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

Technology to the rescue of research stymied by CoVID19

As New Zealand entered Level 4 lockdown at the end of March, researchers around the country faced many questions: How do we progress ongoing research that requires face-to-face contact with human participants when there is no certainty about when we will be able to...

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Eisdell Moore Centre Symposium 2020

On 12 February 80 researchers, clinicians, NGOs and industry partners from the hearing and balance sector came together for the Eisdell Moore Centre's annual symposium. The symposium celebrated the third anniversary of the Centre and brought the five members of the...

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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