Marsden Fund
@marsdenfund.bsky.social
Supports excellence in science, engineering, maths, social sciences and the humanities in Aotearoa New Zealand by providing grants for investigator-initiated research
https://www.royalsociety.org.nz/what-we-do/funds-and-opportunities/marsden
https://www.royalsociety.org.nz/what-we-do/funds-and-opportunities/marsden
Here are some stats on this year's #MarsdenFund round, including gender, ethnicity, and organisation success rate:
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Information on the 2025 Marsden Fund round
Information about the number of funded proposals in the 2025 Marsden Fund round broken down by research area and institution, also including gender and ethnicity data
www.royalsociety.org.nz
November 5, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Here are some stats on this year's #MarsdenFund round, including gender, ethnicity, and organisation success rate:
www.royalsociety.org.nz/what-we-do/f...
www.royalsociety.org.nz/what-we-do/f...
Here are some highlights from the successful 2025 #MarsdenFund projects:
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November 5, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Here are some highlights from the successful 2025 #MarsdenFund projects:
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A list of all successful 2025 #MarsdenFund projects can be found below. Congratulations to all of the funded researchers!
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Marsden Fund Awards 2025
Published on 6 Whiringa-ā-rangi November 2025
You can download an Excel spreadsheet of these results here: 2025-Marsden Fund Supplement
The definitions of the 8 Marsden Fund panels can be found here...
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November 5, 2025 at 1:45 AM
A list of all successful 2025 #MarsdenFund projects can be found below. Congratulations to all of the funded researchers!
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Marsden i te tau 2025: Te haumi ki tō tātou anamata mā ngā whakaaro rawe, papai hoki
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Marsden i te tau 2025: Te haumi ki tō tātou anamata mā ngā whakaaro rawe, papai hoki
Mā te haumi ki ngā mea pai rawa mō te painga o te katoa, kei te tautoko Te Pūtea Rangahau a Marsden i te tau 2025 i ngā rangahau taketake hou ki ngā rongoā me ngā haumanu hou, ngā ahumāra whai hua ake...
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November 5, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Marsden i te tau 2025: Te haumi ki tō tātou anamata mā ngā whakaaro rawe, papai hoki
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Investing in our future with today's best and brightest ideas - the 2025 #MarsdenFund results are out! Ka rawe!
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Marsden in 2025: Investing in our future with today’s best and brightest ideas
Investing in our best for the benefit of us all, Te Pūtea Rangahau a Marsden, the Marsden Fund in 2025 is supporting novel fundamental research into new medications and therapies, more profitable crop...
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November 5, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Investing in our future with today's best and brightest ideas - the 2025 #MarsdenFund results are out! Ka rawe!
www.royalsociety.org.nz/news/marsden...
www.royalsociety.org.nz/news/marsden...
To celebrate #AdaLovelaceDay 2025 we are highlighting #MarsdenFunded mathematician Dr Becky Armstrong (Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington) — read on to learn more about her research and career in pure mathematics 🧮
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Ada Lovelace Day 2025 Special Feature: Getting abstract with Dr Becky Armstrong
Ada Lovelace Day is an opportunity to honour the legacy of pioneering mathematician Ada Lovelace by putting the spotlight on talented wāhine working in science, technology, engineering and mathematics...
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October 14, 2025 at 10:37 PM
To celebrate #AdaLovelaceDay 2025 we are highlighting #MarsdenFunded mathematician Dr Becky Armstrong (Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington) — read on to learn more about her research and career in pure mathematics 🧮
www.royalsociety.org.nz/research/ada...
www.royalsociety.org.nz/research/ada...
How can researchers make their #CommunityEngagement meaningful? Read about how Marsden-funded researchers Dr Parlato (of Massey University) and Dr Painting (of The University of Waikato) are doing it in this new Research in Focus article 🕸🐦🕷
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Cultivating Connections: Lessons on Community Engagement from the Chatham Islands
Marsden Fast-Start funded researchers Dr Elizabeth Parlato (Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa Massey University) and Dr Christina Painting (Te Whare Wānanga o Waikato the University of Waikato) work on very dif...
