新西兰科学家抗议改变Marsden基金,声称他们排除社会科学和伤害毛利人研究人员。 New Zealand scientists protest changes to the Marsden Fund, claiming they exclude social sciences and harm Māori researchers.

新西兰科学家协会和其他团体正在抗议改变支持“蓝天空”研究的Marsden基金。 The New Zealand Association of Scientists and other groups are protesting changes to the Marsden Fund, which supports 'blue-sky' research. 这些变化不包括社会科学和人文科学,强调经济影响,并要求一半的资金项目显示出经济利益。 The changes exclude social sciences and humanities, emphasize economic impact, and require half of funded projects to show economic benefits. 批评者认为,这些变化不成比例地影响了毛利人研究人员,缩小了新西兰的研究范围。 Critics argue these changes disproportionately affect Māori researchers and diminish the scope of research in New Zealand.