For Study Members

Our heartfelt gratitude to all our Study members for their ongoing participation in the Dunedin Study for more than half a century. In April 2026 we succesfully completed Age 52/Phase 52 of the Dunedin Study! Please see below for copies of the administrative forms that you filled in at age 52.

If you have any questions for our team or If you have recently moved or changed your contact details, please call 03 479 8507 or email us. Alternatively, please complete and return the contact information form so we can update your details.

Your ongoing participation is the reason why the Study is so successful and has helped people around the world. We sincerely thank each and every one of you.

Click here to see our 2020 newsletter which gives you the highlights of some of our research.

2015 - Out with the Old

Demolition of the Barningham Building commenced on 16 December 2015 to make way for the new Dental School redevelopment.

2017 - In with the New

At long last the Dunedin Study has its own, purpose-built building which was officially opened on 25 January 2017 by Tertiary Education Minister, the Hon. Paul Goldsmith.

The new building, on the corner of Union Street and Anzac Avenue, is designed, first and foremost, with Dunedin Study members in mind. Because Study members’ identities are never revealed, the building has a private entrance, private parking, and a discreet street façade. The ground floor is dedicated to research, and includes interview rooms and specialised testing areas, and, most importantly, a lounge and courtyard area especially for the Study members. This area has appropriately been named "The Phil Silva Research Suite" in honour of the Study's Founding Director. The first floor has offices and meeting rooms for researchers and support staff. Study members have enjoyed a whole new experience when they came to the Unit for their age 45 assessments!

Director, Richie Poulton (far right) joins (from left); Founding Director, Phil Silva; Mike Colombo (Head of Psychology Department); Harlene Hayne (Vice-Chancellor); Koro Hata; the Hon. Paul Goldsmith (Tertiary Education Minister).