News
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Best Thesis Award - two in a row for Liggins students
03 April 2014Dr Deborah Harris has become the latest Liggins Institute PhD graduate to be recognised with a Vice-Chancellor’s Best Doctoral Thesis prize. -
Food-for-health Challenge scientists aim to boost NZ exports
01 April 2014Top scientists heading a major new research initiative to develop new food products with validated health benefits say they are delighted to be chosen to lead one of the Government’s ten National Science Challenges. -
Innovative projects awarded new breast cancer research partnership funding
31 March 2014Liggins Institute researchers will lead two of three projects selected for funding through the Breast Cancer Research in New Zealand initiative. -
Former students on winning team in world-wide cancer challenge
07 March 2014Two former Liggins students are part of a team which won a division of the inaugural Breast Cancer Startup Challenge announced in Washington this week. -
Visiting expert supports NZ focus on early years
02 March 2014Seelye Fellowship brings Imperial College Professor of Lifecourse Epidemiology to the Liggins. -
LENScience Features in NZ Education Gazette
12 February 2014The LENScience programme is featured in the Ministry of Education’s New Zealand Education Gazette this week as a lead story. -
LENScience Connect is back! Lord Winston TALKFEST - March 13, 2014
12 February 2014Gravida is pleased to present LENScience Connect TALKFEST 2014 featuring Professor Robert WInston -
LENScience Features in NZ Education Gazette
12 February 2014The LENScience programme is featured in the Ministry of Education’s New Zealand Education Gazette this week as a lead story. -
LENScience Connect is back! Lord Winston TALKFEST - March 13, 2014
12 February 2014Gravida is pleased to present LENScience Connect TALKFEST 2014 featuring Professor Robert WInston -
Birth order influences BMI and insulin sensitivity
06 February 2014A study of over-weight middle-aged men suggests first-borns may be have greater risks of type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease than second-borns. -
Pregnancy trial motivates mums
05 February 2014Women taking part in a supervised programme of exercise during pregnancy are enthusiastic about the potential benefits for them and their babies. -
New professor is focused on breaking obesity cycle
05 February 2014Liggins Institute-based paediatric endocrinologist Paul Hofman was awarded a Personal Chair in the University of Auckland’s 2013 academic promotions round. -
Research Day - time for students to shine
18 December 2013Postgraduate students came into the spotlight at the Liggins Institute’s annual event last week. -
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Liggins first stop on “Dream” tour
09 December 2013Twenty high-achieving science and technology students are visiting the Liggins Institute today on the first stop on a week-long tour of the North Island’s leading science organisations. -
New gene may predict effectiveness of breast cancer treatment
04 December 2013Liggins Institute scientists are members of an international research team which has identified a new gene which plays an important role in the growth and progression of breast cancer. -
Institute celebrates relocation
04 December 2013Two very successful events last Friday marked the opening of the Liggins Institute on the University’s redeveloped Grafton Campus. -
Early life matters
27 November 2013Public forum will highlight impact of environment in shaping future health. -
Effects of preterm birth reach into second generation
22 November 2013Research at the Liggins Institute has shown that adults, particularly men, who were born preterm are fatter than those born at term. -
Cheap solution to help prevent cause of brain damage in newborns
25 September 2013A cheap and easy-to-administer dextrose gel should be used to treat low blood sugars in newborns, according to New Zealand research just published in the internationally respected medical journal, The Lancet.