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Royal Society supports future research leaders

15 November 2024

University of Auckland researchers recognised as future leaders with a total of $6.56m in Royal Society fellowships.
Research to set children on path to success wins special Marsden funding

6 November 2024

A Marsden Fund Council grant of $3m for a nationwide programme to understand the factors children need to succeed in life is a feature in the 2024 Marsden funding round.
Sport champ emerges from Auckland steroid study

21 October 2024

Electra Kalaugher was a prem baby and part of the Auckland Steroid Study 50 years ago. She sometimes wonders if the treatment, now standard practice, might have 'helped' her sports career.
University in top 8 percent globally in THE World University Rankings 

9 October 2024

The University of Auckland is No 1 in New Zealand and 152 in the world in the prestigious Times Higher Education World University Rankings for 2025. 
Baby Isla benefits from 60-year Liggins family link

8 October 2024

Holocaust survivor Lewis Bieder donated medications for critical Kiwi research more than 50 years ago. He had no idea it would help millions of babies worldwide – including a member of his family three generations on.
Impressive showing for Liggins researchers in global impact list

7 October 2024

The 2024 Stanford Elsevier list of the Top Two Percent of Scientists in the world includes six academics from the Liggins Institute, an impressive achievement for a small institute.
From science fiction to science fact

4 October 2024

Analysis: Robyn May describes how she and her team developed a digital twin of newborn babies, which could help answer questions about why babies born preterm are likely to have cardiovascular problems throughout life.
How gestational diabetes can affect mental health

26 September 2024

Analysis: NZ should consider adopting Germany’s approach of routinely screening for mental health problems in women who get gestational diabetes writes Phyllis Ohene-Agyei
From babies' bedsides to bioengineering

4 September 2024

There are many ways to improve outcomes for premature babies, says new Liggins-ABI PhD graduate Robyn May. She chose “sexy maths and statistics”.
For the good of the babies, we need more milk banks

7 August 2024

Opinion: A national network of well-resourced and properly funded breast milk banks in New Zealand would enhance early life nutrition and provide safe, equitable access to donor milk, says Mariana Muelbert.
The Liggins legacy

22 July 2024

Hundreds of thousands of babies worldwide owe their lives to the modest scientist who gave his name to the Liggins Institute.
Liggins researcher tackles cerebral palsy and ageing

16 July 2024

Cerebral palsy is the most common physical disability in New Zealand children. As those with the condition age they often discover a lack of knowledge and information.

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