Research & Expertise

The University of Waikato is one of New Zealand's major research organisations, playing a key role in the economy and making a significant contribution to the international innovation system.

Women’s surfing riding wave towards gender equity

The World Surfing League recently became the first US-based global sporting league to offer equal pay to male and female competitors, so what are the implications?

Early detection of lung cancer

Dogs' sensitive noses may be the key to early detection of lung cancer, using breath ad saliva samples.

Hacking your holiday

Dr Joe Burton looks at how cyber criminals are increasingly targeting the tourism market.

Children's picture books disrupting language hierarchies

Dr Nicola Daly explores how te reo Māori is represented and argues that the way languages are displayed in bilingual picturebooks can disrupt the status quo.

Dead as the Moa

Oral traditions show that early Māori recognised extinction.

Why the glass ceiling still needs shattering (20 November 2018)

Researchers have shown it is still necessary to prove there is a gender pay gap, and that closing that gap may be an even bigger hurdle.
Significant Health Research Council grant for Waikato researcher (20 November 2018)

The Council has awarded Dr Rawiri Keenan a 2019 Career Development Award.
Ending the cycle of exploitation for immigrant workers (15 November 2018)

Waikato’s Professor Francis Collins is one of those leading research for the Government to help curb migrant exploitation in the workplace.
From the stars to the depths of the earth: new research funding (8 November 2018)

The Marsden Fund has contributed nearly $4 million to seven University of Waikato projects.
What a big quake looks like in the Waikato Basin (6 November 2018)

When a big quake hit in the central North Island it was felt around the country, and it had some revelations for the Waikato.