AUT Research Office - Te Kāhui Poipoi Rangahau

Te Kāhui Poipoi Rangahau - AUT Research Office supports research activity across AUT. We help develop research partnerships nationally and internationally, and maximise knowledge transfer from AUT’s research activities to external organisations.

You can contact our staff about various research-related matters - from AUT's research strategy to information on partnering with AUT for research projects. If you are unsure who to contact, reach out to us at research@aut.ac.nz

Research strategy and leadership

Catherine Redmond

Catherine Redmond
Director AUT Research Office
Email: catherine.redmond@aut.ac.nz
Phone: +64 9 921 9386

Gary Putt

Gary Putt
Manager External Research Funding
Email: gary.putt@aut.ac.nz
Phone:+64 9 921 9398

Administration

Isa Xu

Isa Xu
Research Coordinator
Email: isa.xu@aut.ac.nz
Phone: +64 9 921 9999 ext 6296

Funding, grants and engagement

Liana de Jong

Liana de Jong
Senior Research Advisor – International and Health Research Council contracts
Email: liana.dejong@aut.ac.nz
Phone: +64 9 921 9999 ext 8323

Liz Turle-Smith

Liz Turle-Smith
Research Developer – Government, Health Research Council
Email: liz.turlesmith@aut.ac.nz
Phone:+64 9 921 9999 ext 6767

Tennile Stone

Tennile Stone
Research Advisor – Marsden, Community
Email: tennille.stone@aut.ac.nz
Phone: +64 9 921 9999 ext 5312

Angelina

Angelina Chai-Rodgers
Research Advisor – Health Research Council
Email: angelina.chai-rodgers@aut.ac.nz
Phone: +64 9 921 999 ext 6060

Rimmi Kothari

Rimmi Kothari
Research Advisor – Industry, MBIE, MPI
Email: rimmi.kothari@aut.ac.nz
Phone: +64 9 921 9999 ext 8459

Tui Barbarich-Tawera
Research Engagement Manager – Māori
Email: tui.barbarich-tawera@aut.ac.nz
Phone: +64 921 9999 ext 30463

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Eszter Muradin
Research Advisor – International, Science Challenges, CoRE
Email: eszter.muradin@aut.ac.nz

Ruth Gluckman
Research Contracts Specialist
Email: ruth.gluckman@aut.ac.nz
Phone: +64 21 902 490

Research performance and systems

Ben Elliot

Ben Elliott
Manager Research Systems & Performance
Email: ben.elliott@aut.ac.nz
Phone:+64 9 921 9999 ext 7954

Usha Bhatia
Technical Lead (Performance Based Research Evaluation)
Email: usha.bhatia@aut.ac.nz