waste Aotearoa National Hui 2025 | Zero Waste Network New Zealand
Repair Café: Call for Volunteers!
The Faculty of Engineering and Design Sustainability Committee, CIRCUIT Centre, Ngā Ara Whetū, and Sustainability Hub and other faculties are collaborating with Repair Network Aotearoa to host our own Repair Café at the University for our staff and students!
Repair Cafés are pop up events where expert repairers help visitors fix their broken household items for free. It’s all about bringing communities together, sharing skills between generations, keeping repair skills alive, and saving stuff from going to landfill, instead expanding the lifespan of your belongings, and learning how to maintain them.
We are looking for volunteers for the following areas: sewing, electrical (must be qualified electrician), electronics assessment, general (such as bike repairs, chairs, woodwork etc), jewellery and any other skills!
The event will likely be hosted one afternoon either the 14th or 15th October at the City Campus. Final details TBC.
If you are interested in finding out more information and to volunteer, please send an email to foed-sustainability@auckland.ac.nz and the team will send through details.
Download the Repair Café Handbook here: Repair-Café-Handbook- May 2023
Health, Safety & Wellbeing
The Health, Safety and Wellbeing committee has welcomed Melanie Kah and Jennifer Salmond, they will contribute to robust discussions.
- Update to UoA Alert:
UoA Alert https://uoa.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/16370/~/uoa-alert
Android users can download the app here.
Apple users, please download in the App store.
- Be well – The University of Auckland has a whole raft of resources to help you with your well being
Daffodil Day 25 August 2025
💛 Volunteer for the Street Appeal
- Give just 2 hours of your time on Friday 29 or Saturday 30 August to collect donations at various locations across Auckland.
- Volunteers aged 18+ or 14–17 with a guardian are welcome.
- Sign up via https://volunteeringauckland.org.nz/roles/6489/be-a-hero-this-daffodil-day-2025-street-appeal-collector
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🌼 Fundraise Creatively
🎨 Support Local Art & Culture
🎶 Tune into the ANZ Donation Station
💰 Donate Online or In Person
- Make a donation at daffodilday.org.nz or any ANZ branch throughout August.
- You can also support fundraisers like this Givealittle campaign https://givealittle.co.nz/fundraiser/daffodil-day-august-2025
Rak Day
Here are some ideas for Random Acts of Kindness you can do on September 1st:
- Pay it forward: Buy a coffee or a meal for the person behind you in line.
- Leave a thoughtful note: Write a kind message for a friend, family member, or colleague.
- Help a neighbor: Offer to mow their lawn, help with groceries, or lend a hand with a task.
- Volunteer your time: Donate your time to a local charity or organization.
- Donate blood: Give the gift of life by donating blood.
- Give to a good cause: Support a charity or crowdfunding campaign.
- Offer a compliment: Pay someone a genuine compliment.
- Reach out to someone: Connect with a friend or family member you haven’t spoken to in a while.
Looking for activities for this spring? The Best Things to Do in Auckland This Spring
https://www.aucklandnz.com/collections/the-best-things-to-do-in-auckland-this-spring
Influenza Tracking
Influenza is a common disease with fairly non-specific presenting symptoms. To understand the epidemiology of influenza we collect information from several different systems based in the community, laboratories and hospitals.
https://info.flutracking.net/reports/new-zealand-reports/
Funding Calls
Undergraduate–Postgraduate Pairing Scholarship – 7 scholarships remaining!
This $800 scholarship supports undergraduate students to gain hands-on research experience by shadowing a postgraduate student. Undergraduates will assist with tasks like literature reviews, data analysis, and mapping, while learning valuable research skills and contributing to real projects. If you have postgraduate students that would benefit from this opportunity, please submit a short application.
Applications should include a copy of the undergraduate student’s academic transcript and a short paragraph justifying the proposed project and pairing. This is a great opportunity for collaboration, skill-building, and mentoring across levels of study.
Please email Emma Ryan (e.ryan@auckland.ac.nz) for details or with ready applications.
From the Rangahau Committee co-chairs, Emma and James
Open Access Fund
A reminder about the Open access support fund for high-impact publications (research articles) within the Faculty of Science.
The distribution of funds will be based on a first-come, first-served basis through a Faculty Open Access (OA) working group. Funds will be allocated to cover OA fees for eligible researchers.
To find out more about Open Access publishing as well as Green Access publishing go to: https://research-hub.auckland.ac.nz/subhub/open-access
Please apply here.
