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Lisa Underwood, Senior Research Fellow at COMPASS was interviewed for the Rare Aware Podcast. She talked about her research on Rare Disorders in Aotearoa and community work with Tuberous Sclerosis Complex New Zealand (https://www.tsc.org.nz/). Underwood, L., &...

Jan 15, 2026

Publication: Mental health conditions and self-harm and assault

COMPASS researchers, Barry Milne and Steph D’Souza, published a paper with collaborators from New Zealand (University of Otago), USA (University of Michigan, Duke University), and Norway Norwegian Institute of Public Health), which demonstrated the increased risk...

Jan 12, 2026

Media – Stats NZ: Grinding gears in data’s “big machine”

COMPASS Director, Barry Milne, was interviewed by Radio New Zealand for a news story on how well the IT infrastructure supporting the Integrated Data Infrastructure (IDI) is - or is not – working: Stats NZ: Grinding gears in data’s “big machine.” Radio New Zealand...

Dec 1, 2025

Student Achievement

COMPASS PhD Student Alexia Searchfield won the New Investigator Award at the Paediatric Society of New Zealand (PSNZ) conference in Manukau!! Congratulations to Alexia! ...

Nov 10, 2025

Funding success: Associated New Zealand ME Society Grant

COMPASS Researcher Natalia Boven was awarded an Associated New Zealand ME Society (ANZMES) grant with a project titled, “Identifying child and adolescent predictors of adult ME/CFS and Long Covid”. The project is supported by a multidisciplinary team, including Dr...

Nov 7, 2025

Webinar: The purpose and relevance of survey design for a population census and population statistics

Wednesday 19 November 2025 You can access the recording here: https://phonz.org.nz/webinars COMPASS Director, Barry Milne, presented at the Public Health Observatory of New Zealand (PHONZ) webinar on 19 November, “The purpose and relevance of survey design for a...

Nov 4, 2025

New Publication: Utilisation of specialist mental health and addiction services in New Zealand

COMPASS Associate, Arezoo Malihi, led a paper investigating the mental health service use of refugees in New Zealand. Malihi, A. Z., Milne, B., Petrović-van der Deen, F. S., Ameratunga, S., Exeter, D. J., McLay, J., San Diego, R., Soosay, I., Othmani, K., &...

Oct 13, 2025

New Publication: Neurodegenerative diseases in male former rugby players

PhD student, Fran Anns, led a paper on neurodegenerative disease outcomes among former rugby players, supported by senior author and project leader, Steph D’ Souza, COMPASS Director, Barry Milne, and national and international colleagues. This paper received...

Sep 11, 2025

VHIN Webinar: Vaccine effectiveness and vaccine safety of herpes zoster vaccination

Our next Virtual Health Information Network webinar takes place on Wednesday 10 September from midday. What: Vaccine effectiveness and vaccine safety of herpes zoster vaccination Who: James Mbinta, School of Health, Victoria University of Wellington When: Wednesday...

Sep 2, 2025

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