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
Director AUT Research Office
Email: catherine.redmond@aut.ac.nz
Phone: +64 9 921 9386
Gary Putt
Manager External Research Funding
Email: gary.putt@aut.ac.nz
Phone:+64 9 921 9398
Administration
Isa Xu
Research Coordinator
Email: isa.xu@aut.ac.nz
Phone: +64 9 921 9999 ext 6296
Funding, grants and engagement
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
Research Developer – Government, Health Research Council
Email: liz.turlesmith@aut.ac.nz
Phone:+64 9 921 9999 ext 6767
Tennile Stone
Research Advisor – Marsden, Community
Email: tennille.stone@aut.ac.nz
Phone: +64 9 921 9999 ext 5312
Angelina Chai-Rodgers
Research Advisor – Health Research Council
Email: angelina.chai-rodgers@aut.ac.nz
Phone: +64 9 921 999 ext 6060
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
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 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