Marsden Fund needed scrutiny only for the ‘silly’ projects, says Govt advisor

A vocal critic of the Marsden Fund says the Government’s decision to restrict the scope to focus it on “core sciences” isn’t the solution.
Dr Michael Johnston, a senior fellow at the NZ Initiative think tank who’s been advising the Government on education, says more robust scrutiny of Marsden Fund applications would probably be a better approach than barring entire disciplines.