Induction for researchers

Your research journey begins here, within a community dedicated to excellence, integrity, and innovation. As part of a leading research institution, you will contribute to globally transformative impacts through scholarship, teaching, and partnerships, all inspired by our unique position in Aotearoa New Zealand and the Asia-Pacific.

As part of Taumata Teitei, Vision 2030 and Strategic Plan 2025, the University is dedicated to advancing research that benefits our world and communities. Our research reflects Te Tiriti and mātauranga Māori, embracing diverse worldviews and knowledge systems.

Our research and innovation priorities include:

1. World-class research inspired by Aotearoa and the Pacific
2. Innovation, creativity, and entrepreneurship
3. Impactful research for communities
4. Research addressing humanity’s greatest challenges
5. Nurturing outstanding research talent
6. A collaborative, agile, and empowered research ecosystem

Learn more about Taumata Teitei | Vision 2030 and Strategic Plan 2025

• Research integrity
• Research ethics
• Privacy
• Research security and compliance
• He Korowai Mātauranga
  
• Research data
• Authorship
• Open access
• Generative artificial intelligence (GenAI)
• Intellectual property
• Health, safety and wellbeing
• Finance, capital and risk

To learn more about getting online access, staff facilities, and orientation sessions covering University operations, go to New staff (intranet page).

Teaching staff: TeachWell New Academic portal.

For information for current and prospective doctoral candidates, visit Doctoral candidates.

• InfoEd – where proposals are submitted (to be replaced with EndPointIQ ~2026)
• Enterprise Insights Portal (EIP) research funding dashboards displaying finances and deliverables.
• Research Budget Tool, Tahua Rangahau, to develop research proposal budgets.
• Research Outputs, Te Waka Huia Rangahau – a research management system for recording research outputs useful for gathering metrics for ADPR (Academic Development and Performance Reviews).
• Research Outputs populates Discovery Profiles, an externally facing platform that displays research staff roles at the University, research, expertise, professional/teaching activities and supervision opportunities.
• Research Management Library (RML) –SharePoint site for learning resources for research management processes, including process and procedural documentation, training materials, and guides.
• Infinity X – The booking and billing tool used to hire out research equipment and services.
• Funding calendar - A list/calendar of upcoming funding opportunities supported by the Research Funding team.

For more information on these tools, refer to Research project management systems.

Research Development Accounts (RDA)

These accounts are allocated to individual academic staff and allow certain funds from research grants and consultations to be redistributed for academic purposes, including conference costs, travel, books, subscriptions, office equipment, research, research equipment, academic and student research or scholarships.

Most academic staff can hold RDA accounts, including research fellows, professional teaching fellows and postdoctoral fellows, as well as research centres and platforms.

To learn more, go to the guidelines on the RDA policy.

Other tools

• Postgraduate Research Student Support (PReSS): Funding for doctoral candidates, also known as PReSS accounts.
• SciTrack: Inventory management tool for purchasing lab-based consumables and biologicals.
• Supervision Hub
• Wahapū
• TeachWell

Researcher Development team
Email: researcherdevelopment@auckland.ac.nz