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Liggins Institute
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Liggins researcher tackles cerebral palsy and ageing
16 July 2024
Cerebral palsy is the most common physical disability in New Zealand children. As those with the condition age they often discover a lack of knowledge and information.
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University of Auckland in top tier worldwide for sustainability
12 June 2024
The University is in the top 1 percent of the world with its 13th place in the 2024 Times Higher Education Impact Rankings for sustainability.
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University of Auckland climbs in QS World University Rankings
4 June 2024
The University of Auckland has achieved its highest ranking in the QS World University Ranking system in more than a decade.
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Emerging researchers get HRC grants
24 May 2024
Twelve emerging researchers from Waipapa Taumata Rau, University of Auckland have just been granted HRC First Grants.
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Born too soon: Liggins public lecture May 2024
17 May 2024
Almost one in 10 babies in Aotearoa are born prematurely, a significant risk factor for death and lifelong disability. Liggins Institute researchers Professor Katie Groom and Dr Lisa Dawes explore how social, ethnic and geographic inequity play a big role in outcomes for babies, and discuss what needs to be done.
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50 years on: The babies are doing just fine
13 May 2024
Half a century on the landmark Auckland Steroid Study continues to deliver good news, say researchers at the Liggins Institute.
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Joining in The Conversation
10 May 2024
Not-for-profit news platform The Conversation is looking for more academics to publish research-based news and analysis for a mainstream audience in Aotearoa and overseas
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Liggins graduate leads groundbreaking mental health research
8 May 2024
Metua Daniel-Atutolu’s research journey into the mental health of Cook Island adolescents highlights the importance of indigenous voices in research and sheds light on a deepening crisis.
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Waiting for mums' milk safer than thought for preterm babies
26 April 2024
A new study into feeding moderately premature babies finds giving them costly intravenous proteins and extra milk doesn’t get them out of hospital sooner than simply waiting until a mother’s milk has come in.
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Fifty years on follow-up finds landmark steroid study remains safe
23 April 2024
50-year follow up finds no adverse heart health risk from landmark steroid study to reduce illness and death for pre-term babies
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Shining a light on Pacific health outcomes
31 March 2024
Opinion: Dr Simone Watkins captures what it's like, as an Afakasi Samoan doctor, to experience Pacific health statistics, up close and very personally
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Minister impressed by research showcase
8 March 2024
MedTech, space research and biotech were showcased when Science, Innovation and Technology Minister Hon Judith Collins visited the University of Auckland on 8 March.