Matthew Nicoll

Matthew's thesis studied the conceptual origins of ‘Joint’ Intelligence in British and Dominion intelligence organisation (1900-1942).

MA, New Zealand Studies

Matthew Nicoll graduated from Victoria University of Wellington in 2016 with a Bachelor of Arts (Political Science, Public Policy), receiving the Victoria Graduate Award. Matthew went on to study a Master of Strategic Studies, undertaking research into the political-strategic dimension of cyberspace while also pursuing elective study in political theory. He graduated with Distinction and was awarded the Prime Minister’s Prize for best all-round academic performance. He later joined the Stout Research Centre for New Zealand Studies under the supervision of Professor Richard Hill for a Master of Arts, where he researched the concept of ‘Joint’ Intelligence in Britain and the Dominions of the Old Commonwealth. His multidisciplinary thesis was the first of its kind to engage in an analysis of the Joint concept in Intelligence Studies. Matthew’s MA was generously sponsored through the Royal Society of New Zealand's Marsden Fund project 'Secret World: Security Intelligence and State Surveillance in New Zealand’, based at the Stout Research Centre.