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Research and Consultancy provides support and assistance to the University's
academic staff in their quest for research funding and other support. The Office
is the University's liaison with funding bodies, industry and business, and
oversees all contracts relating to research and consultancy.
We handle all applications to and contracts with research funders, which includes the contestable funding rounds for New Zealand sources and overseas funding agencies. It is the University's policy that all proposals, contracts and variations are handled through the Office, this includes both competitive funding rounds and applied research contracts.
Research and Consultancy administers the Performance Based Research Fund (PBRF) on the University's behalf, and is involved in recording staff research outputs and activity, for compliance and publicity purposes. If you have questions regarding the PBRF, please contact Maxine Bryant.
If you are a member of staff and are seeking research funds, then please contact us about your application.
We also offer contract services for staff undertaking consultancy on behalf of the University. If you wish to find out more about this service please contact John Duncan.