Welcome to the Dunedin Multidisciplinary Health and Development Research Unit (DMHDRU)

The Unit runs the ongoing Dunedin Multidisciplinary Health and Development Study (also known as the Dunedin Study), which has been going for nearly 40 years. Sub-studies of the Dunedin Study include the Family Health History Study (2003-2006), and the on-going Parenting Study and Next Generation Study.

The Unit is part of the Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, Dunedin School of Medicine, at the University of Otago. Since its establishment, the Unit has been primarily funded by the Health Research Council of New Zealand.

The Dunedin Multidisciplinary Health and Development Research Unit is a founding partner in the National Centre for Lifecourse Research.