The axing of humanities and social sciences from the government's Marsden Fund, has continued to draw a furious response from many researchers with 80 scientists this week signing an open letter in opposition to the move.
Physics, chemistry, maths, engineering and biomedical sciences will still qualify but our next guest says, that in cutting out the humanities and social sciences, Māori will be disproportionately affected.
Professor Linda Waimarie Nikora is co-director of Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga, New Zealand's Māori Centre of Research Excellence and joins Susie.
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