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July 29, 2025 at 9:21 PM
How can researchers make their #CommunityEngagement meaningful? Read about how Marsden-funded researchers Dr Parlato (of Massey University) and Dr Painting (of The University of Waikato) are doing it in this new Research in Focus article 🕸🐦🕷
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A research team supported by the Marsden Fund examined why glaciers in Aotearoa were blanketed by red dust? Using time-lapse photography, an eye in the sky and chemistry to uncover a trail leading to a certain neighbours backyard (Australia's bushfires) 📷👁️🛰️⚗️🆒
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www.royalsociety.org.nz/research/red...
Red Glaciers: the Answer to What’s Blowing in the Wind
A dramatic red dust blanket over Aotearoa New Zealand’s mountain glaciers could lead to increased melting. It was the outfall from raging wildfires in Australia - or was it?
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July 4, 2025 at 1:29 AM
A research team supported by the Marsden Fund examined why glaciers in Aotearoa were blanketed by red dust? Using time-lapse photography, an eye in the sky and chemistry to uncover a trail leading to a certain neighbours backyard (Australia's bushfires) 📷👁️🛰️⚗️🆒
www.royalsociety.org.nz/research/red...
www.royalsociety.org.nz/research/red...
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Just a reminder that I am still taking applications for this PhD scholarship (until 1 May).
You don't need to be a NZ citizen or resident to apply (although you would need a student visa to take up the scholarship).
Happy to answer any questions by email
#18C #19C #Romanticism #Bigger6
You don't need to be a NZ citizen or resident to apply (although you would need a student visa to take up the scholarship).
Happy to answer any questions by email
#18C #19C #Romanticism #Bigger6
I've extended the deadline & adjusted the wording on this scholarship after queries from prospective students.
Please encourage students interested in a funded PhD on poetry in either 18c/Romantic and/or settler colonialism & Indigenous sovereignty to get in touch!
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Please encourage students interested in a funded PhD on poetry in either 18c/Romantic and/or settler colonialism & Indigenous sovereignty to get in touch!
www.wgtn.ac.nz/scholarships...
March 22, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Just a reminder that I am still taking applications for this PhD scholarship (until 1 May).
You don't need to be a NZ citizen or resident to apply (although you would need a student visa to take up the scholarship).
Happy to answer any questions by email
#18C #19C #Romanticism #Bigger6
You don't need to be a NZ citizen or resident to apply (although you would need a student visa to take up the scholarship).
Happy to answer any questions by email
#18C #19C #Romanticism #Bigger6
There is a vacancy on the Marsden Fund Council for a convenor for the EHB (Economics, Human & Behavioural Sciences) panel. Please see details below if you are keen to apply. Deadline 17 April....https://jobs.mbie.govt.nz/job/Wellington-Marsden-Fund-Council-EHB-Panel-Convenor-6011/1063401266/
April 3, 2025 at 4:17 AM
There is a vacancy on the Marsden Fund Council for a convenor for the EHB (Economics, Human & Behavioural Sciences) panel. Please see details below if you are keen to apply. Deadline 17 April....https://jobs.mbie.govt.nz/job/Wellington-Marsden-Fund-Council-EHB-Panel-Convenor-6011/1063401266/
Did you know that Paenga-Whāwhā April is #autismacceptance month in Aotearoa? To celebrate, we chatted to Dr Hannah Waddington (Te Herenga Waka — VUW) about her efforts to develop neurodiversity-affirming support for #autistic tamariki and their whānau 👨👩👧👦.
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www.royalsociety.org.nz/what-we-do/f...
A Difference, Not a Deficit – Changing Attitudes to Autism in Aotearoa
To celebrate Autism Acceptance Month this April, I sat down with Dr Hannah Waddington (Te Herenga Waka ― Victoria University of Wellington) to talk about her neurodiversity-affirming research on suppo...
