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Tohe-ora Wānanga-whenua
Our co-research relationship with Lincoln University will be to develop a holistic framework encompassing housing, education and whenua development.Funding proposalsHRC awards $7.29M in fellowships to develop emerging health researcher careers
Investment in the development of the future health research workforce is an essential and important activity for the Health Research Council of New Zealand (HRC).NewsTe Hiku Rangahau
We must be able to feel confident about evidencing our own health outcomes from a Māori worldview that are clearly understood and well represented by whānau, hapū, and iwi, while demonstrating key deliverables and impacts to our funders.Funding proposalsResearch manager for Te Whāriki Manawāhine O Hauraki
This project seeks a training grant to strengthen capacity and capability for Māori research in Hauraki that addresses the health and wellbeing needs of Hauraki whānau hāpu and iwi.Funding proposalsGang whānau healing from intergenerational trauma
Te Whāriki Manawāhine O Hauraki will partner with Hikoi Nation - Gang Whānau to facilitate the delivery of four trauma noho at designated marae between Tauranga Moana, Hauraki and Kirikiriroa.Funding proposalsStudy to improve disaster response and recovery for Hauraki Māori in wake of Cyclone Gabrielle
A Māori-led Women’s Refuge service has received an HRC community project grant to explore the experiences of Māori in the Hauraki rohe in the aftermath of Cyclone Gabrielle. This is one of 13 grants awarded through our 2023 Ngā Kanohi Kitea Community…NewsHRC Update 22 September 2023
News8th International In Sickness and In Health (ISIH) Conference
The ISIH Conference is a place where people who work in health professional research, education and practice can share their radical, cutting-edge critical theories and philosophies.EventHRC Update 12 October 2023
NewsEthics Notes November 2023 issue
NewsArtificial intelligence and ethics in health research
In our latest issue of HRC Ethics Notes, AUT Associate Professor Mangor Pederson explores the new ethical challenges that artificial intelligence (AI) poses to those involved in health research, with a particular focus on bias and transparency.NewsTino rangatiratanga through Kaupapa Māori pregnancy and parenting solutions
Kaupapa Māori pregnancy and parenting initiatives provide meaningful and transformational change for Māori māmā hapū (pregnant women) and whānau.Funding proposalsHRC research funding to engage expertise of frontline clinicians and improve patient services
Four funded research projects to improve health delivery services.NewsTaimaha rukiruki: A kaupapa Māori approach to pēpi loss
I am a Paediatric basic trainee, passionate about a culturally safe perinatal system. In Aotearoa, pēpi (Māori babies) are more likely to die or experience poor outcomes in the perinatal system.Funding proposalsNitrate in drinking water and congenital anomalies: a retrospective cohort study
This research will investigate the association between nitrate in drinking water and congenital anomalies.Funding proposalsImproving outcomes for Māori accessing in-patient mental health services
The overarching aim of this mixed-methods study is to improve the experiences and outcomes of Tangata Whaiora Māori and their whanau accessing the Hauora a Toi adult in-patient mental health services in Tauranga and Whakatane.Funding proposalsKaru Ora - An Indigenous approach to eye health to achieve equitable outcomes
Karu Ora is a novel Kaupapa Māori research project that aims to improve Māori eye health in New Zealand.Funding proposalsAdaptation of Dialectic behaviour therapy (DBT) for Māori
Dialectic behaviour therapy (DBT) is an evidence-based cognitive behavioural therapy that has repeatedly been shown to be effective for improving mental health outcomes for adolescents and adults, particularly with regards to self-harm and suicidality.Funding proposalsA Sāmoan perspective on the generational shift of violence in the home
I am a Sāmoan student at the University of Otago currently enrolled in the Clinical Psychology programme and Master of Science programme.Funding proposalsSamoan students' mental wellbeing and belonging at Waipapa Taumata Rau
This will be a qualitative study that explores the mental wellbeing and belongingness of Samoan students' at Waipapa Taumata Rau, (University of Auckland).Funding proposalsExploring the cultural needs of Pacific service users in forensic mental health
Little is known about the cultural needs of Pacific service users in forensic mental health services (FMHS). Given Pacific peoples are over-represented in such services, an understanding of such needs is crucial for equitable service delivery.Funding proposalsResearch seeks new weapons against cancer with a super-sensitive urine test and new drugs lethal only to cancer cells
Sensitive new test can detect a single cancer cell in urine.NewsAccess to mental health services among Pacific young adults in New Zealand
The aim of this research is to examine in depth the barriers or reasons why young Pacific adults in New Zealand fail to access or use the mental health services that are available.Funding proposalsVisual impairment in Aotearoa: Inequity in access for Pasifika to eye care
Blindness and visual impairment disproportionately affect Pacific peoples in Aotearoa. The epidemiology and aetiology of blindness and visual impairment in the Pasifika community is yet to be defined.Funding proposalsQualitative research training support
This application is to upskill Marie-Claire in qualitative research to build her confidence in being an equal member of the two research teams that she is involved with.Funding proposalsAging and Care for Kaumātua in Kahungunu
My experiential learning while caring for my mum with dementia opened my eyes, ears, and heart to a world of inequity, frustration, sadness, ignorance, and health disparities.Funding proposalsPacific gout intervention to improve Pacific men's understanding of gout and ULT
In New Zealand a number of recent gout interventions and studies have aimed at improving the uptake of urate lowering therapy (ULT) from a systems level by providing improved access and education to gout patients.Funding proposalsThe role of digital health tools and improving Pacific health and wellbeing
The aim of the research is to understand, develop and implement culturally appropriate guidelines that ensure the conceptualisation and implementation of digital health tools are acceptable for Pacific peoples.Funding proposalsA community co-design intervention to address rheumatic fever inequities
Despite reductions across most high-income countries, rheumatic fever remains a significant issue in Aotearoa New Zealand, almost exclusively affecting Pasifika and Māori.Funding proposalsTargeting the epigenetic signature of drug resistance in cancer
Molecularly targeted therapies have significantly improved survival for lung cancer patients, but responses are short-lived due to resistance. Pre-existing genetic mutations are no longer considered solely responsible for this phenomenon.Funding proposalsCharting the neuroprotective role of a lncRNA in Parkinson's disease
Parkinson's disease is the second most prevalent neurodegenerative disease globally. The disease is characterised by the progressive death of a particular type of brain cells, called dopaminergic neurons, resulting in loss of normal motor function.Funding proposalsEnhancing and understanding functional improvements after spinal cord injury
Paralysis in spinal cord injury is caused by damage to spinal nerves connecting the brain to the rest of the body. One promising emerging therapy is the regeneration of spinal nerves using electrical stimulation.Funding proposals