Key Result Areas

Strategic Goals

Forefront Research

Our researchers are international leaders in evolutionary biology.  They use forefront methodologies in Genomics and Biomathematics to:

• Make cutting-edge technologies available to New Zealand
• Create new knowledge in molecular ecology and evolution
• Develop analytic and predictive models for ecology and evolution

Making our Research Matter:
Working with End Users

We translate our research results into practical outcomes for New Zealanders by:

• Undertaking research that provides new knowledge and insights into environmental challenges confronting New Zealanders,
• Supporting the New Zealand Biodiversity Strategy through developing and maintaining close links with the Department of Conservation and other management agencies
• Engaging and developing mutually beneficial research partnerships with Māori
• Communicating our research to students, teachers and the wider public

Outreach:
Contributing to our Identity
as New Zealanders

Our researchers will bring to the public the stunning advances in evolutionary biology and stories of the origins and histories of our people, animals and plants, in order to:

• Inspire, educate, and create a strong sense of national identity
• Show our common ancestry and heritage as humans descended from one woman about 10,000 generations ago
• Demonstrate the special biological aspects of New Zealand that make our natural heritage so valuable and worth conserving

Organisational Development:
Growing our People & Systems

We ensure a strong organisation with efficient, effective and transparent systems and processes through:

• Excellent governance supported by an engaged and committed host
• High quality leadership and clear organisational processes
• International quality researchers who are supported and developed
• Succession plans to guarantee a strong future
• Ensuring that the Allan Wilson Centre networks creates critical mass and ensures we are greater than the sum of our parts