Research project support

Key teams involved in aiding your research project, including financial support, project management, research administration, publishing assistance, and guidance with your ethics application.

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.

FIRST

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).

Te Puna Tiketike | Research and Innovation Office (RIO)

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).

Research Operations Centre (ROC)

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).

UniServices

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.

Centre for eResearch (CeR)

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).

Library Research Services Team | Ngā Ratonga Manaaki Rangahau

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.

School of Graduate Studies (SGS)

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 teams

Other service divisions that support researchers include:

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