We’re talking hauora Research Talks 2024

This year’s ‘We’re talking hauora’ research talks, will once again showcase health researchers from Canterbury and their work. We are joining Ōtautahi Learning Days this year, hosting excellent researchers discussing a range of topics across the many health disciplines. We hope you will join us on the night. See the line-up of incredible local researchers here Click here to register to join […]

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Medical student with Papa New Guinean heritage beginning research on what is known about autism among Pacific Peoples

Fourth Year medical student Joshua Smith says he is honoured to be part of the first stage of this research to identify what is known about services and supports for Autistic Pacific People’ and their understanding and perspectives of autism.   His 10-week project involved reviewing existing literature. He hopes the project he began will one […]

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Future Leaders Programme 2024 is back! Registrations open now

“Everything I learned this week inspired me, and listening to different perspectives has opened my thinking and beliefs in ways I will incorporate into my practice,” 2023 Future Leaders Programme Graduate.   We all have the capacity to lead, but we are often not exposed to exploring opportunities relating to leadership. This course is designed […]

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Living well & ageing well research talks in Lincoln

Te Papa Hauora together with the Canterbury Medical Research Foundation took ‘Living well & ageing well’ research talks out into the Lincoln community this week. Together with Dr Susannah Stevens, Dr Leigh O’Brien, and Professor Joe Boden, we explored the topics of movement, diet and the importance of social connections. We hope to do more […]

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Congratulations winners of the HRSC Emerging Researcher Awards

A HUGE congratulations to the winners from the Health Research Society of Canterbury Emerging Researcher Awards, another really successful event supported by Canterbury Medical Research Foundation!   Well done to our winners: First Prize Andy Kindon (UC): A geospatial analysis of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Rupture incidence Second Prize: Sam Gibbs (UOC): Genetic variation and its […]

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