Base funding to the researchers
As pointed out in the green paper, overheads disincentivize employing people, and incentivize having students. However, most institutions have issues with structural racism and other inequities. Providing the institutions with “base-grants” will perpetuate these inequities. It would be better to put at least some of this base-funding in the hands of the researchers themselves e.g. if you meet a minimum standard of excellence (e.g. 2nd quintile on Marsden), you are eligible for funding/salary support. Including a target for Māori researchers funded at each institution would also be a way to address the chronic underrepresentation of Māori within the RSI workforce.
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