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Juliet Gerrard
@julietgerrard.bsky.social
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professor, director, trustee, patron, author; recovering science advisor
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Juliet Gerrard @julietgerrard.bsky.social · Dec 4
thespinoff.co.nz/society/05-1...
Juliet Gerrard: Funding the whole pie
It's a tiny portion of our overall funding, yet social sciences and humanities research makes a massive impact. Without it, the pie starts to crumble.
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Juliet Gerrard @julietgerrard.bsky.social · Aug 18
Data on the cuts to the Marsden Fund reported by RNZ this morning
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Juliet Gerrard @julietgerrard.bsky.social · Aug 18
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
Marsden Fund says it was given only a day's notice of further funding cuts
The Marsden Fund is among three contestable funds to lose millions to help set up the new Institute for Advanced Technology.
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Juliet Gerrard @julietgerrard.bsky.social · Aug 9
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PM's new chief science advisor: Still independent? | Q+A 2025
YouTube video by Q+A with Jack Tame
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Juliet Gerrard @julietgerrard.bsky.social · Aug 5
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/... Majority of Government’s $231m spend on Advanced Technology Institute funded through planned research funding cuts
Majority of Govt's $231m tech institute funded through research funding cuts
'It will be a cornerstone of our plan to grow a high-tech, high-value economy.'
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Juliet Gerrard @julietgerrard.bsky.social · Jun 10
The Gutting of America’s Medical Research: Here Is Every Canceled or Delayed N.I.H. Grant www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
The Gutting of America’s Medical Research: Here Is Every Canceled or Delayed N.I.H. Grant
Some cuts have been starkly visible, but the country’s medical grant-making machinery has also radically transformed outside the public eye.
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Juliet Gerrard @julietgerrard.bsky.social · Jun 2
PM's new science advisor John Roche www.rnz.co.nz/national/pro...
PM's new science advisor John Roche
The Prime Minister's new chief science advisor, John Roche, is getting underway with his new job, a year after the position was vacated
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Juliet Gerrard @julietgerrard.bsky.social · Jun 2
Everything we did, and everything we had access to from my predecessor, is archived here: www.pmcsa.ac.nz (as well as in the DPMC archives) - it will be up to John decide how to organise the website and comms going forward
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Welcome to the Office of the Prime Minister's Chief Science Advisor (PMCSA), Kaitohutohu Mātanga Pūtaiao Matua ki te Pirimia, Professor Juliet Gerrard. Juliet completed her term as PMCSA in June 2024.
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Juliet Gerrard @julietgerrard.bsky.social · Jun 2
I’m meeting with the new PMCSA later this week, I’m sure this will be on his radar
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Juliet Gerrard @julietgerrard.bsky.social · May 27
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Trump Has Cut Science Funding to Its Lowest Level in Decades
The lag in funding extends far beyond D.E.I. initiatives, affecting almost every area of science: chemistry, computing, engineering, materials and more.
www.nytimes.com
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Juliet Gerrard @julietgerrard.bsky.social · May 22
newsroom.co.nz/2025/05/22/g...
Gene tech the winner in new science budget
Most of the $813m budget line was a rebate for international moviemakers. The lion's share of leftovers went to overseeing GMOs and foreign projects
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Science Media Centre NZ @smcnz.bsky.social · May 22
Budget 2025 continues the government's shift of the science sector towards more "growth-promoting investments".
www.sciencemediacentre.co.nz/2025/05/22/b...
Budget 2025: Science system funding - Expert Reaction
Amid this year's science sector reforms, the 2025 Budget includes money for the establishment of three new Public Research Organisations and a gene tech regulator. Science, Innovation and Technology M...
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Juliet Gerrard @julietgerrard.bsky.social · May 22
www.nzherald.co.nz/technology/b... Budget 2025 and tech: $212m in cuts to existing programmes as funds ‘reprioritised’; Elevate mini top-up; modest spending on new agencies confirmed
Budget 2025: $212m in cuts to existing business, science and innovation programmes
No surprises in another thin year for the sector.
