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HRC Research Repository

This library contains details of HRC-funded studies over the past 10 years, including study title, lay summary, lead investigator, host organisation, the sum awarded, year of study commencement, and contract duration.
  • He Iti Kahurangi

    Year:
    2025
    Approved budget:
    $12,000.00
    Researchers:
    Ms Karen Turanga
    ,
    Dr Heather Hamerton
    Host:
    Te Pūkenga - Toi Ohomai
    Proposal type
    Rangahau Hauora Training Grant
  • Reducing the Progression of diabetic kidney disease: A cluster randomised trial

    Year:
    2024
    Approved budget:
    $1,399,436.60
    Researchers:
    Dr Viliami Tutone
    ,
    Dr Kalpa Jayanatha
    ,
    Professor David Simmons
    ,
    Associate Professor John Baker
    ,
    Dr Allan Moffitt
    ,
    Dr Joanna Dunlop
    ,
    Associate Professor Janak de Zoysa
    ,
    Ms Varsha Parag
    ,
    Robert Clark
    ,
    Dr Ainsleigh Cribb-Su'a
    ,
    Dr Maheshkumar Patel
    ,
    Dr Richard Hulme
    ,
    Dr Sumudu Ranasinghe
    ,
    Dr Nina Bevin
    Host:
    Aotearoa Clinical Trials
    Proposal type
    Health Delivery Project
  • Assessing the reduction of recurrent admissions using OM85 for preschool wheeze

    Year:
    2024
    Approved budget:
    $1,399,999.60
    Researchers:
    Professor Cameron Grant
    ,
    Dr Owen Sinclair
    ,
    Dr Simone Watkins
    ,
    Mrs Marisa van Arragon
    ,
    Dr Arun Gangakhedkar
    ,
    Dr Rebecca Alekzander
    ,
    Dr Alexandra Wallace
    ,
    Dr Anita Lala
    ,
    Dr Angus Goodson
    ,
    Associate Professor Laurel Teoh
    ,
    Dr Natalie Martin
    ,
    Dr Jessica Costa-Pinto
    ,
    Professor Peter Vuillermin
    ,
    Dr Sarah McNab
    ,
    Professor Peter Sly
    ,
    Professor Lisa Gold
    ,
    Dr Rachel Schembri
    ,
    Professor Katherine Lee
    ,
    Dr Thomas Saunders
    Host:
    The University of Auckland
    Proposal type
    Health Delivery Project
  • Virtual cognitive stimulation therapy - an online treatment for dementia mate wareware

    Year:
    2024
    Approved budget:
    $1,399,974.77
    Researchers:
    Associate Professor Hamish Jamieson
    ,
    Associate Professor Gary Cheung
    ,
    Professor Christopher Frampton
    ,
    Mr Hans Bergler
    ,
    Dr Kathryn Peri
    ,
    Dr Tai Kake
    ,
    Mr Mau Te Rangimarie Clark
    ,
    Associate Professor Andrea Menclova
    ,
    Dr 'Etuini Ma'u
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Health Delivery Project
  • Evaluating the equitable roll out of funded CGM in type 1 diabetes

    Year:
    2024
    Approved budget:
    $1,399,928.00
    Researchers:
    Associate Professor Hamish Crocket
    ,
    Associate Professor Lynne Chepulis
    ,
    Associate Professor Ryan Paul
    ,
    Dr Gloria Clarke
    ,
    Associate Professor Martin de Bock
    ,
    Professor Benjamin Wheeler
    ,
    Associate Professor Craig Jefferies
    ,
    Associate Professor Rosemary Hall
    ,
    Professor Jeremy Krebs
    ,
    Dr Helen Snell
    ,
    Associate Professor Rawiri Keenan
    ,
    Dr Leanne Te Karu
    ,
    Mrs Sandra Braithwaite
    ,
    Dr Chunhuan Lao
    ,
    Ms Ruby McGill
    ,
    Mrs Mihi Nemani
    ,
    Dr Han Gan
    ,
    Dr Brandon Orr-Walker
    Host:
    University of Waikato
    Proposal type
    Health Delivery Project
  • Digital delivery of wellbeing supports for autistic children

    Year:
    2024
    Approved budget:
    $1,399,778.52
    Researchers:
    Professor Laurie McLay
    ,
    Dr Hannah Waddington
    ,
    Lee Patrick
    ,
    Dr Jessica Tupou
    ,
    Dr Troy Ruhe
    ,
    Dr Sanam Bagherian Khosroshahi
    ,
    Professor Caroline Donovan
    ,
    Professor Robert Ware
    Host:
    University of Canterbury
    Proposal type
    Health Delivery Project
  • Diabetes technology - New model of care for faster and more equitable access

