PhD candidates

The School of Science in Society is open to PhD candidates from a range of disciplines who are interested in projects of relevance to science in society.

If you are a qualified graduate, and are interested in doing a PhD with our School, please get in touch.

More information on undertaking a PhD at Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington (including enrolments and available funding) can be found through the Faculty of Graduate Research.

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To find out more, or if you're interested in doing a PhD with Science in Society, contact:

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Our PhD students

To find our more about PhD research primarily supervised by School of Science in Society staff, see our students' thesis details and profiles below.

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Jo Bailey

Engagement by design, engagement through design; Design approaches to foster reflexive science communication

Supervisor: Rhian Salmon

Secondary supervisor: Rebecca Priestley


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Annette Bainbridge

The role of Pākehā colonial women in New Zealand's environmental history; a regional study

Supervisor: James Beattie

Secondary supervisor: Jim McAloon


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Ciaran Doolin

Edward Kidson and the Foundations of Atmospheric Science in Aotearoa New Zealand

Supervisor: James Beattie

Secondary supervisor: James Renwick


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Kate Hannah

Hidden networks: feminist historiographies of the history of science in Aotearoa New Zealand

Supervisor: Rebecca Priestley

Secondary supervisor: Kate Hunter


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Zoë Heine

How can narrative be used to develop effective public engagement with sea-level rise?

Supervisor: Rebecca Priestley


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Hana Maihi

He Mata Huna o te Kahu o te Ao, The hidden face of the woven universe

Supervisor: Pauline Harris

Secondary supervisor: Rebecca Priestley


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Daniel Chia Matallana

Science fiction, artificial intelligence and the law

Supervisor: Tim Corballis

Secondary supervisor: Grant Morris


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Andreja Phillips

Science and community in the web of Marlborough's podocarp forests

Supervisor: Courtney Addison

Secondary supervisor: Amanda Thomas


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Jingwei Qiu

Sociotechnical imaginaries of human futures in space

Supervisor: Tim Corballis

Secondary supervisor: Xavier Marquez


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Jessica Rohde

Supervisor: Rhian Salmon

Secondary supervisor: Alex Beattie


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Tilak Tewari

A Comparative Environmental History of Hill Stations in the British Empire: 1840s – 1940s

Supervisor: James Beattie

Secondary supervisor: Steve Behrendt