The Knowledge Hub

The Knowledge Hub is a partnership between Pasifika Futures and Pasifika Medical Association, and the Office of the Associate Dean – Pacific, Faculty of Medical of Health Sciences at the University of Auckland. The Knowledge Hub is an entity to enable Pacific people to live longer and better lives in Aotearoa New Zealand and the Pacific region. The Knowledge Hub will enable high quality and robust Pacific led research and scholarship to develop transformational Pacific health and social research outcomes. These research outcomes include but are not limited to targeted and effective interventions, evidence-based policy and best practice for health and social outcomes practitioners.

The core goals and objectives of the Knowledge Hub are:

1. To build the research capacity and capability of Pacific researchers with a cohort of Pacific research students completing doctorates, masters degrees and summer research studentships.
   
2.  To undertake Pacific-led research and scholarship in Pacific health and social outcomes in New Zealand and the Pacific region.
   
3. To contribute to health workforce best practice for practitioners in health and social outcomes, policy development, and health communication.
   
4.  To develop as a semi-autonomous Centre of Excellence within the next five years, delivering research excellence for Pacific health and social outcomes and research support to the Pacific region.