Queenstown Research Week activities started a bit earlier than usual (and not even in Queenstown) at the wonderful Te Rau Aroha marae in Bluff where TWP team met with local hau kainga. See more of you tomorrow in Queenstown

#QRW2019 is offand running with Prof Gary Evans , chief science adviser for MBIE talking at Funding Summit meeting - great scenery too

Conor Watene-O’Sullivan , first speaker at Putaiao Maori meeting describing Waharoa ki te Toi research centre in Kaitaia

Professor Richard Blaikie from University of Otago is at #QRW2019 fundng summit is optimistic about future for HRC investment although some scepticism in the crowd

Patricia Andersen from HRC tries to reassure crowd at #QRW2019 that the new HRC assessment criteria doesn’t disadvantage basic research

With Graham Malaghan at Maurice Wilkins Centre booth at #QRW2919 Legendary name in New Zealand science - think Malaghan Institute Malaghan Institute

What's this #HNNA hashtag you keep seeing? It's the Hypothalamic Neuroscience and Neuroendocrinology Australasia group! What is that you ask? See twitter thread below hnna.co.nz Queenstown Research Week Pls retweet!

Nikki Moreland introducing Joan Stietz at #QRW2019

Gary Evans a.k.a MBIE Chief Science Adviser telling #QRW2019 opening event audience how the ministry works

Constructive discussion with HRC New Zealand this morning. Invited to discuss my concerns over new scoring criteria as a direct result of the new infrastructure meeting Queenstown Research Week. If you have ideas or opinions, please attend these meetings!

Pleased to announce Richard Roberts as first plenary lecturer for Queenstown Research Week 2020. Save dates 29 Aug to 4 Sept. A second laureate to follow. nobelprize.org/prizes/medicin…

Convenors of Queenstown Research Week are sad to announce that unfortunately we will have to postpone the 2020 edition of Queenstown Research week including the Medsci congress, the QMB meeting and the planned QMB satellites. A separate message will come from AWCBR and ASCEPT.

Announcing that the 2020 QMB meeting will run on 1 Sept as planned but now over 5 sites in AKL, PN, WLG, CHC and DUD. More details to come soon

Programme for the QMB 2020 meeting to be held next Tuesday (1 Sept) is now available and include talks from a Nobel Prize winner , on Covid genomics, Tuatara evolution, Pacific migrations + more. Open to everyone, Zoom link and programme on our website at queenstownresearchweek.org

Breaking news: Queenstown Research Week will be running live and in person from 30 Aug-2 Sept 2021. Lookout for details and get in quick with accom and travel to avoid all the bubble travellers from Aus.

Given the COVID lockdown we are reviewing options for the meetings. If lockdowns continue over next few weeks the most likely outcome is that the meetings will be rescheduled for later in the year. All those registered for the meetings will be emailed today with further details.