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
Rangahau Māori
General enquiries: Rangahau@vuw.ac.nz
Research Funding and Strategy
Research Policy and Strategy
Contracts and Systems
General enquiries: Research-Contracts@vuw.ac.nz