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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.
  • Ethnic inequities in prostate cancer care in Aotearoa New Zealand

    Year:
    2024
    Approved budget:
    $30,000.00
    Researchers:
    Dr Eng Ann Toh
    ,
    Dr Jared White
    ,
    Associate Professor Phillip Hider
    ,
    Dr Stephen Mark
    Host:
    Health New Zealand - Waitaha Canterbury / Te Tai o Poutini West Coast
    Proposal type
    Health Delivery Research Activation Grant
  • Mapping determinants of Māori health inequity

    Year:
    2024
    Approved budget:
    $29,631.00
    Researchers:
    Dr Nathan Monk
    ,
    Professor Suzanne Pitama
    ,
    Dr Tania Huria
    ,
    Professor James Stanley
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Health Delivery Research Activation Grant
  • Exploring access to mental health support for rangatahi in New Zealand schools

    Year:
    2024
    Approved budget:
    $26,731.13
    Researchers:
    Dr Valerie Sotardi
    ,
    Dr Hilary Dutton
    Host:
    University of Canterbury
    Proposal type
    Health Delivery Research Activation Grant
  • Data ethics and sovereignty: An Asian and ethnic minority perspective

    Year:
    2024
    Approved budget:
    $29,963.00
    Researchers:
    Associate Professor Rachel Simon-Kumar
    ,
    Miss Annie Chiang
    Host:
    The University of Auckland
    Proposal type
    Health Delivery Research Activation Grant
  • Feasibility study on long-term mental health of emergency responders to March 15

    Year:
    2024
    Approved budget:
    $29,388.00
    Researchers:
    Dr S M Akramul Kabir
    ,
    Dr Ruqayya Sulaiman-Hill
    ,
    Professor Richard Porter
    ,
    Professor Lois Surgenor
    ,
    Mrs Fari Ali
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Health Delivery Research Activation Grant
  • A collaboration to develop an Aotearoa AI evaluation framework

    Year:
    2024
    Approved budget:
    $29,955.00
    Researchers:
    Associate Professor Rosie Dobson
    ,
    Professor Robyn Whittaker
    ,
    Dr Cheng Kai Jin
    ,
    Dr Karaitiana Taiuru
    ,
    Ms Rochelle Style
    ,
    Professor Alistair Knott
    ,
    Dr Vithya Yogarajan
    ,
    Professor Gillian Dobbie
    ,
    Dr Ryan Radecki
    ,
    Professor Michael Witbrock
    ,
    Professor James Maclaurin
    Host:
    The University of Auckland
    Proposal type
    Health Delivery Research Activation Grant
  • He oranga whānau, he oranga marae: Mangatoatoa marae-based hauora practices

    Year:
    2024
    Approved budget:
    $30,000.00
    Researchers:
    Dr Awanui Te Huia
    ,
    Mrs Mania Maniapoto-Ngaia
    ,
    Mr Paul Edwards
    Host:
    Victoria University of Wellington, Research Trust of
    Proposal type
    Health Delivery Research Activation Grant
  • Surveillance: Detecting perioperative myocardial injury in vascular surgery

    Year:
    2024
    Approved budget:
    $29,965.00
    Researchers:
    Dr Kathryn Hally
    ,
    Dr Lupe Taumoepeau
    ,
    Honorary Professor Scott Harding
    ,
    Mr Connor Davis
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Health Delivery Research Activation Grant
  • Reconsidering Aotearoa’s age restrictions on genetic testing: An HGDC case study

    Year:
    2024
    Approved budget:
    $30,000.00
    Researchers:
    Associate Professor Josephine Johnston
    ,
    Professor Parry Guilford
    ,
    Associate Professor Karyn Paringatai
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Health Delivery Research Activation Grant
  • Empowering communities: An intervention to enhance resilience

