News Article: Keep engaging with university and science reviews, sector urged

Gary Evans, a professor at Victoria University of Wellington who was chief science adviser at the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment until 2023, told the gathering that funding levels had to be part of the new conversation.

“I honestly don’t see how you can put aside the funding aspect. R&D is an investment in our country,” he said. “You double the investment in R&D and [economic] growth also doubles.”