A Waipapa Taumata Rau, University of Auckland research institute, improving lifelong health through research into the determinants of a healthy life.
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The Liggins Institute's findings have translated into clinical practices that have saved hundreds of thousands of babies’ lives globally. Twenty-five years on, Lesley Springall asks: what’s next? Read more: 🔗
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Dr Mariana Muelbert is leading a project to improve healthcare professionals' capacity to provide compassionate, evidence-based lactation care after infant loss. Listen on @radionz. bit.ly/4fa2jNf Content warning: May be distressing or triggering for some listeners.
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Do new-generation weight-loss medications provide an answer to one of our biggest public health issues? Ingenio asks academic experts for their take, including Liggins Institute Senior Research Fellow, Dr Ben Albert. Read more: 🔗 bit.ly/3X3RoOY
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Liggins Institute Researcher wins fellowship for breastfeeding science. Dr Mariana Muelbert has won the 2026 L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Fellowship for her pioneering breastfeeding research. Read more: 🔗
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ALT Dr Mariana Muelbert has won the 2026 L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Fellowship for her pioneering breastfeeding research.
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Dr Caroline Walker's research is helping identify which babies born a few weeks early may need extra support and how early interventions can make a difference later in life. Listen to her discuss this research on @95bFM Ready Steady Learn. 👇
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Looking beyond survival: helping preterm children thrive. Dr Caroline Walker's research is helping identify which babies born a few weeks early may need extra support and how early interventions can make a difference later in life. Read more:🔗 bit.ly/4zeWuGy.
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Congratulations to Dr Anja Bronnert, who successfully defended her doctoral thesis, ‘Determining Vitamin Status in Preterm Infants’, earlier this year. Anja's final thesis was accepted, and she’s now a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Liggins Institute. Well done, Anja! 🙌
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Business of Tech: Inside Auckland University, the innovation engine. Prof Frank Bloomfield appears on this free Business Desk NZ podcast to discuss the tension at the heart of the rush to commercialise scientific research. Listen now: bit.ly/47e4qvo
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Congrats to Briar Hunter, who did a brilliant job of defending her PhD thesis, ‘Informing the development, implementation and assessment of the impact of a national best practice guide for equity in preterm birth in Aotearoa NZ’. She was awarded her PhD without corrections. 🙌
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Congrats to Jillian Hildreth on a successful PhD oral exam earlier this year. Jillian has now submitted her final thesis, 'EARLY INFLUENCES, LIFELONG IMPACTS: Public engagement with DOHaD concepts in Aotearoa NZ ', and it has been accepted. Well done, Jillian! 🙌
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For 25 years the Liggins Institute has worked to improve the long-term health outcomes of babies born preterm. The Moderate-to-Late Preterm Babies Early Brain Development (MOPeD) study is just one of many. Find out more in the @radionz article. 👇 rnz.co.nz/news/health/127866…
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In a first for NZ, genomic sequencing carried out in Auckland’s Liggins Institute led to life-saving treatment for a baby girl with the same rare condition that had killed her brother. Find out more in the NZ Listener article. [paywalled] 👇
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Liggins Institute researchers trial gut-boosting liquid to combat antibiotic over-use. Prof Wayne Cutfield, who is leading the OAK Study, spoke to @1NewsNZ about the research. Watch to find out more and hear from an Auckland mother participating.
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#Doctoral Opportunity: Improving vitamin supplementation of preterm babies. The Liggins Institute is currently seeking a #PhD candidate to join an HRC-funded research programme focused on optimising vitamin supplementation for preterm babies. Visit: auckland.ac.nz/en/liggins/st…
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Annually, about 4,500 babies are born prematurely in NZ. They can have life-long health challenges. On Liggins' 25th anniversary, @radionz meets some of the people at the forefront of research to improve those health outcomes and more. 👇 bit.ly/4zZfiKJ
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What fathers eat before conception could influence their children’s health. New research suggests obesity linked to Western-style diets may be passed on through sperm, challenging long-held assumptions about parental influence. Listen to Dr Ben Albert. rnz.co.nz/national/programme…
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The June Liggins Link is now available to read online: createsend.com/t/r-E467A6EF3…. Sign up for our bi-monthly newsletter for updates on our studies, events, research breakthroughs and more: confirmsubscription.com/h/r/…
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Liggins doctoral candidate Dalia Kadow competed in the 2026 University of Auckland 3MT Finals. Her fascinating presentation 'Kawakawa, Tikanga and Trust' is now available to watch on YouTube. Check it out to learn more about her PhD research. 👇
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A father’s junk food diet can trigger obesity in his unborn kids. Animal research reveals a father’s Western junk-food diet can have a greater biological impact on offspring than a mother’s diet. Dr Ben Albert discusses this research @NewsroomNZ. Read: newsroom.co.nz/2026/08/18/a-…
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Dr Theo Portlock from the Liggins Institute joined @radionz Nights to discuss why more NZers under the age of 50 are being diagnosed with bowel cancer. Whether it's diet, lifestyle, gut bacteria, or something else, scientists are investigating. Listen 👇
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