Liggins Institute
The Liggins Institute was the University’s first large-scale research institute. Our vision is 'a healthy start for a healthy life' and our mission is to improve life-long health through excellent research into the long-term consequences of early life events.
Our goal is to turn research discoveries into real strategies that will help people to prevent and manage major health problems in the 21st century and our four key research themes focus on achieving this.
Attend a public lecture, take part in a clinical trial or make a donation. There are lots of ways to get involved and help improve health outcomes at every age and stage.
Choose from a wide range of postgraduate degrees and research projects to kick-start your career in biomedical research, or cultivate new skills that will complement your clinical practice.
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Watch Liggins Institute Gut Bugs study doco on TV
27 September 2018Would you take capsules of healthy, lean people’s poo if you thought it might radically improve your health? This October you can watch a three-part documentary that follows the researchers and four young Auckland women who participated in a pilot study of this novel treatment. -
Our Women of Influence
19 September 2018Dr Yvonne Anderson, a Senior Research Fellow at the Liggins Institute, was among the finalists who whooped, cheered and teared up listening to the stories of the wāhine toa who gathered at Sky City Convention Centre on Wednesday night for the Women of Influence Awards 2018. -
Researchers call for cheaper, better screening for brain-threatening newborn condition
16 July 2018Babies may be missing out on treatment for a common, brain-threatening condition and others receiving unnecessary treatment due to the wide use of a screening test known to be unsuitable. -
Brain scans of preterm babies could reveal best feeding for brain development - NZ study
20 June 2018Brain scans of days-old premature babies could help Liggins Institute researchers determine the best feeding style for brain development, lowering the babies’ risk of learning difficulties. -
Major US funding boost for NZ-Aus trial of sugar gel for newborns
24 May 2018New Zealand-led research that could improve the care of up to a third of all babies born and potentially prevent brain damage in infancy has received a $2.8 million boost from the United States.
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