Structure of our research

The University of Auckland has nine faculties and schools, each representing a major area of research and teaching:

• Faculty of Arts
• Business School
• National Institute of Creative Arts and Industries
• Faculty of Education
• Faculty of Engineering
• Faculty of Law
• Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences
• Faculty of Science
• School of Theology

In addition, the University currently supports two large-scale research institutes: The Liggins Institute and The Auckland Bioengineering Institute.

The University of Auckland is host to four of the seven national Centres of Research Excellence:

• National Research Centre for Growth and Development (NRCGD)
• Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga
• The Maurice Wilkins Centre for Molecular Biodiscovery (CMB)
• New Zealand Institute of Maths and its Applications (NZIMA)

The Centres of Research Excellence (CoRE) Fund was established by the New Zealand Government in 2001 to encourage world-class research contributing to New Zealand's development. The principal objectives of the Fund are to promote excellent research that contributes to New Zealand's future development, and undertake research that incorporates knowledge transfer activities in training.

In addition to the Centres of Research Excellence, The University of Auckland supports the work of various Research Units, Research Centres and Research Institutes. These units, centres, and institutes enable cross-disciplinary, cross-faculty research initiatives.

Research units, centres and institutes