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The following research centres exist at the University of Waikato.
Centre for Biodiversity and Ecology Research
The Centre for Biodiversity and Ecology Research (CBER) facilitates a coordinated, integrated approach to biodiversity and ecology research, consultancy, education and advocacy.
Centre for Māori and Pacific Development Research
The strategic goal of the Centre for Māori and Pacific Development Research (CMPDR) is to uphold the University’s commitment to the Treaty of Waitangi by becoming a centre of research excellence capable of fostering and facilitating the self-determination, self-governance and development efforts of indigenous peoples in New Zealand, Australia, and Pacific Rim countries generally.
Centre for Open Software Innovation
The Centre for Open Software Innovation (COSI) provides a focus for open software development at the University, promoting and supporting the principles of open development, and showcasing exemplars of open software.
Honey Research Unit
The Honey Research Unit (HRU) was established to promote research into the antimicrobial properties, composition and identification of honeys.
International Centre for Terrestrial Antarctic Research
The primary mission of the International Centre for Terrestrial Antarctic Research (ICTAR) is to promote the protection of Antarctica through integrated international research into Antarctic terrestrial ecosystems, assuring New Zealand's continued leadership in this area.
International Global Change Centre
The International Global Change Centre (IGCC) focuses on research into managing environmental change at global, regional, and local scales.
Management Research Centre
The Management Research Centre is a self-funded business research arm of the Waikato Management School which acts as a link between the University and the business community, providing practical business services.
Mediarena Centre for Research
The Mediarena Centre for Research in Participatory Cultures and Creative Technologies brings together a transdisciplinary community of researchers to work on a broadly-based programme of research, aligned with international-scale issues, and concerned with the emergence, impact and futures of technologically-enabled participatory cultures, i.e. the widespread shift from cultural consumption to cultural production, triggered by ‘new media’.
Māori and Psychology Research Unit
The Māori and Psychology Research Unit (MPRU) is to provide a catalyst and support network for advancing research which has at its centre the psychological needs, aspirations, and priorities of Māori people.
Population Studies Centre
The Population Studies Centre generates and co-ordinates research in Population Studies and provides a service function in this field. The Centre is the only such unit in New Zealand, so its functions are national as well as regional.
Public History Research Unit
The Public History Research Unit aims to facilitate and promote research in public history, to provide a supportive environment for the development of research capabilities in public history and to position the University of Waikato as a centre of public history research expertise, both locally and internationally.
Text and Translation Research Unit
Text and translation research is a broad concept which includes many disciplines within its practice, and comprises a wide range of areas of research and scholarship.
Thermophile and Microbial Biochemistry and Biotechnology Unit
The Thermophile and Microbial Biochemistry and Biotechnology Unit carries out research primarily on microorganisms associated with extreme environments.
Waikato Applied Statistics Unit
The Waikato Applied Statistics Unit carries out applied research, contributes to courses in applied statistics and supplies advice to University and external clients.
Waikato Centre for Advanced Materials
The Waikato Centre for Advanced Materials supports research and collaboration in research on advanced materials.