    Year:
    2024
    Approved budget:
    $30,000.00
    Researchers:
    Mr Stefan Heinz
    ,
    Associate Professor Anthony O'Brien
    ,
    Professor Matthew Parsons
    ,
    Associate Professor Michael O'Sullivan
    ,
    Dr Cameron Walker
    ,
    Associate Professor Sione Vaka
    ,
    Dr Jesse Whitehead
    ,
    Professor Paul Rouse
    ,
    Mr John Hiakita
    ,
    Mr Michael Edmonds
    Host:
    University of Waikato
    Proposal type
    Health Delivery Research Activation Grant
  • Taiao to Tēpū

    Year:
    2024
    Approved budget:
    $30,000.00
    Researchers:
    Dr Lara Vlietstra
    ,
    Rosalie Jackson
    ,
    Ms Takiwai Russell-Camp
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Health Delivery Research Activation Grant
  • Develop clinical guidelines for the timing and process of consent to use PDHM

    Year:
    2024
    Approved budget:
    $30,000.00
    Researchers:
    Dr Ying Jin
    ,
    Dr Linda Murray
    ,
    Professor Lisa Te Morenga
    Host:
    Massey University
    Proposal type
    Health Delivery Research Activation Grant
  • End-of-life healthcare costs and informed decision-making in old age

    Year:
    2024
    Approved budget:
    $28,208.00
    Researchers:
    Associate Professor Julie Harrison
    ,
    Professor Paul Rouse
    ,
    Dr Samantha Heath
    ,
    Mrs Melody-Rose Mitchell
    ,
    Professor Matthew Parsons
    ,
    Professor Dr Ross Lawrenson
    ,
    Miss Rangi Harrison
    ,
    Ms Sharon Macpherson
    ,
    Professor Paula Lorgelly
    Host:
    The University of Auckland
    Proposal type
    Health Delivery Research Activation Grant
  • Exploring the health benefits of sauna bathing

    Year:
    2024
    Approved budget:
    $29,752.00
    Researchers:
    Dr Anna Rolleston
    ,
    Ms Tasha Burton
    ,
    Dr Brendon Roxburgh
    ,
    Professor James Cotter
    Host:
    The Centre for Health
    Proposal type
    Health Delivery Research Activation Grant
  • Accessible health services in rural Northland

    Year:
    2024
    Approved budget:
    $30,000.00
    Researchers:
    Dr Maria Baker
    Host:
    Te Hiku Hauora
    Proposal type
    Health Delivery Research Activation Grant
  • The 'm' word - the stories of Samoan women who have suffered a miscarriage

    Year:
    2024
    Approved budget:
    $26,041.00
    Researchers:
    Miss Talai Mapusua
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Health Delivery Research Activation Grant
  • Exploring health and nutrition discourse in childhood cancers

    Year:
    2024
    Approved budget:
    $29,915.00
    Researchers:
    Dr Amy Lovell
    ,
    Dr Rajshri Roy
    ,
    Dr Claire Gooder
    ,
    Dr Virginia Chan
    ,
    Dr Ursula Sansom-Daly
    Host:
    The University of Auckland
    Proposal type
    Health Delivery Research Activation Grant
  • Rongoā Māori: Mai i te pō ki te ao mārama

    Year:
    2024
    Approved budget:
    $30,000.00
    Researchers:
    Ms Kayla Wikaire-Mackey
    ,
    Dr Erena Wikaire
    ,
    Dr Rachel Brown
    ,
    Dr Ainsleigh Cribb-Su'a
    Host:
    National Hauora Coalition
    Proposal type
    Health Delivery Research Activation Grant
  • Information needs of Māori and non-Māori after bowel cancer surgery

    Year:
    2024
    Approved budget:
    $29,998.00
    Researchers:
    Dr Catherine Wall
    ,
    Dr Rachel Purcell
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Health Delivery Research Activation Grant
  • Spinal Cord Injury Health Maintenance Tool (SCI-HMT)

    Year:
    2024
    Approved budget:
    $29,916.00
    Researchers:
    Dr Jennifer Dunn
    ,
    Dr Joanne Nunnerley
    ,
    Associate Professor Deborah Snell
    ,
    Dr Duncan McKay
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Health Delivery Research Activation Grant
  • AI-nurse partnerships: Delivering safe and equitable healthcare for Aotearoa

