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As a charitable trust, we rely on support from generous people and organisations to allow us to continue our work.

Donations can be used for a variety of purposes such as scholarships, funding research projects or supporting organisational costs.

If there is a specific aspect of our work you would like to support, please contact the General Manager, Rebecca Coombes, or

Outline of our work

Burwood Academy Trust (BAT) empowers people of all abilities through innovative disability and rehabilitation research, transforming knowledge into practical solutions for better living outcomes.
We support the ‘Independent Living Paradigm’ which puts the person at the centre of their rehabilitation and recovery.
We are committed to ensuring that people with lived experience are equal partners in all aspects of the research process.
We develop research career pathways for people living with disability and clinicians working in rehabilitation. This is important because it improves the quality and relevance of research and allows those living with disability to be equal partners in the research process and not just research participants.
Collaboration is important to us: We work with the Canterbury District Health Board, New Zealand Spinal Trust and many of the New Zealand Universities. We also have extremely good relationships with Universities in Australia, North America (Canada, US) and Europe.

Greater independence and improved life experience for people living with disability, through our research and knowledge translation (undertaking research and translating it into practical outcomes).
Partnering with people living with disability to identify issues/research priorities and developing solutions to address such issues.
Development of a vibrant culture of research and learning at Burwood Hospital.
Educating and sharing knowledge in the community, health and education sectors about disability research and rehabilition.
Creating career paths for rehabilitation clinicians and researchers living with disability.

Burwood Academy Trust
Office 8
Portacom A
Burwood Hospital
300 Burwood Road
Christchurch

The Burwood Academy is a dynamic organisation committed to improving the life experience of people recovering from a serious injury and illness.

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