Opinon Piece: When downsizing means destroying our universities

‍How will MBIE ever get the capacity they are looking for in the research sector, needed to bring research investment up to the government’s own strategic target, when a single vice-chancellor can make a decision undermining our national capability this easily?

This piece was brought to our attention by a community member. Nicola Gaston wrote it in June of this year. The quote above is about Victoria University, but it may prove prescient in regards to other universities as well.

https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/news/2023/06/08/downsizing-universities.html