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Juliet Gerrard @julietgerrard.bsky.social · May 22
www.nzherald.co.nz/technology/b... Budget 2025 and tech: $212m in cuts to existing programmes as funds ‘reprioritised’; Elevate mini top-up; modest spending on new agencies confirmed
Budget 2025: $212m in cuts to existing business, science and innovation programmes
No surprises in another thin year for the sector.
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Juliet Gerrard @julietgerrard.bsky.social · May 9
Watchdog warns of ‘grave danger’ if science reform botched
The Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment thought the Government could hamstring NZ's research capability by ignoring the advice it commissioned.
newsroom.co.nz
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Juliet Gerrard @julietgerrard.bsky.social · May 6
Congratulations, John 🌺

John Roche named as PM's new chief science advisor www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
John Roche named as PM's new chief science advisor
John Roche has been appointed to the top job, almost a year after the PM's former advisor stepped down.
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Juliet Gerrard @julietgerrard.bsky.social · Apr 29
Great read - thanks for writing such an engaging book Shaun, and for creating a record of all that mahi five years ago, which made a huge difference 🌺
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Shaun signs a copy of his book ahead of drinking his beer
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Juliet Gerrard @julietgerrard.bsky.social · Apr 16
newsroom.co.nz/2025/04/16/s...
Single-use plastic bans quietly shelved
A final wave of plastic bans has been pushed back indefinitely, though previous 'sustainable' replacements may not have been as green as they seem.
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Juliet Gerrard @julietgerrard.bsky.social · Apr 14
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/14/u...
Harvard Will Not Comply With a List of Trump Administration Demands
Federal officials said Harvard must enact “merit-based reform” in hiring and admissions and report international students who broke rules, among other steps. Harvard called the demands unlawful.
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Juliet Gerrard @julietgerrard.bsky.social · Mar 18
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/14/h...
Science Amid Chaos: What Worked During the Pandemic? What Failed?
As the coronavirus spread, researchers worldwide scrambled to find ways to keep people safe. Some efforts were misguided. Others saved millions of lives.
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Juliet Gerrard @julietgerrard.bsky.social · Mar 12
Devastating landslides have hit Milford Sound in the past – if it happened today, the impact would dwarf Whakaari/White Island
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Devastating landslides have hit Milford Sound in the past – if it happened today, the impact would dwarf Whakaari/White Island
A million tourists visit Milford Sound every year, including on cruise ships. What is the level of risk from natural disaster New Zealand is prepared to accept?
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Juliet Gerrard @julietgerrard.bsky.social · Mar 11
theconversation.com/5-years-sinc...
5 years since COVID was declared a pandemic, we’re still poorly prepared for the next one
It’s more than likely we’ll face another pandemic in the future. So what can we learn from COVID?
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Juliet Gerrard @julietgerrard.bsky.social · Feb 4
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/29/s...
Why Trump Picked a Science Adviser Who Isn’t a Scientist
Michael Kratsios, who served in the White House and Defense Department in the first Trump administration, is a policy specialist on artificial intelligence.
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Juliet Gerrard @julietgerrard.bsky.social · Feb 4
Astronomers have spied an asteroid that may be heading for Earth. Here’s what we know so far
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Astronomers have spied an asteroid that may be heading for Earth. Here’s what we know so far
Asteroid 2024 YR4 has around a 1-in-77 chance of hitting Earth in 2032 – but there’s no need to panic.
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Newsroom NZ @newsroom.co.nz · Feb 3
From the University of Auckland - Opinion: The appointment of conspiracy theorist RFK Jr as US Secretary of Health and Human Services is a catastrophe for public health.
Welcome to the dark ages, where the stakes have never been higher
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Juliet Gerrard @julietgerrard.bsky.social · Jan 28
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/22/h...
Trump Administration Temporarily Mutes Federal Health Officials
Scientific meetings were canceled, and research data on the bird flu outbreak was delayed, amid confusion over the directive.
www.nytimes.com
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