Postgraduate coordinators
Each school has postgraduate coordinators who can help you make a decision about doctoral study and recommend potential supervisors.
You should contact the School you wish to work with before submitting your application for doctoral study at Victoria University of Wellington.
Explore our A-Z list of Faculties and Schools at Victoria University of Wellington to find our about our schools and the types of research they support.
Who to talk to
If you want to talk to someone about your research, you have two main options:
- Contact the postgraduate coordinator (PG Coordinator) of the school you'd like to study in for advice—the PG Coordinator will be able to recommend potential supervisors.
- Contact an academic you think may be willing to supervise your doctoral research (note that your supervisor will be appointed by the School and may not be this person).
Postgraduate coordinators
Accounting and Commercial Law
Asian Studies Institute
Applied Linguistics
Linguistics and Applied Language Studies
Architecture
Art History
Art History, Classics and Religious Studies
Biology
Biotechnology
Building Science
Cellular & Molecular Biology
Chemistry
Chemical and Physical Sciences
Classics
Art History, Classics and Religious Studies
Clinical Research
Communications
Computer Science
Engineering and Computer Science
Conservation
Creative Writing
International Institute of Modern Letters
Criminology
Cultural Anthropology
Design
Development Studies
Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences
Digital Design
Earth Sciences
Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences
Ecology & Biodiversity
Ecological Restoration
e-Commerce
Economics and Finance
Education
joanna.higgins@vuw.ac.nz (PhD)
carmen.dalli@vuw.ac.nz (EdD)
Electronics
Engineering and Computer Science
Engineering
Engineering and Computer Science
English
English, Film, Theatre and Media Studies
Environmental Studies
Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences
Film
English, Film, Theatre and Media Studies
Geophysics
Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences
Government
Health
History
History, Philosophy, Political Science and International Relations
Human Geography
Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences
Information Management
Interior Architecture
International Relations
History, Philosophy, Political Science and International Relations
Landscape Architecture
Languages and Cultures (Asian Studies, Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese and Spanish)
Law
Library and Information Studies
Linguistics
Linguistics and Applied Language Studies
Management
Māori Studies
Marine Biology
Marine Conservation
Marketing and International Business
micael-lee.johnstone@vuw.ac.nz
Marketing and International Business
Mathematics
Media Studies
English, Film, Theatre and Media Studies
Microbiology
Museum and Heritage Studies
English, Film, Theatre, Media Studies, and Art History
Music
jim.murphy@vuw.ac.nz (PhD and DMA)
Nursing, Midwifery, and Health Practice
Nursing, Midwifery, and Health Practice
Pacific Studies
Petroleum Geoscience
Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences
Philosophy
History, Philosophy, Political Science and International Relations
Physical Geography
Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences
Physics
Chemical and Physical Sciences
Political Science
History, Philosophy, Political Science and International Relations
Psychology
Public Management/Administration
Public Policy
Religious Studies
Science and Society
Centre for Science and Society
Social Anthropology
See Cultural Anthropology
Sociology
Statistics/Operations Research
Taxation
Theatre
English, Film, Theatre and Media Studies