Hon Dr AYESHA VERRALL: The response from the research community has been very positive, which I believe reflects the real need to support our up-and-coming researchers. The deputy director of the Robinson Research Institute at Victoria University of Wellington praised the initiative, saying that "We have been training these PhDs and this was one of the missing links in order for these young researchers to develop their careers." He added that "With this, we can retain significant talent here in New Zealand."