    Year:
    2024
    Approved budget:
    $22,477.00
    Researchers:
    Mr David Brydon
    ,
    Dr Stefan White
    ,
    Ms Amanda Brydon
    Host:
    Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology
    Proposal type
    Health Delivery Research Activation Grant
  • Effect of enlarged thyroid on airflow and patient symptoms

    Year:
    2024
    Approved budget:
    $30,000.00
    Researchers:
    Dr Vinod Suresh
    ,
    Dr Ho-Fung Chan
    ,
    Dr Joseph Earles
    ,
    Dr Subhaschandra Shetty
    Host:
    The University of Auckland
    Proposal type
    Health Delivery Research Activation Grant
  • Exploring life in the maara and the moana: Nutrition security in rural Aotearoa

    Year:
    2024
    Approved budget:
    $29,966.00
    Researchers:
    Ms Kahurangi Dey
    ,
    Associate Professor Mona Jeffreys
    Host:
    Victoria University of Wellington, Research Trust of
    Proposal type
    Health Delivery Research Activation Grant
  • Exploring newcomers’ experiences of work culture in paramedicine

    Year:
    2024
    Approved budget:
    $29,957.73
    Researchers:
    Dr Tagonei Mharapara
    ,
    Dr James Greenslade-Yeats
    ,
    Dr Verity Todd
    ,
    Professor Helena Cooper-Thomas
    ,
    Associate Professor Andrew Swain
    ,
    Miss Sarah Penney
    Host:
    Auckland University of Technology
    Proposal type
    Health Delivery Research Activation Grant
  • PINK1 Parkinsonism in Aotearoa: Unveiling insights, empowering research

    Year:
    2024
    Approved budget:
    $29,284.00
    Researchers:
    Dr Christina Buchanan
    ,
    Dr Fuafiva Fa'alau
    ,
    Dr Chris Puliuvea
    ,
    Dr Nicole Edwards
    Host:
    Auckland Hospitals Research And Endowment Fund
    Proposal type
    Health Delivery Research Activation Grant
  • Collaborating with a rural Pacific organisation to explore health needs

    Year:
    2024
    Approved budget:
    $29,923.00
    Researchers:
    Dr Aliitasi Su'a-Tavila
    ,
    Dr Lesley Middleton
    Host:
    Victoria University of Wellington, Research Trust of
    Proposal type
    Health Delivery Research Activation Grant
  • Improving service delivery and health outcomes for New Zealand South Asians

    Year:
    2024
    Approved budget:
    $29,972.00
    Researchers:
    Dr Sherly Parackal
    ,
    Associate Professor Kirsten Coppell
    ,
    Dr Daniel Calder
    ,
    Professor Robin Turner
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Health Delivery Research Activation Grant
  • Whānau: The future of research in Aotearoa (Hui-a-Kairangahau i Turangawaewae)

    Year:
    2024
    Approved budget:
    $29,941.00
    Researchers:
    Dr Olivia Harrison
    ,
    Ms Misty Edmonds
    ,
    Stephanie Shankar
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Health Delivery Research Activation Grant
  • Long COVID diagnostics: Discovery to impact

    Year:
    2024
    Approved budget:
    $30,000.00
    Researchers:
    Dr Anna Brooks
    ,
    Professor Jeremy Nicholson
    ,
    Professor Julien Wist
    ,
    Mr Rohan Botica
    ,
    Dr David Davies-Payne
    Host:
    The University of Auckland
    Proposal type
    Health Delivery Research Activation Grant
  • Twenty years of screening for inherited cardiac conditions in New Zealand

    Year:
    2024
    Approved budget:
    $30,000.00
    Researchers:
    Dr Adrian Tarca
    ,
    Luciana Marcondes
    ,
    Dr Bryan Mitchelson
    Host:
    Auckland Hospitals Research And Endowment Fund
    Proposal type
    Health Delivery Research Activation Grant
  • Inequitable rates of abdominal aortic aneurysm rupture in Aotearoa