    Year:
    2024
    Approved budget:
    $1,399,996.31
    Researchers:
    Professor Benjamin Wheeler
    ,
    Associate Professor Ryan Paul
    ,
    Dr Alisa Boucsein
    ,
    Shelley Rose
    ,
    Ms Shirley Jones
    ,
    Dr Jonathan Williman
    ,
    Dr Ofa Dewes
    ,
    Dr Shekhar Sehgal
    ,
    Associate Professor Martin de Bock
    ,
    Associate Professor Craig Jefferies
    ,
    Dr Helen Snell
    ,
    Associate Professor Rosemary Hall
    ,
    Associate Professor Hamish Crocket
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Health Delivery Project
  • Ahi Kā: Near to whānau testing to make a difference

    Year:
    2024
    Approved budget:
    $1,387,488.70
    Researchers:
    Associate Professor Liza Edmonds
    ,
    Dr Kendall Stevenson
    ,
    Professor Beverley Lawton
    ,
    Mrs Tracey Wright-Tawha
    ,
    Dr Maria Baker
    ,
    Associate Professor Jo-Ann Stanton
    ,
    Dr Tania Slater
    ,
    Mrs Francesca Storey
    ,
    Dr Evelyn MacDonald
    ,
    Mrs Wendy Dallas-Katoa
    ,
    Dr Melanie Gibson
    ,
    Mr Charles Lambert
    ,
    Associate Professor David Hawkes
    ,
    Associate Professor Steven Bowe
    Host:
    Victoria University of Wellington, Research Trust of
    Proposal type
    Health Delivery Project
  • Enhancing Non-operative Care Of ACL Rupture: Equity and Effectiveness (ENCORE)

    Year:
    2024
    Approved budget:
    $1,399,989.29
    Researchers:
    Professor Benjamin Darlow
    ,
    Professor James Stanley
    ,
    Associate Professor Rawiri Keenan
    ,
    Ms Mely Brown
    ,
    Associate Professor Daniel O’Brien
    ,
    Dr Ben Hudson
    ,
    Loren Vincent
    ,
    Dr Ross Wilson
    ,
    Professor Richard Ellis
    ,
    Associate Professor Stephanie Filbay
    ,
    Jane Clark
    ,
    Ms Emma O'Loughlin
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Health Delivery Project
  • Quality in Acute Stroke Care (QASC) Australasia

    Year:
    2024
    Approved budget:
    $837,705.65
    Researchers:
    Dr Eileen Gilder
    ,
    Professor Julia Slark
    ,
    Professor Anna Ranta
    ,
    Dr Ashlea Gillon
    ,
    Ms Alicia Tyson
    ,
    Professor Sandy Middleton
    ,
    Professor Dominique Cadilhac
    ,
    Professor Leonid Churilov
    ,
    Dr Oyebola Fasugba
    ,
    Ms Simeon Dale
    Host:
    The University of Auckland
    Proposal type
    Health Delivery Project
  • Development and implementation of nutrition guidelines in childhood cancer

    Year:
    2024
    Approved budget:
    $1,353,460.00
    Researchers:
    Dr Amy Lovell
    ,
    Dr Andy Wood
    ,
    Dr Claire Gooder
    ,
    Dr Amy Jones
    ,
    Dr Nina Scott
    ,
    Dr Alana Cavadino
    ,
    Dr Hui Yee Yeo
    Host:
    The University of Auckland
    Proposal type
    Health Delivery Project
  • Understanding scheduling system failures

    Year:
    2024
    Approved budget:
    $30,000.00
    Researchers:
    Dr Jesse Whitehead
    ,
    Ms Mariana Hudson
    ,
    Dr Emily Gill
    Host:
    University of Waikato
    Proposal type
    Health Delivery Research Activation Grant
  • Ground to table count

    Year:
    2024
    Approved budget:
    $29,998.00
    Researchers:
    Ms Kahurangi Dey
    ,
    Associate Professor Mona Jeffreys
    ,
    Miss Lydia Thomsen
    Host:
    Victoria University of Wellington, Research Trust of
    Proposal type
    Health Delivery Research Activation Grant
  • Empowering rangatahi through game-based nutrition education​

