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:
- Vision Mātauranga—we advise staff on Māori research collaborations and how to incorporate Māori research practices into their work.
- Relationship building with external partners—our enterprise development advisors help researchers build relationships with companies and other organisations interested in their research.
- Research ethics—we provide support and guidance in the administration of ethics approvals.
Current staff
Staff can access support through our intranet for:
- Research grants—we help staff apply for grants, develop budgets and write clear and convincing funding proposals.
- Contracts—we manage all research contracts between the University and external funding bodies, with assistance from the Research Trust of Victoria University of Wellington.
- PBRF (Performance-Based Research Fund)—we help academics prepare PBRF portfolios.
- Research Information Management Systems—we oversee ResearchMaster (postgraduate candidature and ethics) and Elements (staff publications and PBRF).
- Research ethics—we administer the human and animal ethics approval processes.
Contact one of our team
Feel free to contact one of the people below, or if you want to come see us, we’re up the top of Rankine Brown.
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
Amber Flynn
Principal Adviser Research Policy
Vice-Chancellor's Office
Rangahau Māori
Terence Hikawai-Goodall
Kai?rahi Rangahau M?ori · Research Development Leader Māori
Research Office · Rangahau Māori Team
Jacqueline Wardle
Kaitohutohu Rangahau Maori
Research Office
Research Funding Advisors
Christopher Dean
Manager Research Funding
Research Office
Dr Mireille Consalvey
Senior Research Funding Advisor · ARC, SGEES and SBS (Ecology)
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Senior Research Funding Advisor · - FHSS, Education, CSIS
Research Office · Research Office
Jeannette Vine
Research Funding Adviser · Faculty of Health and WSBG
Research Office
Kathryn Lawrence
Research Funding Adviser · FRI, SCPS, SoA, SoDI
Research Office
Dr Lauren Whitty
Research Funding Adviser · SBS - Cell and Molecular, Psychology
Research Office
Dr Graciela Rivera-Munoz
Research Funding Adviser · Faculty of Engineering - ECS, SMS, RRI and Faculty of Law
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Research Funding Coordinator
Research Funding Coordinator
Research Office · Research Funding Advisors
Research Partnerships and Performance
Katy Miller
Manager Research Partnerships · RRI
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Neb Svrzikapa
Senior Research Partner · Science, Engineering, Ferrier
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Senior Research Partner
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Matt Plummer
Senior Research Partner
Research Office
Diwen Cao
Research Partner
Research Office · Research Partnerships
Tess Tuxford
Research Performance Advisor
Research Office · Research Partnerships
Philip Roderick
Research Data Analyst
Research Office · Research Partnerships
Sharon Beattie
PBRF Advisor
Research Office
Contracts and Systems
General enquiries: Research-Contracts@vuw.ac.nz
Dan Thompson
Manager Contracts and Systems
Research Office
Lai Ching Tan
Research Contracts Advisor · Research Office
Research Office · Contracts and System
Research Contracts Adviser
Research Office
Zoë Thacker
Senior Administrator
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Research Information Systems Administrator
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Research Information Systems Administrator · Research System Adviser
Research Office
Human Ethics
Isobel Cairns
Manager, Research Ethics, Integrity and Policy
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Research Ethics Adviser
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Editor
Research Office
Dr Victoria Coldham-Fussell
Editor
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