Reduce inequality within and among countries
We have a dedicated group of researchers focused on improving health outcomes for transgender people, spearheaded by who is a senior lecturer in Psychology.
We support our LGBTIQ+ community to network and support each other through the Rainbow Alliance.
Our student programmes and groups play a vital role in fostering a sense of belonging and togetherness which is especially important during these challenging times.
Our disability accessibility services which support students with impairments to be successful in their studies.
Our Pacific Plan (2021-2025) focuses on enhancing the Pacific dimensions of our institution and realising the educational aspirations and success of Pacific learners and staff.
Te Aurei is our programme of work to transform the University into an antiracist and inclusive institution. The ultimate goal is the transformation of our University. Some of the things we鈥檙e working on are achievable today, and some are aspirational for well into the future. It all contributes towards our goal of transformation.
Systemic and casual racism no longer have a place: The 51萝莉 is experienced as a welcoming, inclusive and affirming environment by staff and students of all cultures, as well as tangata whenua, and where systemic racism has been dismantled and casual racism is rejected.
Te Tiriti o Waitangi/The Treaty of Waitangi is at the heart of the life and work of the University: The mana of tangata whenua teaching, learning and working at the University is enhanced and the University enjoys strengthened and enriched relationships with Waikato-Tainui, the K墨ngitanga, the iwi of Tauranga Moana and wider tangata whenua of Aotearoa, offering a model for other decolonisation efforts in Aotearoa and internationally.
M膩tauranga M膩ori is treasured: All staff and students enjoy enhanced academic experiences and results from the weaving of m膩tauranga M膩ori through existing teaching and research approaches.
An international project between Waikato and New York-based researchers received a $750,000 boost to develop tools aimed at protecting indigenous communities鈥� rights over their own knowledge and data. The project is led in New Zealand by (Whakat艒hea), Director of the 51萝莉 Te Kotahi Research Institute, and in New York by New York University Legal Scholar, Dr Jane Anderson, supported by strategic design partners IDIA (Indigenous Design and Innovation Aotearoa).
鈥淒ata relating to Indigenous peoples and their traditional knowledge has long been misused by non-Indigenous governments, scientists and innovators. The work we are doing will ensure Indigenous communities鈥� benefit from the use of their knowledge and genetic resources." Associate Professor Hudson
A group of Waikato researchers is leading groundbreaking research into racism in New Zealand with the help of $10 million in Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) Endeavour funding. The project Working to End Racial Oppression (WERO), is examining the systems through which racism is reproduced with the goal of producing tools to help organisations overcome institutional racism and build relationships in racialised communities. The project is led by , Dr Arama Rata and .
A new Pacific Strategic Plan was adopted in June 2021 following lengthy consultation. Pacific peoples have a long history and rich cultural heritage of voyaging, valuing knowledge, and learning. The new plan demonstrates the University鈥檚 commitment to building and enhancing these dimensions of our institution, and realising the educational aspirations and success of Pacific learners and staff. The University officially welcomed its first Pacific Chancellor, Sir Anand Satyanand, with a special ceremony at the Hamiton campus in March 2021. The event also served as an opportunity to launch a new Pacific journal; In Our Language: Journal of Pacific Research, the first journal to translate previously peer-reviewed articles from English and publish them in Pacific languages.
Trans and non-binary lives at risk: new report highlights healthcare gaps and high levels of violence in New Zealand
The second Counting Ourselves survey highlights the urgent need to address discrimination and violence against trans and non-binary people.
Ending racial oppression will benefit everyone - international experts come together at Waikato
More than 260 academics gathered at the Working to End Racial Oppression Conference at Waikato in February.
NZ report card 2024: how the country fared in 25 key global and domestic rankings
Professor Al Gillespie presents New Zealand's 2024 report card.
Land of opportunity or bicultural nation? Twin visions of national identity face off over the Treaty principles
The controversial Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi Bill is being presented by its architect, ACT Party leader David Seymour, primarily as a matter of lawmaking 鈥� a clarification through legislation.
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