    Year:
    2024
    Approved budget:
    $30,000.00
    Researchers:
    Dr Wendy Zhang
    ,
    Associate Professor Simon Hoermann
    ,
    Heperi Harris
    ,
    Claudia Leong
    Host:
    University of Canterbury
    Proposal type
    Health Delivery Research Activation Grant
  • The role of physiotherapy rehabilitation in improving health outcomes for Māori with matepukupuku/cancer

    Year:
    2024
    Approved budget:
    $29,980.00
    Researchers:
    Ms Rachel Swann
    ,
    Dr Heather Gifford
    ,
    Dr Katie McMenamin
    ,
    Joanna Clouden
    Host:
    Health and Research Collaborative
    Proposal type
    Health Delivery Research Activation Grant
  • Optimising the management of iron-deficiency and anaemia in pregnancy

    Year:
    2024
    Approved budget:
    $29,992.00
    Researchers:
    Ms Esther Calje
    ,
    Dr Charlotte Oyston
    Host:
    The University of Auckland
    Proposal type
    Health Delivery Research Activation Grant
  • Exploring the link between psilocybin mushroom variability and consumer safety

    Year:
    2024
    Approved budget:
    $30,000.00
    Researchers:
    Dr Rhys Ponton
    ,
    Dr Christopher Pook
    ,
    Dr Peter Buchanan
    ,
    Mr Sam Lasham
    Host:
    The University of Auckland
    Proposal type
    Health Delivery Research Activation Grant
  • Weight stigma and bias in healthcare in Aotearoa: The Pacific people's voice

    Year:
    2024
    Approved budget:
    $30,000.00
    Researchers:
    Dr Maria Casale
    ,
    Professor Lisa Te Morenga
    ,
    Dr Sara Styles
    ,
    Dr Edmond Fehoko
    ,
    Ms Elti Sannyasi
    Host:
    Massey University
    Proposal type
    Health Delivery Research Activation Grant
  • Ākonga Māori experiences in relationships and sexuality education

    Year:
    2024
    Approved budget:
    $30,000.00
    Researchers:
    Dr Hayley McGlashan-Fainu
    ,
    Dr John Fenaughty
    Host:
    The University of Auckland
    Proposal type
    Health Delivery Research Activation Grant
  • Feasibility of a blood test in primary healthcare for screening breast cancer

    Year:
    2024
    Approved budget:
    $29,999.45
    Researchers:
    Dr Hannah Holtkamp
    ,
    Ms Adele Gautier
    ,
    Ms Mihi Blair
    ,
    Dr Reza Jarral
    ,
    Dr Reenadevi Ramsaroop
    Host:
    Breast Cancer Foundation NZ
    Proposal type
    Health Delivery Research Activation Grant
  • Exposure and health of workers on the Accelerated Silicosis Assessment Pathway

    Year:
    2024
    Approved budget:
    $29,735.00
    Researchers:
    Dr Amanda Eng
    ,
    Professor Jeroen Douwes
    ,
    Dr Samuel Keer
    ,
    Dr Adrienne Edwards
    Host:
    Massey University
    Proposal type
    Health Delivery Research Activation Grant
  • Visualisation success: Feasibility

    Year:
    2024
    Approved budget:
    $29,785.00
    Researchers:
    Dr Lieza Vanden Broeke
    ,
    Associate Professor Kelly Jones
    ,
    Dr Charmaine Bright
    ,
    Dr Amin Daneshfar
    Host:
    Burwood Academy Trust
    Proposal type
    Health Delivery Research Activation Grant
  • Nurse Practitioner Workforce Survey

    Year:
    2024
    Approved budget:
    $29,798.60
    Researchers:
    Associate Professor Kathy Holloway
    ,
    Professor Deborah Harris
    ,
    Mrs Nadine Gray
    ,
    Dr Lisa Woods
    Host:
    Victoria University of Wellington, Research Trust of
    Proposal type
    Health Delivery Research Activation Grant
  • Improving access of New Zealand's tamariki and rangatahi to novel cell therapies

    Year:
    2024
    Approved budget:
    $30,000.00
    Researchers:
    Assistant Professor Leander Timothy
    ,
    Dr Olga Ksionda
    Host:
    Auckland Hospitals Research And Endowment Fund
    Proposal type
    Health Delivery Research Activation Grant
  • Messages around physical activity and sitting. Can we do better?

