Eisdell Moore Centre

Centre for Hearing and Balance Research in Aotearoa New Zealand and the Pacific

Through excellence in research, community education, and the promotion of quality and equitable services, the Eisdell Moore Centre aims to minimise impacts of hearing and balance disorders across New Zealand and the Pacific region.

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Te Pae Kōrero | Latest News

Supporting Ear and Hearing services in the Pacific Region

Clockwise from left: Public Health Course for Hearing Impairment participants; Dr Silina Motofaga from the Pacific Community at the Pacific Regional meeting; Public Health Course participants hard at work at the Tāmaki Innovation Campus; Participants of the Pacific...

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Looking for answers in the Pacific

Elizabeth Holt knows Pacific people are facing problems accessing hearing health care, and the Eisdell Moore Centre’s Pacific Research Co-ordinator is looking for answers. She knows Pacific children in New Zealand are over-represented in otitis media (glue ear)...

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Our Leadership

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Professor Grant Searchfield 

Co-Director of the Eisdell Moore Centre

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Professor Suzanne Purdy

Co-Director of the Eisdell Moore Centre

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Professor Peter Thorne

Director of the UoA-WHO Collaborating Centre

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Dr Elizabeth Holt

Deputy-Director of the UoA-WHO Collaborating Centre

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Dr Alehandrea Manuel

Māori Research Fellow

Our Partners

Tō mātou kaupapa | Our Purpose

Find out more about Eisdell Moore Centre, our team, purpose, and history.

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Whakapā mai | Contact us

We want to connect with other researchers, communities, and policymakers who have the shared aim of improving health and wellbeing outcomes for all.

If you have an idea for potential collaboration or want to learn more about what we do, please contact us: Email emcentre@auckland.ac.nz