Welcome to STaR Centre
Our multi-disciplinary research hub works collaboratively to undertake world class research that improves the outcomes of patients with surgical diseases within Aotearoa, New Zealand and beyond.
Research Platforms
Applied Surgery and Metabolism Laboratory
Surgical Engineering Laboratory
Surgical Trials Unit
Indigenous and Global Surgery Group
About STaR Centre
Latest News and Highlights
Hot Off the Press!
Hot off the press! It has been an honour to collaborate with world experts in acute pancreatitis research and clinical practice to publish this book with Springer Nature. It highlights current...
Welcoming the talented emerging researcher Sakina Bharmal to the team!
We here at the STaR Centre are very fortunate to have had Sakina Bharmal recently join our team, where she is now based in the Surgical Trials Unit as a Postdoctoral Fellow. Sakina has a background...
$5M HRC programme grant awarded to Professors Windsor, Phillips and team
We are pleased to announce that new devices and drugs to prevent organ failure in critically ill patients will be the target of a $5 million programme grant awarded to STaR Centre researchers by the...
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