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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.
  • Concussion and Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Statistics for New Zealand

    Year:
    2025
    Approved budget:
    $7,500.00
    Researchers:
    Mr Braden Fowell
    ,
    Dr Eryn Kwon
    Host:
    Mātai Medical Research Institute
    Proposal type
    Māori Health Summer Studentship
  • AI-assisted protein production for drug discovery

    Year:
    2025
    Approved budget:
    $7,500.00
    Researchers:
    Te Ākauroa Jacob
    ,
    Dr Adam Middleton
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Māori Health Summer Studentship
  • Accuracy of TMB score using tumour-only sequencing for Māori

    Year:
    2025
    Approved budget:
    $7,500.00
    Researchers:
    Miss Katya Hutton
    ,
    Dr Kimiora Henare
    ,
    Dr Peter Shao-Wei Tsai
    ,
    Professor Cristin Print
    Host:
    The University of Auckland
    Proposal type
    Māori Health Summer Studentship
  • Role of PA28β isoform in gastric cancer cell function

    Year:
    2025
    Approved budget:
    $7,500.00
    Researchers:
    Miss Isabel Gallagher
    ,
    Dr Silke Neumann
    ,
    Associate Professor Sharon Pattison
    ,
    Dr Cushla McKinney
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Māori Health Summer Studentship
  • He oranga reo he oranga tangata: te reo Māori use at the University of Otago

    Year:
    2025
    Approved budget:
    $7,500.00
    Researchers:
    Mr Flynn Macredie
    ,
    Dr Julia Wilson
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Māori Health Summer Studentship
  • Pasifika wellbeing and psychological need during general hospital admissions

    Year:
    2025
    Approved budget:
    $260,000.00
    Researchers:
    Mr Jessee Fia'Ali'i
    ,
    Dr Lisa Reynolds
    ,
    Dr Sarah Kapeli
    Host:
    The University of Auckland
    Proposal type
    Pacific Health Clinical Training Fellowship
  • Explore the lived experiences of Pacific people living with asthma

    Year:
    2025
    Approved budget:
    $260,000.00
    Researchers:
    Mrs Arieta Fa'apesolo Mu'aulama
    ,
    Dr Anecita Gigi Lim
    ,
    Associate Professor Amy Chan
    ,
    Dr Sunia Foliaki
    Host:
    The University of Auckland
    Proposal type
    Pacific Health Clinical Training Fellowship
  • Impact of disclosure risk processes on precision of Pacific official statistics

    Year:
    2025
    Approved budget:
    $7,500.00
    Researchers:
    Miss Ruby Pankhurst
    ,
    Mr Andrew Sporle
    Host:
    The University of Auckland
    Proposal type
    Pacific Health Summer Studentship
  • Comprehensive analysis of breast cancer in young Pacific women

    Year:
    2025
    Approved budget:
    $7,500.00
    Researchers:
    Mr Logan Fenton
    ,
    Dr Annette Lasham
    ,
    Dr Nicholas Knowlton
    Host:
    The University of Auckland
    Proposal type
    Pacific Health Summer Studentship
  • Healthy workplaces: Support for addiction recovery through a Pacific lens

    Year:
    2025
    Approved budget:
    $7,500.00
    Researchers:
    Ms Beatrice Hessell
    ,
    Dr Troy Ruhe
    ,
    Professor Rosalina Richards
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Pacific Health Summer Studentship
  • Empowering villages to safeguard Pacific children and young people: Big data and community education

    Year:
    2025
    Approved budget:
    $599,587.00
    Researchers:
    Dr Analosa Veukiso-Ulugia
    ,
    Dr Jesse Kokaua
    ,
    Professor Terryann Clark
    ,
    Professor Katie Fitzpatrick
    Host:
    The University of Auckland
    Proposal type
    Sir Thomas Davis Fellowship
  • Optimising implementation of evidence-based parenting support

    Year:
    2025
    Approved budget:
    $654,570.00
    Researchers:
    Dr Melanie Woodfield
    Host:
    Auckland Hospitals Research And Endowment Fund
    Proposal type
    Clinical Practitioner Research Fellowship
  • Perioperative nutrition pathways in colorectal surgery