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March 30, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Did you know that Paenga-Whāwhā April is #autismacceptance month in Aotearoa? To celebrate, we chatted to Dr Hannah Waddington (Te Herenga Waka — VUW) about her efforts to develop neurodiversity-affirming support for #autistic tamariki and their whānau 👨👩👧👦.
www.royalsociety.org.nz/what-we-do/f...
www.royalsociety.org.nz/what-we-do/f...
Will upzoning deliver housing affordability for everyone? Dr Ryan Greenaway-McGrevy, Professor Peter Phillips, and their team at Waipapa Taumata Rau The University of Auckland are looking at the evidence in Auckland! 🏘️💲
Read about their great work here:
www.royalsociety.org.nz/research/wil...
Read about their great work here:
www.royalsociety.org.nz/research/wil...
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February 25, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Will upzoning deliver housing affordability for everyone? Dr Ryan Greenaway-McGrevy, Professor Peter Phillips, and their team at Waipapa Taumata Rau The University of Auckland are looking at the evidence in Auckland! 🏘️💲
Read about their great work here:
www.royalsociety.org.nz/research/wil...
Read about their great work here:
www.royalsociety.org.nz/research/wil...
How will climate change impact vulnerable alpine ecosystems? Associate Professor Julie Deslippe of Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington is keen to find out. Follow the #MarsdenFund flag into the maunga 🗻of China to find out more: www.royalsociety.org.nz/what-we-do/f...
Keeping WaRM at high altitudes – the Marsden Flag heads into the mountains
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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February 11, 2025 at 1:08 AM
How will climate change impact vulnerable alpine ecosystems? Associate Professor Julie Deslippe of Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington is keen to find out. Follow the #MarsdenFund flag into the maunga 🗻of China to find out more: www.royalsociety.org.nz/what-we-do/f...
How will Antarctic ice sheets react to rising temperatures and influence the oceans in the process? Professor Rob McKay of Te Herenga Waka VUW used geological samples to peer into the past for a look to the future. Check out what they found here: www.royalsociety.org.nz/research/war...
Warming seas vs frozen continent: Interactions between ocean and Antarctic ice sheets during past climate changes
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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February 9, 2025 at 8:54 PM
How will Antarctic ice sheets react to rising temperatures and influence the oceans in the process? Professor Rob McKay of Te Herenga Waka VUW used geological samples to peer into the past for a look to the future. Check out what they found here: www.royalsociety.org.nz/research/war...
How can we make #MixedReality experiences feel more immersive? Dr Zhang and Prof Dodgson of Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington are developing new tools to do just that.
Read more about this exciting mahi here 👀:
www.royalsociety.org.nz/research/cha...
Read more about this exciting mahi here 👀:
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Changing realities: Editing 360° scenes to make immersive virtual worlds
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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January 15, 2025 at 11:46 PM
How can we make #MixedReality experiences feel more immersive? Dr Zhang and Prof Dodgson of Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington are developing new tools to do just that.
Read more about this exciting mahi here 👀:
www.royalsociety.org.nz/research/cha...
Read more about this exciting mahi here 👀:
www.royalsociety.org.nz/research/cha...
Dr Ryan Ridden at the University of Canterbury is launching #CosmicCataclysms at #Zooniverse where YOU can help with #MarsdenFund Fast-Start #research finding fast 💥explosion💥 events across the #universe 🌌
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#CitizenScience
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Hunting Cosmic Cataclysms
In space no one can hear the explosion, but we can see it! Every second, countless cataclysms are playing out across the Universe with stars exploding, colliding, and doing other weird things.
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January 9, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Dr Ryan Ridden at the University of Canterbury is launching #CosmicCataclysms at #Zooniverse where YOU can help with #MarsdenFund Fast-Start #research finding fast 💥explosion💥 events across the #universe 🌌
www.royalsociety.org.nz/research/hun...
www.zooniverse.org/projects/che...
#CitizenScience
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#CitizenScience
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Response from our President today: www.royalsociety.org.nz/news/respons...
Response to changes to the Marsden Fund
The Minister of Science, Innovation and Technology has today released changes to the Investment Plan and Terms of Reference for the Marsden Fund. The new Terms contain explicit signals that every appl...
