Research Office

Our staff form a vibrant research and teaching community and are supported through orientation programmes and ongoing professional development opportunities.

Whether you are new to the University and need help getting started in your research, or you want assistance managing a research grant, we can provide you with a wide range of support services including:

Current staff

Staff can access support through our intranet for:

Contact one of our team

Feel free to contact one of the people listed below. Or, if you want to come and see us, we’re on the top floor of the Rankine Brown Building (the main library).

Physical address: Level 9, Rankine Brown Building, Gate 3, Kelburn Parade.

Postal address: Research Office, PO Box 600, Wellington 6140.


Research funding

Support for Victoria University of Wellington academics in the development of research proposals and budgets for external grant applications.

General enquiries: ResearchFunding@vuw.ac.nz

Director, Research Office

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Liz Prendergast

Director, Research Office

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Rangahau Māori

General enquiries: Rangahau@vuw.ac.nz

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Jacqueline Wardle

Kaitohutohu Rangahau Maori · Acting Kaiārahi Rangahau Māori
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Research funding advisors

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Chris Dean

Team Lead, Research Funding · FHSS, Education, Law
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Jeannette Vine

Research Funding Adviser · Faculty of Health and WSBG
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Dr Graciela Rivera-Munoz

Research Funding Adviser · Faculty of Engineering - ECS, SMS, RRI and Faculty of Law
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Tess Tuxford

Research Funding Adviser · SBS, Ferrier Research Institute, Psychology
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Dr Hayden Thorne

Research Funding Adviser · SGEES, SCPS, ARC, SSiS
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Research funding coordinator

Research Funding Coordinator
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Research partnerships and performance

Senior Research Partner
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Katy Miller

Manager, Research Funding and Strategy · RRI
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Neb Svrzikapa

Senior Strategic Partner

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Jared Scarlett

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Matt Plummer

Senior Research Partner · WSBG, FHSS, Law
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Diwen Cao

Research Partner · ECS, Architecture, WSBG - SIM, FHSS - NZSM, SLC, SCS, SEFTMS.
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Sharon Beattie

PBRF Adviser
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Contracts and Systems

General enquiries: Research-Contracts@vuw.ac.nz

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Dan Thompson

Manager Contracts and Systems
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Lai Ching Tan

Research Contracts Adviser · Research Office
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Priyanka Otawkar

Research Contracts Adviser
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Zoë Thacker

Senior Administrator
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Research Information Systems Administrator
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Research Information Systems Adviser
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Human ethics

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Isobel Cairns

Manager, Research Ethics, Integrity and Policy
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Dr Victoria Coldham-Fussell

Research Ethics Adviser
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Valentine Ibeka

Research Ethics Adviser

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Anna Rogers

Ethics Co-ordinator

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