2026 Kupe Leadership Scholarships
There are 16 scholarships available and along with a $22,000 stipend (or $10,000 + on campus studio accommodation) and tuition fees for the academic year, scholars also receive mentoring and a unique leadership development programme alongside a cohort of diverse, passionate future leaders. The cross disciplinary nature of the programme provides a rich learning environment for the scholars, and they gain a tremendous amount of insight from their peers.
For more information go to Kupe Leadership Scholarships.
| Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology: Global Research Outreach Program | |
| The Global Research Outreach (GRO) Program is an annual call for proposals that invites the world’s leading universities to propose innovative research ideas that will be evaluated for their novelty and alignment with Samsung’s various research fields. | |
| Value/Duration: | Internal Deadline |
| Up to USD150,000 (approx. NZD260,000) for one year, starting January 2026. | 12pm, Wednesday 20 August 2025 |
| Further Information (funding call, guidelines, registration info):
GUIDELINES If you are interested, please also get in touch with your FIRST. |
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| Transdisciplinary Ideation Fund | |
| The Waipapa Taumata Rau Transdisciplinary Ideation Fund (TIF)is a fund that encourages research staff from across the University to develop cross-disciplinary research partnerships, aspiring toward high-quality Transdisciplinary research outputs, research learning initiatives, and successful applications to external research funders.
The Applicant Team must include researchers from at least two disciplines, and evidence the transdisciplinary aspects of the research. |
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| Value/Duration: | Deadline |
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5pm Monday 29 September 2025 |
| APPLICATION FORM AND GUIDELINES View the documents hereIf you are interested, please get in touch with your FIRST. |
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| Researcher Skills & Development Fund 2026 | |
| The RSD Fund has been established to help enhance and expand researcher development offerings across the University to supplement existing funding sources for the design, development, and delivery of researcher development offerings.
Please note this fund is distinct from the Research Development Fund (RDF), also known as FRDF – Faculty Research Development Fund, which provides internal funding for research. |
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| Value/Duration: | Deadline |
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Friday 29th August 2025 |
| Further Information (funding call, guidelines website):
If you are interested, please get in touch with your FIRST. |
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| KU Leuven Global Seed Fund (GSF) 2026 | |
| The GSF aims to initiate or deepen collaborations with researchers from a select group of priority partner institutions, with the goal of developing high-quality proposals for European or other international competitive funding.
Eligible Activities Include:
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| Value/Duration: | Deadline |
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9 October 2025 (exact time TBC) |
| Further Information (funding call, guidelines website):
If you are interested, please contact international.research@auckland.ac.nz and further guidance will be provided. |
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| Global Research Engagement Fund (GREF) – Round 4 & 5 | |
| The Global Research Engagement Fund (GREF) is available to UoA researchers and professional research staff to foster the development of new and emerging research partnerships with international collaborators. | |
| Value/Duration: | Deadline |
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2025 Funding Rounds:
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| Further Information (funding call, guidelines website):
If you are interested, please get in touch with your FIRST. |
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2025 Research Development Fund (RDF)
The Faculty of Science is pleased to announce that the 2025 funding round of the Contestable Research Development Fund (RDF) is now open for applications.
Three award types are being offered by the Faculty of Science in the 2025 contestable round, as outlined below. The total funding amount is yet to be confirmed; however, based on previous years, we anticipate allocating approximately $1 million, with expenditures distributed across 2026, 2027, and 2028.
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Award type |
Duration |
Minimum and maximum funding available per application |
Estimated Number of Awards |
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Up to 3 years |
$100,000 – $200,000 |
4 |
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Staff Research Award |
Up to 2 years |
$10,000 – $40,000 |
9 |
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Aronui Pūtaiao Award |
Up to 2 years |
$10,000 – $40,000 |
2 |
Key Dates
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Date |
Funding allocation process step |
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1st July 2025 |
Application Forms and Guidelines are available on the FoS Staff Intranet. |
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1st September 2025 |
Applications must be submitted via RFM/InfoEd by 4:00 PM. |
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Early October 2025 |
RDF Panel meets to review applications and make funding recommendations |
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Late October 2025 |
Results announced |
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1st January 2026 |
Awards begin |
- Full details, including guidelines and the application form, are available on the research page of the staff intranet.
- For general queries, in the first instance, please contact your School/Department Research Programme Coordinator (RPC), or Fos-researchadmin@auckland.ac.nz.
