Troy Baisden
Personal views that may help environment, global change, climate, soil, water, isotopes, biogeoscience, math, community, complexity & random facts come together
- Is it just me and a few encounters and anecdotes, but ummm… isn’t this untreated sewage mess in Welly seem a a bit to like par for course with Veolia? www.perplexity.ai/search/6bbcc...
- The reform is failing... (1/5) NZAS: "We have 500% overheads in some cases." Kathryn Ryan: "What??? Where is that happening?" NZAS: "In some of our PROs." NB: Overheads are a necessary part of institutions, but it means something needs fixing when they approach 10 times international norms.
- As detailed in our release, the final advice paper to the minister before the reforms proceeded identified the problem, said officials can't understand where the money is going and therefore can't recommend any solutions. (2/5)
- scientists.org.nz/news/13593197 Appointing a high-level board to 'simplify' the system won't help. (3/5)
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View full threadAnd, does it matter that the reform is failing? Yes, failure to maintain capacity in the public research system is one of the main reasons our economy continues to fall below expectations and peer developed nations, as we see with unemployment continuing to grow in yesterday's news. (5/5)
- In the annals of NZ, even though I mostly avoid both, it doesn't feel great having The Warehouse in a bit of a deathspiral while the same model in the US is a headline success. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/03/b...
- The current reforms of the research system are now on track for another failure. They double down on mistakes that undermine long-term growth, well being & safety. We must ask for accountability and transparency about three key issues as we go into the election year. scientists.org.nz/news/13593197
