Research Impact for Public Good Webinar Series

How relationality can improve our research impact

We want our research to have an impact, but seldom get to control whether that happens. Peter’s talk will address the relational aspects of research with various next users, end-users, and decision-makers, such as policymakers, the community, and the media. Drawing on his experience in public health research, he will explore how to identify what data are useful, the role of collaboration and trust, and framing and research translation. He’ll also raise the vexed question of social license for researchers working on stigmatised subjects and minority populations.

Date: Wednesday, 27 August

Time: 12.00pm – 1.00pm NZST

Zoom Link: Will be sent to registered attendees via calendar invitation

About our invited speaker

Peter is an Associate Professor at the School of Population Health, University of Auckland Waipapa Taumata Rau. He leads a suite of projects to guide NZ’s public health response to infectious diseases and improve health equity. As Director of the Gay Men’s Sexual Health research group, the evidence generated by this research has led to improvements in HIV epidemic control, pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) rollout, blood donation policy, mpox vaccine implementation, and sexual identity collection in the 2023 Census. He is the recipient of Leadership (2016) and Innovation (2022) Awards from the Australasian Sexual and Reproductive Health Alliance, a Research Impact Award (2024) from the University of Auckland, and is the inaugural Burnett Foundation Aotearoa Fellow.