Updates
TRANSFORM Team Celebrates End of Year with Research Centre Gathering
On Thursday, 11 December, the TRANSFORM team came together for their Research Centre end-of-year celebration. The event featured a thoughtful reflection from Professor Chris Bullen (Centre Director) on the achievements of the past year, along with an update on current...
Te Poutoko Ora a Kiwa 2026 Symposium
Professor Cliona Ni Mhurchu share a powerful keynote on navigating New Zealand’s rapidly changing research landscape — a message now published in Pacific Health Dialog at the Te Poutoko Ora a Kiwa 2026 Symposium. Click here to read more
RNZ’s The Detail: Smokefree choking
TRANSFORM’s Director Chris Bullen speaks to RNZ’s The Detail about Aotearoa Smokefree obligations. To listen to the interview click here
Berit Follong awarded RDF Research Fellowship
TRANSFORM member Dr Berit Follong won a Research Development Fund (RDF) Research Fellowship. Project title: Co-designing a campus-based intervention to support tertiary student nutrition and food security Summary: Starting university is a major life change that often...
TRANSFORM’s Director Prof Chris Bullen speak about the drop on the Global Tobacco Industry Interference Index
Last week saw the release of the Global Tobacco Interference Index. In it, Aotearoa ranked 53rd in the world - a whopping 52 places down from two years ago. Monday Wire Producer Alex spoke to Professor of Public Health at the University of Auckland, Chris Bullen,...
TRANSFORM members presenting at the Nutrition Society of New Zealand conference
TRANSFORM Members will be heading to Dunedin to present at the 2025 Nutrition Society of New Zealand (NSNZ) Conference on the 26th to 28th November. Presentations include: Associate Professor Kathryn Bradbury on Trends in population food and macronutrient availability...
Join TRANSFORM member Professor Cliona Ni Mhurchu for a webinar on Junk Food vs Public Health
Professor Cliona Ni Mhurch will be joining Adam Bradshaw, Sir Professor Ashley Bloomfield, Dave Letele and Murray Bruges for a webinar on the 17th November discussing Junk Food vs Public Health - Solutions for a Healtheir New Zealand. Click here for more details and...
Health Technology Innovation: Past, Present & Future Collaborations
Join us for an afternoon of insight, inspiration, and connection across Auckland's health technology researchers, clinicians, and innovators. You’ll hear firsthand from researchers and clinicians who have transformed their ideas into successful MedTech start-ups, and...