Faculty centres

Formal category: Faculty/LSRI Research Centre
Hosted by: Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences
Established: 1996
Purpose: The centre’s research focuses on the development of new drugs for cancer treatment, with additional interests in treatment methods and in carcinogenesis/mutagenesis.
Homepage: The Auckland Cancer Society Research Centre

Formal category: Faculty/LSRI Research Centre
Hosted by: Faculty of Science
Established: 2003 (re-established 2009)
Purpose: The centre’s research focuses on bioinformatics with specialisation in evolutionary bioinformatics, genomics, microarray analysis and population and conservation genetics.
Homepage: Bioinformatics Institute

Formal category: Faculty/LSRI Research Centre
Hosted by: Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences
Established: 2013
Purpose: The Centre for Addiction Research is committed to providing independent and quality research into the emerging relationship between addictive consumptions and the well-being of individuals, communities and society. The Centre will promote, coordinate and support the wider network of addiction research throughout the Faculty, and will promote interdisciplinary research in all five addiction subsectors (tobacco; alcohol; other drugs; gambling; and addictions and mental health).
Homepage: Centre for Addiction Research

Formal category: Faculty/LSRI Research Centre
Hosted by: Faculty of Engineering
Established: 2002
Purpose: The Centre for Advanced Composite Materials (CACM) is based at The University of Auckland’s Newmarket Campus, and incorporates the Plastics Centre of Excellence (PCOE). CACM and PCOE bring together expertise from engineering, science and medical faculties to undertake fundamental, applied and industrially focused research on synthetic and bio-based composite materials, manufacturing processes, and design, analysis and experimental characterisation. The centre has more than 60 staff and postgraduate students, and a comprehensive range of testing and analysis capabilities. CACM collaborates with other New Zealand and international researchers and works directly with many New Zealand companies.
Homepage: Centre for Advanced Composite Materials

Formal category: Faculty/LSRI Research Centre
Hosted by: Faculty of Education and Social Work
Established: 2020
Purpose: The Centre researches how the arts have the potential to make a more socially just and equitable world through improving the quality of life of all citizens. The Centre is outwards focused and builds relationships with educators, artists, activists, policy makers and communities to research the power of the arts for social transformation..
Homepage: Centre for Arts and Social Transformation

Formal category: Faculty/LSRI Research Centre
Hosted by: Faculty of Education and Social Work
Established: 2020
Homepage: The Centre for Asia Pacific Refugee Studies - Tāwharau Whakaumu

Formal category: Faculty/LSRI Research Centre
Hosted by: Faculty of Science
Established: 2016
Homepage: Centre for Computational Evolution

Formal category: Faculty/LSRI Research Centre
Hosted by: Faculty of Arts
Established: 2008
Purpose: The centre focuses on health and social sciences research primarily using new theoretical and methodological developments, particularly in modelling.
Homepage: Compass Research Centre

Formal category: Faculty/LSRI Research Centre
Hosted by: Faculty of Business and Economics
Established: 1998
Mission Statement: The centre aims to provide effective economic and social development support services to Māori and Pacific communities, nations and small-medium enterprises by bringing together experienced and skilled practitioners and scholars dedicated to high quality outcomes.
Homepage: The Mira Szászy Research Centre

Formal category: Faculty/LSRI Research Centre
Hosted by: Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences
Established: 2016
Purpose: Reducing the impact of hearing and balance disability in New Zealand and the Pacific region through excellence in research, community education and the promotion of quality and equitable clinical service.
Homepage: Eisdell Moore Centre

Formal category: Faculty/LSRI Research Centre
Hosted by: Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences
Established: 2019
Mission: In partnership with Māori and Pacific Peoples, create a vibrant world-class centre for heart research underpinned by evidenced based, multi-disciplinary collaborative research using cutting edge technology that is recognized internationally and delivers clinical benefits and equity to Aotearoa New Zealand.

Formal category: Faculty/LSRI Research Centre
Hosted by: Faculty of Business and Economics
Established: 1995
Mission: The New Zealand Asia Institute aims to develop graduates, knowledge and ideas that enhance New Zealand's understanding of, and ability to engage productively with, Asia.
Purpose: The New Zealand Asia Institute was set up as part of The University of Auckland's strategic plan for internationalisation, and as a response to the growing importance of Asia to New Zealand politically, economically and culturally. The Institute focuses on New Zealand engagement with Asia in a context of emerging regional (Asia-Pacific) trade architecture and community. As a University-level initiative, in order to further understanding of and engagement with Asia it has sought to build the University's leading national role in the study of Asia; strengthen cross-faculty and cross-disciplinary cooperation internally; establish and consolidate external networks and relationships. It will continue to provide a bridge to understanding and engaging with Asia.
Last annual report: 2010
Homepage: New Zealand Asia Institute

Formal category: Faculty/LSRI Research Centre
Hosted by: Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences/Faculty of Science
Established: 2008
Purpose: The centre’s research focuses on cornea and external eye diseases, cataract and cataract surgery, glaucoma and optic nerve, connexion biology, visual perception and genetic eye diseases.
Homepage: New Zealand National Eye Centre (NZ-NEC)

Formal category: Faculty/LSRI Research Centre
Hosted by: Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences
Established: 2021
Purpose: The STaR Centre is uniquely positioned at the forefront of basic and translational surgical research - integrating molecular, bioengineering, and clinical and public health sciences with Vision Mātauranga. It provides unprecedented access for research groups, health care workers, industry and Māori to a problem solving multi-disciplinary research environment and surgical patients. The STaR Centre has substantial collaborative local, national and international networks and partnerships in academia, the medical and commercial sectors, and in the Aotearoa NZ community (including rural surgery), and a solid commercialisation track record - with 4 medical device spin out companies to date and more in the pipeline. The mission of the STaR Centre is to deliver excellent research through strong partnerships to: improve societal well-being by reducing the burden of surgical diseases and their treatment (representing 30% of the healthcare budget in NZ), reduce health inequities in access and outcomes from surgical diseases (especially for Māori and Pacific peoples) through targeted research programs, and to inspire and train a culturally safe workforce of surgeons and surgical researchers that reflects AoNZ diversity.
Homepage:  STaR Centre

Formal category: Faculty/LSRI Research Centre
Hosted by: Faculty of Science
Established: 2017
Homepage: Te Ao Mārama

Formal category: Faculty/LSRI Research Centre
Hosted by: Faculty of Arts
Established: 2007
Purpose: The centre’s research focuses on contemporary Europe and European Union-related issues, including social and economic relations, political processes, trade and investment, security etc.
Homepage: Europe Institute

Formal category: Faculty/LSRI Research Centre
Hosted by: Faculty of Engineering
Established: 2010
Purpose: The centre aims to be the lending interdisciplinary centre for transportation and logistics research in New Zealand and will identify, develop, analyse and help to implement innovative solutions and new technology to persistent traffic and transportation problems.
Homepage: Transportation Research Centre

Formal category: Faculty/LSRI Research Centre
Hosted by: Faculty of Education and Social Work
Established: 1998
Purpose: The centre’s research focuses on the development of education and schooling success for diverse communities within New Zealand, including a particular focus on Māori and Pasifika communities.
Homepage: Woolf Fisher Research Centre