Education & Training

Hangaia te ā mua

Create the future

Waipapa Taumata Rau, University of Auckland’s Faculty of Education is ranked as one of the top in the world. It’s helping set the national agenda in educational research areas including Māori and Pacific education, educational leadership, curriculum innovation and student wellbeing.

Research centres include the Marie Clay Research Centre, which innovates in early literacy, Te Pūtahi Whakatairanga Hapori Ako Angitu, the Woolf Fisher Research Centre, which researches educational success for diverse communities within New Zealand, and the Research Unit in Pacific and International Education.

UniServices operates Tui Tuia | Learning Circle, which applies the University’s educational research to professional learning and development for teachers, and English Language Academy, the University’s English-language school.

UniServices also provides research-based training and professional learning in the health sector. Whāraurau supports the child and youth mental health workforce, the Immunisation Advisory Centre supports vaccinating health professionals, and NetworkZ provides simulation training for multidisciplinary healthcare teams.

Case Studies

Tapasā PLD: Helping educators connect with Pacific learners

Tapasā PLD: Helping educators connect with Pacific learners

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LEAP: Improving education in the Solomon Islands

LEAP: Improving education in the Solomon Islands

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Services and Projects

UniServices delivers projects, programmes and services that build on University research to create positive and equitable impacts for the community.

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Advancing Research

UniServices helps researchers in areas such as securing funding, connecting people, developing capacity and applying research commercially or for public good.

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Government and Industry

Learn how UniServices can help business and government connect with University of Auckland researchers to partner on research, licence technologies and more.

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Research Support

Learn what UniServices does to help University of Auckland researchers in areas such as identifying opportunities, developing proposals and managing contracts.

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News and Features

NetworkZ: Simulation training to improve patient safety

NetworkZ: Simulation training to improve patient safety

09 March 2023

Simulation training that brings multidisciplinary teams together in real clinical settings can identify problems and break down barriers to save real lives.

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Building and strengthening the healthcare workforce

Building and strengthening the healthcare workforce

31 August 2022

Health reforms are a start but more needs to be done to increase staffing and support existing workers to upskill and keep pace with change, say experts

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Language students do their bit for National Volunteer Week

Language students do their bit for National Volunteer Week

23 June 2022

Volunteering is at the heart of a New Zealand experience for a group of students from Hong Kong studying with the English Language Academy (ELA), the language school at the University of Auckland.

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Beyond ‘simplistic’ debates – improving education in New Zealand

Beyond ‘simplistic’ debates – improving education in New Zealand

08 June 2022

Stuart McNaughton and Rebecca Jesson of Waipapa Taumata Rau say the reality behind educational debates is more complex than it seems.

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Education & Training Contacts

Pedro van der Ent

Business Development Director – Pacific, Creative Arts, Arts, Business, Law, Education

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Pedro joined UniServices in August 2022. Of Samoan and Dutch descent, he holds an MBA and has 20+ years in business management, sales and client relationships. Contact about: Funding opportunities in creative arts, arts, business, law, education and areas involving Pacific people in Aotearoa New Zealand and the Pacific Region.

Kate Presswell

Business Development Manager – Creative Arts and Education

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Kate has worked in research and education for 14+ years and has been with UniServices and the University of Auckland since 2019. She is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and has 10+ years’ experience on boards. Contact about: Turning creative arts and education research into impact.

Natasha Gill

Commercial Development Director – Business Units

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Natasha leads commercial development for a portfolio of services and projects that translate cutting-edge knowledge into impact across health, education and public policy. She has supported various organisations through start-up, growth and transformation stages. Her background is in finance and information systems. Contact about: Applying research for social impact.

Yvonne Lim

Director, Tui Tuia | Learning Circle

More about Yvonne

Yvonne has been director of Tui Tuia | Learning Circle since 2021. She has a broad background in management, workforce development, marketing, customer experience, strategic digital initiatives and sales. Contact about: Opportunities for Tui Tuia | Learning Circle, digitisation of professional learning and development.

Abigail Milnes

Director, Whāraurau

More about Abi

Abi’s role focuses on ensuring the mental health workforce is skilled and supported to help tamariki, taiohi and whānau thrive. She has a background in project managing workforce development programmes in youth mental health and public health policy. Contact about: Developing the child and youth mental health workforce.