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.

New guidelines for better healthcare for transgender people (14 December 2018)

Health professionals and transgender advocates from around the country have created a new set of guidelines.
Revealing mākutu (12 December 2018)

Historian Dr Nēpia Mahuika has a received a significant new award to look at the history of mākutu.
Uniting new science and traditional Māori knowledge (5 December 2018)

A major Marsden Fund project will combine cutting edge science with Mātauranga Māori to reveal the secrets of pā across the Waikato.
Can an app make the experience of pregnancy easier? (5 December 2018)

Waikato researchers believe they have created an app that can make a real difference for pregnant women, their partners and families.
The unexplored frontier beneath our feet (29 November 2018)

In just a few cubic centimetres of soil you will find a complex web of life: predators and prey, destroyers and creators, who are helping to feed life itself.