There are ten discipline-based assessment panels which make funding recommendations to the Marsden Fund Council. The panels are made up of researchers who are experts in their field. They are appointed by the Royal Society of New Zealand after being recommended by the Fund Council and usually serve for a maximum of three years.
On this page:
- Biomedical Sciences
- Cellular, Molecular and Physiological Biology
- Earth Sciences and Astronomy
- Ecology, Evolution and Behaviour
- Economics and Human and Behavioural Sciences
- Engineering and Interdisciplinary Sciences
- Humanities
- Mathematical and Information Sciences
- Physics, Chemistry and Biochemistry
- Social Sciences
Biomedical Sciences
Research related to human health and disease in: physiology, pathology, pharmacology, molecular biology, genetics, cell biology, microbiology; neurobiology (including animals as a model species for humans); human genomics and related bioinformatics.
| Name | Institution |
|---|---|
| Professor Kurt Krause (Convenor) | University of Otago |
| Professor Richard Cannon | University of Otago |
| Dr Grant Pearce | University of Canterbury |
| Assoc Prof Michelle Glass | University of Auckland |
| Assoc Prof Mark Hampton | University of Otago |
| Professor Martin Kennedy | University of Otago |
| Dr John Taylor | University of Auckland |
| Dr Carolyn Barrett | University of Auckland |
Cellular, Molecular and Physiological Biology
Studies related to understanding the activities that occur in cells and tissues, and their integration within living organisms across the biological, agricultural and veterinary and biochemical sciences. This includes: plant physiology; animal physiology; cell biology; plant and animal genetics; molecular biology and molecular genetics; functional genomics and related bioinformatics; microbiology excluding microbial ecology; animal and plant pathology.
| Name | Institution |
|---|---|
| Dr Ian Ferguson (Convenor) | Plant & Food Research |
| Assoc Prof Andrew Shelling | University of Auckland |
| Dr Justin O’Sullivan | University of Auckland |
| Dr Wayne Patrick | University of Otago |
| Dr Evelyn Sattlegger | Massey University |
| Dr Johanna Montgomery | University of Auckland |
| Professor David Smyth | Monash University |
| Dr Tony Conner | Agresearch |
Earth Sciences and Astronomy
Including: geology; geophysics; physical geography; oceanography; hydrology; meteorology; atmospheric science; earth sciences; astronomy and astrophysics; also cross-disciplinary topics which include substantial components in some of these areas.
| Name | Institution |
|---|---|
| Professor Jarg Pettinga (Convenor) | University of Canterbury |
| Dr Stephen Bannister | GNS Science |
| Professor Chris Turney | The University of New South Wales, Australia |
| Dr Graham Leonard | GNS Science |
| Dr Chris Hollis | GNS Science |
| Dr Melanie Johnston-Hollitt | Victoria University of Wellington |
| Professor Keith Hunter | University of Otago |
Ecology, Evolution and Behaviour
Studies related to the interrelationships between organisms and their environment, evolution and behaviour. This includes: animal, plant and microbial ecology; biogeography; biodiversity; phylogenetics; systematics and evolution; population biology and genetics; animal behaviour; physiological plant ecology; biostatistics and modelling.
| Name | Institution |
|---|---|
| Professor Graham Wallis (Convenor) | University of Otago |
| Assoc Prof Jodie McVernon | The University of Melbourne |
| Assoc Prof Brendan Hicks | University of Waikato |
| Dr Dan Tompkins | Landcare Research |
| Professor Martin Wild | University of Auckland |
| Assoc Prof Jeff Shima | Victoria University of Wellington |
| Dr Shinichi Nakagawa | University of Otago |
| Dr Bill Lee | Landcare Research |
| Professor Roberta Farrell | University of Waikato |
Economics and Human and Behavioural Sciences
Including: economics; education; psychology (experimental, cognitive, neuro-); cognitive science; linguistics; archaeology; anthropology (other than social anthropology) business studies; commerce; management studies and demography.