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December 4, 2024 at 6:59 AM
Response from our President today: www.royalsociety.org.nz/news/respons...
Important update from the Marsden Fund. New Terms of Reference and revised Investment Plan from the Minister now available
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Changes to the Marsden Fund for 2025 funding round
The Minister of Science, Innovation and Technology today released new strategic directives for the Marsden Fund.
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December 4, 2024 at 2:58 AM
Important update from the Marsden Fund. New Terms of Reference and revised Investment Plan from the Minister now available
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📢 Now that it’s official, @tepunahaumaru.bsky.social would love to tell you about our 🆕 project funded by @royalsocietynz.bsky.social that offers an Indigenous lens to understanding what leads to hara (crime) 🧵
A list of the new #MarsdenFund grants can be found here. Congratulations to all recipients! www.royalsociety.org.nz/what-we-do/f...
Marsden Fund awards 2024
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 sum...
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November 7, 2024 at 9:12 PM
📢 Now that it’s official, @tepunahaumaru.bsky.social would love to tell you about our 🆕 project funded by @royalsocietynz.bsky.social that offers an Indigenous lens to understanding what leads to hara (crime) 🧵
Some stats on this year's #MarsdenFund round, including gender, ethnicity, and organisation success rates
www.royalsociety.org.nz/what-we-do/f...
www.royalsociety.org.nz/what-we-do/f...
Information on the 2024 Marsden Fund round
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
www.royalsociety.org.nz
November 6, 2024 at 9:16 PM
Some stats on this year's #MarsdenFund round, including gender, ethnicity, and organisation success rates
www.royalsociety.org.nz/what-we-do/f...
www.royalsociety.org.nz/what-we-do/f...
Here are some highlights from this year's new grants...
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November 6, 2024 at 9:14 PM
Here are some highlights from this year's new grants...
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www.royalsociety.org.nz/what-we-do/f...
A list of the new #MarsdenFund grants can be found here. Congratulations to all recipients! www.royalsociety.org.nz/what-we-do/f...
Marsden Fund awards 2024
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 sum...
www.royalsociety.org.nz
November 6, 2024 at 9:12 PM
A list of the new #MarsdenFund grants can be found here. Congratulations to all recipients! www.royalsociety.org.nz/what-we-do/f...
E haumi ana Te Pūtea Rangahau a Marsden ki ngā rangahau tino hou rawa
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E haumi ana Te Pūtea Rangahau a Marsden ki ngā rangahau tino hou rawa
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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November 6, 2024 at 9:09 PM
E haumi ana Te Pūtea Rangahau a Marsden ki ngā rangahau tino hou rawa
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Marsden Fund invests in new cutting edge research - 2024 results announced today. Ka rawe!
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Marsden Fund invests in new cutting-edge research
Research with the potential to revolutionise childhood education, novel solutions to the climate and energy crises, and innovative approaches to overcome antimicrobial resistance are among the topics ...
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November 6, 2024 at 9:08 PM
Marsden Fund invests in new cutting edge research - 2024 results announced today. Ka rawe!
www.royalsociety.org.nz/news/marsden...
www.royalsociety.org.nz/news/marsden...
There are 2 vacancies in the #MarsdenFund Council for the 2025 round - for the Physics, Chem and Biochem (PCB) and Maths and Information Sciences (MIS) panels- please spread the word!
jobs.mbie.govt.nz/job/Wellingt...
jobs.mbie.govt.nz/job/Wellingt...
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jobs.mbie.govt.nz/job/Wellingt...
Marsden Fund Council - MIS Convenor
Marsden Fund Council - MIS Convenor
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September 26, 2024 at 2:09 AM
There are 2 vacancies in the #MarsdenFund Council for the 2025 round - for the Physics, Chem and Biochem (PCB) and Maths and Information Sciences (MIS) panels- please spread the word!
jobs.mbie.govt.nz/job/Wellingt...
jobs.mbie.govt.nz/job/Wellingt...
jobs.mbie.govt.nz/job/Wellingt...
jobs.mbie.govt.nz/job/Wellingt...