ASHB Conferences

2026 ASHB Information Coming Soon!

Stay tuned for information on the 2026 Conference. In the meantime see information about our previous conferences.
Last year's conference was held in in Tāmaki Makaurau / Auckland, Aotearoa New Zealand from 10-12 December.

Download ASHB 2025 Conference PacK

Registration and Abstract Submission

Key ASHB 2026 Conference Dates

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ASHB Conference Format and Awards

Conference Format

The Conference provides a forum for discussing the latest research in human biology and includes presentations from postgraduate students, established researchers, and invited regional and international experts.
Postgraduate students are encouraged to present their research work at the Conference.

Student Presentation Prize

At each ASHB Conference, a student prize is presented in recognition of outstanding achievement in human biology research by a scientist early in their career. The award scheme is intended to stimulate research in human biology in general and to encourage students to present their work at the highest possible level. Learn more here.

Student Presentation Prize Winners

Congratulations to our 2025 Winners:

Podium Presentation Prize Winners	Presentation Title
1st: Zoe Tibbutt, University of Otago	"Function over Form: Pasifika Women’s Insights into BMI and Cultural Health Values"
2nd: Lauren McFarlane, Australian National University	"Family, home and health: how extended kinship networks and housing shape health and wellbeing for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children"
3rd: Te Wai Pounamu Telena Hona, University of Queensland	"Facial soft tissue thicknesses measured from the same subjects using MRI, CT, and needle puncture: A comparative analysis"