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September 12, 2025New Zealand Science ReviewOpen Access

Indirect costs: the perverse consequences of New Zealand’s Research Overheads System

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OTOlivia TruaxUniversity of CanterburyCPCamilla PenneySMShelley MacDonellEnvironment Canterbury

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Implication

The analysis reveals that reliance on indirect costs disrupts research funding in institutions, undermining excellence and stability.

Key Points

  • The current funding system's reliance on indirect costs undermines research excellence and institutional budgets, creating instability.
  • Budget-driven project designs fragment researchers' time, obstructing career development for early career researchers.
  • Public Research Organizations face job insecurity, highlighting the urgent need to address the reliance on grant-based income.
  • Decoupling core institutional funding from competitive research grants is essential for sustainable institutional support.

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Truax et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68d44f7331b076d99fa56ae2https://doi.org/10.26686/nzsr.v80.9848
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