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Research in the College of Health - Rangahau i Te Kura Hauora Tangata

Across the college and in our research centres and schools, our staff, students and collaborators conduct a wide range of interrelated hauora and health research.

Research themes & strengths

Across the College of Health, we engage in a wide range of research activities. Learn more about our research themes and strengths.

Research centres, projects & groups

Find out about the university and college research centres, as well as other research activities across the college’s units and groups.

Current research trials & studies

Explore our current hauora and health research trials and studies. Find out if you or your children are suitable to participate.

Find a researcher

Search for College of Health researchers using the ۶ƵExpertise Search tool.

Health thesis topics & supervisors

Find a master's or doctoral thesis topic in the College of Health with or without a scholarship.

Previous events

Previous event recordings from the College of Health Nutrition symposia in Auckland.

Health research news

We are a research-led university with a reputation for excellence in innovation and the creation of new knowledge. Get the latest research stories from the College of Health.

Fulbright scholar to carry out “urgent” diabetes prevention research in US

Monday 15 June 2026

Professor Tupa’ilevaililigi Ridvan Firestone has been awarded a Fulbright Scholar Award to travel to the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and continue her research towards a youth-focused type 2 diabetes prevention programme.

Funding boost for life-saving opioid research and nurses’ mental health support

Thursday 11 June 2026

Associate Professor Taisia Huckle and Dr Amanda Eng from ۶Ƶ’s College of Health, have secured funding from the Health Research Council (HRC) of New Zealand in the latest general funding round.

Melanoma deadlier for men, new data shows

Thursday 28 May 2026

Men in Aotearoa New Zealand are significantly more likely to die from melanoma than women, with new data showing the gap widens sharply later in life.

Massey’s RIBB design set to have global impact on vaccine safety

Wednesday 22 April 2026

Researchers at Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa ۶Ƶ have worked with New Zealand Health - Te Whatu Ora to test, launch and commercialise a device that could save millions of dollars in wasted vaccines and temperature sensitive pharmaceuticals.