11th National Addiction Research Symposium

We’d like to warmly invite you to attend the National Addiction Research Symposium on Friday, 4 September 2026. It is jointly organised by researchers at the University of Auckland, Victoria University of Wellington, AUT, Massey University and Otago University, and supported by Te Pou. Researchers and people working in the areas of substance use, alcohol, nicotine, other substances, gambling and other behavioural addictions, treatment, policy and prevention are welcome.

The objectives of the Addiction Research Symposium are to:

• provide a forum for addiction/gambling, alcohol and other drug (AOD) researchers in Aotearoa to meet and share their work;
• provide an opportunity for research students (PhD, Masters) to present in a welcoming space with supportive colleagues;
• allow for focused discussions on issues of common interest to addiction/AOD researchers, including potential collaborations.

Registrations to attend close on Friday, 31 July 2026.

It is free to attend, but places are limited.

Student travel grant

A travel grant is available to support students attending the National Addiction Research Symposium. Students can apply for up to $500 in travel costs. Applications for the grant are due by Friday, 29 May.

Apply for the Student travel grant.

Abstracts

Abstracts on any aspect of addiction, gambling, broader alcohol and other drug research are welcome, as well as innovative research on addiction treatment, policy and practice:

• We particularly welcome submissions from early career, Māori and Pacific
  researchers.
• Presentations will be 10 minutes in duration, with 5 minutes for questions.
• Poster presentations are welcome.

View the instructions for abstract submissions.

Please send abstracts to the Centre for Addiction Research on cfar@auckland.ac.nz by 5pm on Friday, 29 May.