The Save Science Coalition is a group of organisations including unions and scientific societies with an interest in ensuring that Aotearoa New Zealand has a well-functioning and well-funded science and research system.

Our goals are:

We are concerned about the ongoing government announcements of cuts to public funding across the science sector, including the end of the National Science Challenges, shelving of Te Ara Paerangi Future Pathways programme, removal of Wellington Science City funding, and announcements about mass redundancies of science staff in government organisations, compounded by the existing university funding crisis.

You can read our first full press release here.

Our first report on the extent of the cuts to date, Science Under Threat, is now available here as well as a recording of the panel discussion from its launch.

How can you help? 

- share our press releases and report with colleagues and on social media
- encourage organisations you are a part of to sign up to the SSC 
- keep an eye out for further updates