Science reset – what success requires

Science reset – what success requires
The new chief science adviser is John Roche. (Image: Supplied)
Peter Griffin
After more than a year of drift, New Zealand’s science and innovation system is finally under new stewardship.John Roche, a highly respected and experienced agricultural scientist, was last week named the prime minister’s chief science adviser, and a new Science and Technology Advisory Council is in place, featuring heavyweights like Peter Gluckman, Halter founder Craig Piggott and the Auckland Bioengineering Institute’s Professor Merryn Tawhai.Roche’s appointment is widely seen as a safe, competent choice, reinforcing t...

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