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 (research candidate management), Hōkai (ethics application management), 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 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
Liz Prendergast
Director, Research Office
Research Office
Rangahau Māori
General enquiries: Rangahau@vuw.ac.nz
Jacqueline Wardle
Kaiarahi Rangahau Maori
Research Office · Rangahau Māori
Tiopira Piripi
Kaitohutohu Rangahau Maori
Research Office
Research Funding and Strategy
Katy Miller
Manager, Research Funding and Strategy · RRI
Research Office
Matt Plummer
Senior Research Partner · WSBG, FHSS, Law
Research Office
Diwen Cao
Strategic Partner · Engineering and Computer Science, Architecture and Design, Antarctic Research Centre
Research Office · Funding and Strategy
Neb Svrzikapa
Chief Operating Officer, RNA Platform
Ferrier Research Institute
Team Lead, Research Funding · FHSS
Research Office
Jeannette Vine
Research Funding Adviser · Faculty of Health and WSBG
Research Office
Tess Tuxford
Research Funding Adviser · SBS, Ferrier Research Institute, Psychology
Research Office · Research Funding
Dr Hayden Thorne
Research Funding Adviser · SGEES, SCPS, SSiS, Antarctic Research Centre
Research Office · Research Funding and Strategy
Dr Chris Kroger
Research Funding Adviser
Research Office
Dr Talia Crockett
Research Funding Adviser · FADI, Education, Law
Research Office
Donato Romanazzi
Senior Strategic Partner · SBS, SCPS, SGEES, Robinson Research Inst., MacDiarmid Inst., NZCCRI
Research Office
Allison Kay
Faculty Research Fund Adviser
Research Office
Research Funding Coordinator · Internal grants - USRF-CDRG, FREG, FSRG, Gama, USRF-RMG, RCRF, MMRF
Research Office · Funding and Strategy
Lydia Stewart
Administrator
Research Office
Research Policy and Strategy
Amber Flynn
Principal Adviser, Research Policy and Strategy
Vice-Chancellor's Office
Sharon Beattie
Senior Adviser, Strategic Projects
Vice-Chancellor's Office
Contracts and Systems
General enquiries: Research-Contracts@vuw.ac.nz
Dan Thompson
Manager Contracts and Systems
Research Office
Lai Ching Tan
Research Contracts Adviser · Research Office
Research Office · Contracts and System
Dr Peter Gainsford
Research Contracts Adviser
Research Office
Konstantina Vasileva Slaveykova
Research Intelligence and Reporting Adviser
Research Office
Zoë Thacker
Senior Administrator
Research Office
Alex Hutchinson
Administrator, Research Office
Research Office
Human ethics
Manager, Research Ethics and Integrity
Research Office
Dr Victoria Coldham-Fussell
Research Ethics Adviser
Research Office
