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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
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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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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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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
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!
www.wgtn.ac.nz/scholarships...
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/
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...
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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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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...
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Marsden Fund Council - MIS Convenor
Marsden Fund Council - MIS Convenor
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