Faculty support
Faculty and large-scale research institute (LSRI) advisers partner with academic staff in the areas of research, learning and teaching.
Find your adviser
Faculty and LSRI staff are supported by the Academic Engagement, Research Services, and Learning and Teaching Development team advisers.
| Faculty / LSRI | Academic Engagement | Research Services | Learning and Teaching Development |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arts |
Manuhiri Huatahi (Māori Academic Engagement Adviser) |
Emma Richardson, Hine Busby | Sarah Etheridge, Lynette Leong |
| Auckland Bioengineering Institute | Dr Catherine Wright | Dr Sandy Lin | |
| Business and Economics | Margaret Tibbles | Jennifer Graham | Sian Hodges, Josie Wirjapranata |
| Creative Arts and Industries | Dr Catherine Wright | Fiona Lamont | Vera Li, Phillippa McKeown-Green |
| Education and Social Work |
Judy McFall-McCaffery (Pacific Academic Engagement Adviser) |
Simon Esling | Liz Wilkinson |
| Engineering | Dr Catherine Wright | Dahlia Han | Nigel Gearing |
| Law | Margaret Tibbles | Tracey Thomas | Nicola Rawnsley |
| Liggins Institute | Megan Clark | Dr Sandy Lin | |
| Medical and Health Sciences | Megan Clark | Anne Wilson, Derryl Hayman, Evie Southwell | Dulcie-Jane Brake, Tricia Bingham |
| Science | Justene McNeice | Dr Jo Simons, Dr Alissa Hackett, Dr Donna MacColl | Xiaowei Ding, Sumia Quazi |
Our adviser teams
Libraries and Learning Services advisers have a particular focus and/or functional expertise and work collaboratively to facilitate the best possible outcomes.
Academic Engagement
- Develop strategic and sustainable relationships and partnerships with faculty to align Libraries and Learning Services initiatives and projects with faculty research, learning and teaching objectives.
- Communicate and promote Libraries and Learning Services resources, services and initiatives.
- Connect faculty members with functional experts, services and collections.
- The Māori Academic Engagement Adviser and Pacific Academic Engagement Adviser work across all faculties to support Māori and Pacific strategic faculty priorities and needs.
Research Services
- Offer consultations on information resources, researcher profiles and identifiers, impact and metrics, research data management, open access and scholarly publishing.
- Support the use of Research Outputs and repositories.
- Collaborate to develop, support and deliver researcher skills development, including the Doctoral Skills Programme (in partnership with the School of Graduate Studies).
- Partner with research stakeholders to support University research reporting and benchmarking.
Learning and Teaching Development
- Design and deliver online resources and workshops which support the development of students’ academic and information literacy skills.
- Partner with academic colleagues to identify how existing initiatives can be delivered in a more sustainable, meaningful way to better meet students’ needs.
- Ensure the diverse needs of our students are recognised and appropriate, inclusive solutions are created.
Collection enquiries
- Recommend a book
Submit requests for materials to support research, teaching and learning. - Talis reading lists for teaching staff
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