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Research Day celebrates student achievement
06 November 2012Annual event showcases the work of emerging researchers. -
What drives reproductive development: is the male in charge?
05 November 2012Marsden funding will support researcher’s novel approach to unexplained questions about reproduction. -
Early influences fuel later obesity
18 October 2012“Obesity is better prevented early than inadequately treated later in life,” says Liggins Institute Director Professor Wayne Cutfield -
New location for Liggins Institute
03 October 2012The Liggins Institute has relocated to The University of Auckland’s redeveloped Medical and Health Sciences campus at 85 Park Avenue, Grafton. -
Science literacy initiative bears fruit
22 July 2012Intermediate students draw their community into the world of science. -
Fetal paper a Citation Classic
29 June 2012A paper co-authored by the Liggins Institute’s former Research Director Professor Michael Heymann has been acknowledged as one of the most cited papers in the discipline of obstetrics and gynaecology. -
Study shows children conceived with fertility drugs are shorter than their peers
29 June 2012Results of a new study designed and supervised by Professor Wayne Cutfield were presented at the annual meeting of the US Endocrine Society -
Continued funding for perinatal research programme
11 June 2012The Health Research Council of NZ has announced a $3.6 million extension for a Liggins Institute-based translational research programme. -
Liggins researcher wins Zonta Science Award
07 June 2012Dr Anna Ponnampalam was last night named winner of the 2012 Zonta Science Award at a ceremony in Wellington. -
New data from landmark trial reveal long term effects of preterm birth
05 June 2012A Liggins Institute-based study has shown that adults who were born even moderately preterm have a greater risk of developing type 2 diabetes than those born at term. -
Raising a call to action
24 May 2012A new book by Liggins Professor challenges beliefs about obesity. -
"Healthy Start" for Primary Science Week
06 May 2012It’s Primary Science Week (07-11 May) and the Liggins Institute is opening its doors to school students aged 9-12 years. -
Students explore brain health in the community
01 May 2012Liggins Institute and Centre for Brain Research join forces to boost community’s understanding of science. -
Early pregnancy period may be critical for baby’s lifelong health
05 April 2012Auckland research adds further evidence that child development and adult health are determined very early in pregnancy. -
A new Distinguished Professor at the Liggins
21 December 2011Professor Jane Harding has been recognised amongst the University’s academic elite. -
Liggins Director on National Radio
21 December 2011Professor Wayne Cutfield recently joined leading scientists and broadcaster Kim Hill to discuss The Chemistry of Food, Sex and Ageing. -
Beating the odds: mentor programme brings science careers a step closer
01 December 2011When high achieving school science students visit the Liggins Institute during Genesis Energy’s "Realise the Dream" event next week, two of them will be on familiar ground. -
EpiGen announces collaboration with Nestlé
22 November 2011The EpiGen Consortium, in which the Liggins Institute is represented by Auckland UniServices Limited, has announced a research collaboration with Nestlé Research Center in Switzerland. -
Inaugural Callaghan Medal awarded to Institute’s founder
16 November 2011A prestigious new medal for an outstanding contribution to science communication was presented to Professor Sir Peter Gluckman at the RSNZ Research Honours Dinner last night. -
LENScience students excel at science fair
25 September 2011Students from the Liggins Institute based LENScience Student-Scientist Mentor programme dominated the prize list at the NIWA Auckland Science and Technology Fair prize giving.