    Year:
    2025
    Approved budget:
    $586,228.00
    Researchers:
    Dr Catherine Wall
    ,
    Professor Tim Eglinton
    ,
    Dr Rachel Purcell
    ,
    Professor Mark Hampton
    ,
    Mx Te-Rina King-Hudson
    Host:
    Health New Zealand - Waitaha Canterbury / Te Tai o Poutini West Coast
    Proposal type
    Clinical Practitioner Research Fellowship
  • Mana raraunga, mana motuhake, mana whaiora

    Year:
    2025
    Approved budget:
    $9,999.00
    Researchers:
    Mr Andrew Sporle
    ,
    Mr Daniel Te Kanawa
    ,
    Dr Tom Elliott
    ,
    Ms Kahukore Baker
    ,
    Dr Matt Edwards
    ,
    Associate Professor Lara Greaves
    ,
    Miss Tori Diamond
    Host:
    Independent Researcher
    Proposal type
    Māori Health Development Grant
  • Te Ara Wāhine: Developing a wāhine Māori breast cancer care pathway

    Year:
    2025
    Approved budget:
    $10,000.00
    Researchers:
    Ms Chae Simpson
    Host:
    Independent Researcher
    Proposal type
    Māori Health Development Grant
  • Ko ngā pūrākau o ngā wai e rere nei: Narratives about the water

    Year:
    2025
    Approved budget:
    $9,980.00
    Researchers:
    Dr Sharyn Heaton
    Host:
    Massey University
    Proposal type
    Māori Health Development Grant
  • Ki A Ora – Hapū led health model planning

    Year:
    2025
    Approved budget:
    $10,000.00
    Researchers:
    Mrs Georgina Garon
    Host:
    Independent Researcher
    Proposal type
    Māori Health Development Grant
  • Ngā Māuiui Kai in kaupapa Māori services: Kaimahi and whaiora perspectives

    Year:
    2025
    Approved budget:
    $10,000.00
    Researchers:
    Mr Mau Te Rangimarie Clark
    ,
    Dr Christina McKerchar
    ,
    Associate Professor Jennifer Jordan
    ,
    Dr Nadia Summers
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Māori Health Development Grant
  • Outreach primary healthcare for Māori experiencing homelessness

    Year:
    2025
    Approved budget:
    $10,000.00
    Researchers:
    Mr Mau Te Rangimarie Clark
    ,
    Dr Tracy Haitana
    ,
    Professor Dr Suetonia Green
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Māori Health Development Grant
  • Developing a Kaupapa Māori Kai Security Assessment Tool

    Year:
    2025
    Approved budget:
    $481,400.00
    Researchers:
    Dr Madeline Shelling
    ,
    Professor Lisa Te Morenga
    ,
    Professor Cliona Ni Mhurchu
    Host:
    Ihi Research and Development
    Proposal type
    Hohua Tutengaehe Fellowship
  • A study to investigate the effects of nocebo on cognitive recovery after mTBI

    Year:
    2025
    Approved budget:
    $203,835.00
    Researchers:
    Mr Nishal Pinto
    ,
    Associate Professor Deborah Snell
    ,
    Dr Jennifer Dunn
    ,
    Dr Josh Faulkner
    ,
    Dr Damien Appleton
    ,
    Dr Paul Skirrow
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Clinical Research Training Fellowship
  • Culture and its impacts on indigenous health professionals clinical practise

    Year:
    2025
    Approved budget:
    $7,500.00
    Researchers:
    Miss Sara Aruquipa Southerwood
    ,
    Dr Esther Willing
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Māori Health Summer Studentship
  • Mandatory Responses to Coronial Recommendations: Aotearoa's Next Step?

    Year:
    2025
    Approved budget:
    $7,500.00
    Researchers:
    Miss Analee Toro
    ,
    Dr Gabrielle McDonald
    ,
    Professor Peter Crampton
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Māori Health Summer Studentship
  • 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
    ,
    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
    ,
    Dr Sarah Ward
    ,
    Associate Professor Stephanie Filbay
    ,
    Jane Clark
    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