    Year:
    2024
    Approved budget:
    $29,652.00
    Researchers:
    Dr Meredith Peddie
    ,
    Associate Professor Elaine Hargreaves
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Health Delivery Research Activation Grant
  • NZ pathogens and AMR: Global context and phage therapy preparation

    Year:
    2024
    Approved budget:
    $29,975.00
    Researchers:
    Dr Zuyu Yang
    ,
    Dr Simon Jackson
    Host:
    PHF Science
    Proposal type
    Health Delivery Research Activation Grant
  • Optimising health interventions: Mindfulness, authenticity, and cultural context

    Year:
    2024
    Approved budget:
    $30,000.00
    Researchers:
    Dr Anna Sutton
    ,
    Dr Anja Roemer
    ,
    Dr Armon Tamatea
    Host:
    University of Waikato
    Proposal type
    Health Delivery Research Activation Grant
  • Identifying next generation therapeutics for colorectal cancer

    Year:
    2024
    Approved budget:
    $29,015.00
    Researchers:
    Dr Nicholas Green
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Health Delivery Research Activation Grant
  • Allied health innovations: Collaborative strategies for equitable healthcare

    Year:
    2024
    Approved budget:
    $30,000.00
    Researchers:
    Dr Heleen Reid
    ,
    Professor John Parsons
    ,
    Professor Leigh Hale
    ,
    Associate Professor Clare McCann
    ,
    Associate Professor Daniel O’Brien
    ,
    Ms Emma Quigan
    ,
    Associate Professor Mershen Pillay
    ,
    Mrs Annabel Grant
    ,
    Dr Mike Frecklington
    ,
    Geraint Phillips
    ,
    Dr Elizabeth Holt
    Host:
    Auckland University of Technology
    Proposal type
    Health Delivery Research Activation Grant
  • Relationships and sexuality education in Aotearoa New Zealand

    Year:
    2024
    Approved budget:
    $29,984.00
    Researchers:
    Dr Hayley Denison
    ,
    Professor Jeroen Douwes
    Host:
    Massey University
    Proposal type
    Health Delivery Research Activation Grant
  • INCH-HD: Incremental dialysis to improve wellbeing and service delivery

    Year:
    2024
    Approved budget:
    $29,832.00
    Researchers:
    Professor Dr Suetonia Green
    ,
    Associate Professor Rachael Walker
    ,
    Dr Andrew Salmon
    ,
    Ms Jasjot Maggo
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Health Delivery Research Activation Grant
  • Establishing a National Brain Tumour Registry in Aotearoa

    Year:
    2024
    Approved budget:
    $29,907.00
    Researchers:
    Dr Thomas Park
    ,
    Dr Catherine Han
    ,
    Miss Holly Wilson
    ,
    Dr Makarena Dudley
    ,
    Dr Fouzia Ziad
    ,
    Dr Melissa James
    ,
    Associate Professor George Laking
    ,
    Dr Sandar Tin Tin
    ,
    Dr Jason Correia
    ,
    Professor Michael Dragunow
    ,
    Dr Dean Singleton
    ,
    Associate Professor Tania Slatter
    ,
    Dr Clinton Turner
    ,
    Jayne Sheridan
    ,
    Mr Christopher Tse
    ,
    Mrs Caroline Woon
    Host:
    The University of Auckland
    Proposal type
    Health Delivery Research Activation Grant
  • Safety monitoring for natural health products (NHPs): the NHP industry's role

    Year:
    2024
    Approved budget:
    $30,000.00
    Researchers:
    Professor Joanne Barnes
    ,
    Associate Professor Shane Scahill
    ,
    Dr Sanya Ram
    ,
    Ms Xin Yi Lim
    Host:
    The University of Auckland
    Proposal type
    Health Delivery Research Activation Grant
  • Economic cost of migraine in Aotearoa New Zealand

    Year:
    2024
    Approved budget:
    $30,000.00
    Researchers:
    Dr Fiona Imlach
    ,
    Mr William Leung
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Health Delivery Research Activation Grant
  • A different grief: Assisted dying support groups for families and professionals

    Year:
    2024
    Approved budget:
    $30,000.00
    Researchers:
    Dr Aida Dehkhoda
    ,
    Dr Jessica Young
    ,
    Associate Professor Gary Cheung
    ,
    Associate Professor Melissa Carey
    Host:
    The University of Auckland
    Proposal type
    Health Delivery Research Activation Grant
  • Ageing in place in Otepoti, Dunedin

    Year:
    2024
    Approved budget:
    $29,768.00
    Researchers:
    Dr Paula O'Kane
    ,
    Dr Lara Vlietstra
    ,
    Dr Jennifer Gale
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Health Delivery Research Activation Grant