Research contacts

Overall responsibility for the University’s research rests with the Deputy Vice-Chancellor Research and Innovation, who chairs the University of Auckland Research Committee (UARC) and is on the Board of Directors for Auckland UniServices Ltd. The Director of Research and Innovation, who leads Te Puna Tiketike, Research and Innovation Office, reports to the Deputy Vice-Chancellor Research and Innovation.

Researchers seeking guidance and project support should contact their Faculty/Institute Research Services Team (FIRST) representative, who can co-ordinate with other research support teams.

These faculty-based teams are the first point of contact for researchers. They assist with research budgets, funding, policies and processes.
For more information and contact details, go to Faculty/Institute Research Services Teams (FIRST) [Staff intranet].

The following teams assist funders and external partners with queries related to research proposals and projects.

Research funding

• For support with research proposals and submissions, contact: submissions@auckland.ac.nz
• For other queries, contact Johnnie Belinda Cluff, the Senior Manager Research Funding (Prizes & Awards): j.cluff@auckland.ac.nz

Contracts and agreements

The Research Grants and Contracts Team negotiates and executes research and consulting contracts, and any ancillary documentation (e.g. subcontracts, NDAs, DTAs) with public and private agencies in New Zealand and internationally.

• For contract-related queries, email: contracts@auckland.ac.nz
• For queries that cannot be resolved through the above email, contact the Senior Manager, Research Grants & Contracts Team, Louise Dickinson

Contract reporting and financial administration

The Pokapū Whakahaere Rangahau, Research Operations Centre Team (ROC), supports financial and research administration and reporting.

• For research contract reporting queries, email: contractreports@auckland.ac.nz
• For research contract finances and accounts receivable queries, contact: roc@auckland.ac.nz

For queries that cannot be resolved through the above email, contact Research Operations Centre Manager Tracey Dixie.

Commercialisation and partner development

UniServices connects researchers, investors, businesses, governments, and communities to translate research into impact. They explore and create new research funding opportunities across public and private sectors.

For queries, visit the UniServices contact page. 

RIO is responsible for strategic initiatives and core research operations. It has multiple service units that provide guidance on ethics, integrity, infrastructure, policy, Vision Mātauranga, research impact, animal research, and researcher development.

Te Puna Tiketike also administers internal University funds and awards, and competitive external funding/grant rounds.

For more information and contact details, go to Research and Innovation Office (RIO) [Staff intranet].

A centralised financial administration team for research projects: ROC, part of the financial services division, manages the financial administration of research projects. Each faculty has a ROC adviser, but researchers should initially contact them through their FIRST team.

Learn more about the Research Operations Centre (ROC) [Staff intranet].

UniServices, a University-owned company, supports commercialisation, industry engagement, and intellectual property (IP). This team provides:

• Entrepreneurial, commercialisation and intellectual property (IP) training
• Help to connect researchers to relevant industry and government organisations via expert contacts

Visit UniServices.

Research computing and data services: CeR supports and enables researchers through research data services, advanced research compute options, visualisation and immersive technologies, customised solutions delivered in partnership with researchers, digital research skills workshops and more.

See Centre for eResearch (CeR).

Part of Te Kahu Tauira, Student and Scholarly Services, this team assists researchers with publishing, open access, research profiles, and metrics.

Learn more about Te Kahu Tauira | Student and Scholarly Services (Staff intranet).

SGS facilitates support and services for doctoral candidates and their supervisors across the institution. This includes overseeing doctoral development programmes and supervisor training accreditation.

Learn more about the School of Graduate Studies (SGS).

Other service divisions that support researchers include:

• Digital Services (Staff intranet) – general IT support
• Human Resources (HR) [Staff intranet] – including Organisational Development (OD) and Health, Safety and Wellbeing
• Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE) – free training and support for students and staff in commercialisation, innovation and entrepreneurship
• Alumni Relations and Development (ARD) [Staff intranet] – connects researchers with philanthropic funding sources and donors to support research initiatives
• International Office (Staff intranet)