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The Families Commission has established a Blue Skies Fund for new work on matters relating to the interests of New Zealand families that promote innovative ideas and approaches. Successful applicants will be allocated up to $10,000 to produce a written paper or report of a standard suitable for publication by the Families Commission. The deadline for the first funding round is 29 April 2005. A second call for proposals will be issued for September 2005. For more information email Marny.Dickson@familiescommission.govt.nz
The Royal Society of New Zealand in association with NZ National Commission for UNESCO Social Sciences Sub Commission and BRCSS–Network is holding a workshop for social scientists on Thursday 25 May, 2005 at Science House, Wellington. Entitled Towards 2020: Challenges for the Social Sciences Community, it will address gaps in the social science landscape, ways of encouraging innovation, the challenges posed by the requirements for new inter-disciplinary knowledge and methodologies and the changing demographic structure of the research community. For more information email cris.westrupp@rsnz.org
The Royal Society of New Zealand is also launching a new open access social sciences journal, and is calling for nominations for the journal’s Editorial Advisory Board.