| Name | Institution |
|---|---|
| Dr Grant Scobie (Convenor) | The Treasury |
| Professor Maryanne Garry | Victoria University of Wellington |
| Professor Russell Gray | University of Auckland |
| Professor Peter Hiscock | Australian National University |
| Professor John Creedy | Victoria University of Wellington |
| Assoc Prof Hallie Buckley | University of Otago |
| Assoc Prof Donna Rose Addis | University of Auckland |
| Assoc Prof Christine Stephens | Massey University |
Engineering and Interdisciplinary Sciences
Including: fundamentals of engineering (biomedical, bioprocessing, civil, chemical, electrical, electronic, environmental, materials, mechanical and robotics); and cross-disciplinary sciences research relating to engineering.
| Name | Institution |
|---|---|
| Professor Margaret Hyland (Convenor) | University of Auckland |
| Assoc Prof Keith Alexander | University of Canterbury |
| Professor David Lloyd | Griffith University |
| Professor AJ (Jim) McQuillan | University of Otago |
| Professor Jim Jones | Massey University |
| Assoc Prof Rajesh Dhakal | University of Canterbury |
| Professor John Harvey | University of Auckland |
| Assoc Prof Christina Lim | University of Melbourne |
Humanities
Including: English; languages; history; religion; philosophy; law; classics; linguistics; literature; cultural studies; media studies; art history; film.
| Name | Institution |
|---|---|
| Professor Robert Hannah (Convenor) | University of Otago |
| Professor Deirdre Coleman | University of Melbourne |
| Dr Adriane Rini | Massey University |
| Assoc Prof Nicole Moreham | Victoria University of Wellington |
| Professor Roger Maaka | Eastern Institute of Technology |
| Assoc Prof Stephen Epstein | Victoria University of Wellington |
| Assoc Prof Cathy Coleborne | University of Waikato |
Mathematical and Information Sciences
Including: pure and applied mathematics; statistics; operations research and applied computing; foundations of computer and information sciences; complexity theory; logic and other mathematical aspects of software engineering.
| Name | Institution |
|---|---|
| Professor Jari Kaipio (Convenor) | University of Auckland |
| Professor Tanja Mitrovic | University of Canterbury |
| Professor Richard Barker | University of Otago |
| Professor Charles Semple | University of Canterbury |
| Professor Iain Raeburn | University of Otago |
| Assoc Prof Sebastian Link | University of Auckland |
| Assoc Prof Ilze Ziedins | University of Auckland |
| Professor Michael Cowling | University of New South Wales |
Physics, Chemistry and Biochemistry
Including: materials science; physics; chemistry; biophysics, chemical biology and biochemistry.
| Name | Institution |
|---|---|
| Professor David Williams (Convenor) | University of Auckland |
| Assoc Prof Bridget Mabbutt | Macquarie University |
| Professor Peter Drummond | Swinburne University of Technology |
| Professor Keith Gordon | University of Otago |
| Dr Justin Hodgkiss | Victoria University of Wellington |
| Assoc Prof Jon-Paul Wells | University of Canterbury |
| Assoc Prof Blair Blakie | University of Otago |
Social Sciences
Including: sociology; social, developmental, organisational, community and health psychology; social, cultural and human geography; social anthropology; urban design and environmental studies; public health; nursing; public policy; economics; political science; communication science; marketing; socio-linguistics; architecture.
| Name | Institution |
|---|---|
| Professor Linda Smith (Convenor) | University of Waikato |
| Assoc Prof Jeff Sissons | Victoria University of Wellington |
| Professor John O’Neill | Massey University |
| Professor Rob Strathdee | Victoria University of Wellington |
| Assoc Prof Nick Wilson | University of Otago |
| Assoc Prof Michael Gunder | University of Auckland |
| Assoc Prof Mike Grimshaw | University of Canterbury |
| Dr Sue Jackson | Victoria University of Wellington |
| Dr Amanda Wolf | Victoria University of Wellington |
| Professor Rod Brodie |
University of Auckland |
| Assoc Prof Ann Sullivan |
University of Auckland |
| Dr Karen Nairn | University of Otago |