    Year:
    2024
    Approved budget:
    $30,000.00
    Researchers:
    Mr Andrew Kindon
    ,
    Dr Matthew Hobbs
    ,
    Dr Oliver Lyons
    ,
    Dr Ruth Benson
    Host:
    University of Canterbury
    Proposal type
    Health Delivery Research Activation Grant
  • Life after stroke: Building networks and identifying priorities

    Year:
    2024
    Approved budget:
    $29,990.00
    Researchers:
    Associate Professor Felicity Bright
    ,
    Professor Julia Slark
    ,
    Dr Alana McCambridge
    ,
    Tracy Murphy
    ,
    Dr John Davison
    Host:
    Auckland University of Technology
    Proposal type
    Health Delivery Research Activation Grant
  • Te Tupu o te Harakeke

    Year:
    2024
    Approved budget:
    $4,999,922.64
    Researchers:
    Professor Janet Hoek
    ,
    Associate Professor Andrew Waa
    ,
    Professor Peter Edwards
    ,
    Dr Jude Ball
    ,
    Professor James Stanley
    ,
    Dr Janine Nip
    ,
    Dr Robin Quigg
    ,
    Dr Karyn Maclennan
    ,
    Professor Geoffrey Fong
    ,
    Professor El-Shadan Tautolo
    ,
    Ms Lani Teddy
    ,
    Dr Michaela Pettie
    ,
    Ms Anna Graham-DeMello
    ,
    Dr Vanisha Mishra-Vakaoti
    ,
    Ms Jane Zhang
    ,
    Ms Jacqui Hadingham
    ,
    Ms Melissa-Jade Gregan
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Programme
  • The Dunedin Study: Ka mua, ka muri

    Year:
    2024
    Approved budget:
    $4,999,999.83
    Researchers:
    Associate Professor Reremoana Theodore
    ,
    Professor Terrie Moffitt
    ,
    Professor Avshalom Caspi
    ,
    Professor Gareth Treharne
    ,
    Dr Mihi Ratima
    ,
    Professor Jonathan Broadbent
    ,
    Professor Bob Hancox
    ,
    Professor Peter Thorne
    ,
    Professor Suzanne Purdy
    ,
    Associate Professor Graham Wilson
    ,
    Dr Sandhya Ramrakha
    ,
    Dr Ashleigh Barrett-Young
    ,
    Dr Kirsten Cheyne
    ,
    Professor Wickliffe Abraham
    ,
    Dr James Foulds
    ,
    Dr Michaela Pettie
    ,
    Associate Professor Brigit Mirfin-Veitch
    ,
    Dr Robbie Francis Watene
    ,
    Dr Tom Elliott
    ,
    Dr Will Edwards
    ,
    Professor Joseph Boden
    ,
    Dr Barry Milne
    ,
    Professor Stephen Robertson
    ,
    Mr Samuel Carrington
    ,
    Dr Jesse Kokaua
    ,
    Professor Mark Hampton
    ,
    Professor Robert Walker
    ,
    Professor Michael Williams
    ,
    Dr Joanne Baxter
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Programme
  • Immunotherapy in Māori primary care settings

    Year:
    2024
    Approved budget:
    $1,185,295.75
    Researchers:
    Dr Helen Wihongi
    ,
    Mrs Te Hao Apaapa-Timu
    ,
    Thomas Hauraki
    ,
    Stella Williams-Terei
    ,
    Dr Kimiora Henare
    ,
    Dr Laird Cameron
    ,
    Professor Cristin Print
    ,
    Professor Rod Dunbar
    Host:
    Te Ira Tātai Whakaheke Trust
    Proposal type
    Māori Health Project
  • Examining food-climate policymaking to inform Tiriti-based public health action

    Year:
    2024
    Approved budget:
    $1,199,983.65
    Researchers:
    Associate Professor Rhys Jones
    ,
    Miss Summer Wright
    ,
    Dr Claire Salter
    ,
    Dr Cristina Cleghorn
    ,
    Associate Professor Caroline Shaw
    ,
    Dr Christine Winter
    ,
    Professor Alex Macmillan
    Host:
    The University of Auckland
    Proposal type
    Māori Health Project