- For an overview of the Research Development Fund, visit the Research Hub RDF page.
- Queries about the Aronui Pūtaiao Award can be directed to Te Taura Here Pūtaiao, and the Associate Dean Māori via FoS-researchadmin@auckland.ac.nz.
- Applications are due by 4:00 PM on Monday, 1st September 2025.
| Horizon Europe, Pillar 2, Cluster 3: Civil Security for Society | Key topics
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Single-stage calls in cluster 3 have various closing dates in November 2025
GUIDELINES |
| Horizon Europe, Pillar 2, Cluster 4: Digital, Industry and Space | Key topics
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Deadline: Single-stage calls in cluster 4 have various closing dates in September/October 2025
GUIDELINES Cluster 4 – Work programme 2025
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| Horizon Europe, Pillar 2, Cluster 5: Climate, Energy and Mobility
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Key topics
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Single-stage calls in cluster 5 have various closing dates in September 2025
GUIDELINES Cluster 5 – Work programme 2025
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| Horizon Europe, Pillar 2, Cluster 6: Food, Bioeconomy, Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environment | Key topics
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Single-stage calls in cluster 6 have various closing dates in September 2025.
GUIDELINES |
| Horizon Europe, Pillar 2, Missions | For the Horizon Europe 2025–2027 funding period, there are five Missions under “Pillar 2: Global Challenges and European Industrial Competitiveness” of which New Zealand is an associated country enabling organizations to be a funded entity in consortium projects.
The 5 Missions are: 1. Adaptation to Climate Change |
All the 2025 calls for Missions have closing dates in September 2025 onwards
GUIDELINES WEBSITE
SUPPORT |
| Value: from NZD110,000 to NZD3,000,000 exclusive of the MBIE top-up
Duration: 3-4 years WEBSITE
SUPPORT ResearchHub Resources here If you are interested, please also get in touch with your FIRST. |
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Horizon Europe: Introductory Guide: Applications for the Horizon Europe 2025 Work Programme are due in September/October. Dr Kelly Kilpin has joined the international team and created an Horizon Europe introduction guide for researchers. This is available, alongside other Horizon Europe support materials on the ResearchHub.
| 2025 WUN Research Development Fund | |
WUN RDF grants are intended to help stimulate larger collaborative projects that will strengthen research relationships across WUN. Proposals must address the following issues to be considered:
The application must involve at least three WUN member universities from at least two continents. Researchers may submit proposals for projects led by the University of Auckland or may be named as co-investigators on projects led by researchers at other WUN member universities. |
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| Value/Duration: | Internal Deadline |
| · Value: up to £10,000 (around NZ$22,000)
· Duration: 12 months |
Monday 15 September 2025, 9am |
| Catalyst: Seeding (Round3) | |
| Catalyst seeding facilitates new small and medium pre-research strategic partnerships that cannot be supported through other means, and with a view to developing full collaborations that could be supported through Catalyst: Strategic over time. Funding is for research exchanges, research activities, and expenses related to hosting workshops for new strategic research partnerships with international collaborators | |
| Value/Duration: | Internal Deadline |
| Seeding General: up to $80,000 (excl. GST) in total for up to two years project
NZ – Japan Joint Research Projects: up to $30,000 (excl. GST) per annum for up to two years project |
12pm, Tuesday 07 October 2025 |
| Further Information (funding call, guidelines, registration info):
If you are interested, please also get in touch with your FIRST. |
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| Catalyst: Leaders (Round3) | |
| HOPE Meetings are held for excellent graduate students and young researchers selected from countries/areas around the Asia-Pacific and Africa region. These meetings give an opportunity for the participants to engage in interdisciplinary discussions with Nobel Laureates and other distinguished scientists pioneering the frontiers of knowledge. | |
| Value/Duration: | Internal Deadline |
| Supports excellent PhD students and/or young researchers to attend the HOPE meetings with Nobel Laureates for 5 days including flights, accommodation, and meeting registration. | 12pm, Tuesday 07 October 2025 |
| Further Information (funding call, guidelines, registration info):
If you are interested, please also get in touch with your FIRST. |
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Publications
Not at the Same Time: Lalanga/weaving Indigenous, Anti-ableist and Geological Temporalities to Re-think Time in Higher Education
S Fonua, T Baice, E Sadera, D Fa’avae – Philosophy and Theory in Higher Education, 2025
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