Postgraduate research projects are available at honours, masters and doctoral level in a range of biomedical and health sciences, including perinatal science.
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Find out where a degree at the Liggins Institute could take you and what some of our graduates are doing now.
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Get involved in ground-breaking clinical trials to help mums and babies
In this recent webinar on postgraduate study at the Liggins Institute, discover opportunities for research in maternal and child health.
Study preterm birth, nutrition and the developmental origins of health
In this recent webinar on postgraduate study at the Liggins Institute, discover opportunities for research in birth and lifelong nutrition.
Discover new ways to treat disease
In this recent webinar on postgraduate study at the Liggins Institute, discover opportunities for research in genetics and the microbiome.
The support, services and communities available to you as a Māori student at the University of Auckland.
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Support services, skills programmes and financial information just for postgraduate students.
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The support, services and communities available to you as a Pacific student at the University of Auckland.
Support for Pacific students