Two fully funded PhD positions to study climate change in the Ross Sea Region of Antarctica
- Supervisors
- Associate Professor Nicolas Cullen, Dr Marwan Katurji
- Level
- PhD
PhD Degree in Earthquake Rupture Simulation Science
- Supervisors
- Professor Mark Stirling, Dr Matthew Gerstenberger
- Level
- PhD
Spatial ecology of urban possums
- Supervisors
- Professor Philip Seddon, Professor Yolanda van Heezik, Adjunct Professor Deb Wilson (Mannaki Whenua/Landcare Research)
- Level
- PhD
Postdoctoral Scholar in Earthquake Science
- Supervisors
- Professor Mark Stirling, Dr Caroline Orchiston
- Level
- Postdoctoral
Upper Clutha terrace chronology and late Quaternary activity of the Pisa Fault
- Supervisor
- Professor Mark Stirling
- Levels
- Master’s, PhD
Ice mechanics and the dynamics of ice sheets
- Supervisor
- Professor Dave Prior
- Levels
- Honours, Master’s, PhD
Subvolcanic features beneath an underwater volcanic complex at the Moeraki Peninsula
- Supervisors
- Professor James White, Dr Christian Ohneiser
- Levels
- Honours, Master’s, PhD
Ross Sea Paleoceanography and ice shelf retreat – 15 kyr to present
- Supervisors
- Dr Christian Ohneiser, Dr Christina Riesselman, Dr Catherine Beltran
- Levels
- Postgraduate Diploma, Honours, Master’s, PhD
Eocene-Oligocene paleoclimate of NZ constructed from drill cores
- Supervisors
- Dr Christian Ohneiser, Associate Professor Daphne Lee, Dr Chris Moy, Dr Catherine Beltran
- Levels
- Postgraduate Diploma, Honours, Master’s, PhD
Surtsey volcano's diatreme
- Supervisor
- Professor James White
- Levels
- Postgraduate Diploma, Honours, Master’s, PhD
Mafic Enclaves, Kawakaputa Point, Southland
- Supervisor
- Dr Mike Palin
- Level
- Honours
The structural and lithological characterization of the Port Chalmers Breccia
- Supervisors
- Dr Marco Brenna, Professor James White, Dr Christian Ohneiser
- Levels
- Postgraduate Diploma, Honours
Greenhills Igneous Complex, Bluff Peninsula, Southland
- Supervisor
- Dr Mike Palin
- Levels
- Postgraduate Diploma, Honours
"Marine" seismic imaging of the Ostler Fault in Mackenzie Country, central South Island, New Zealand
- Supervisor
- Associate Professor Andrew Gorman
- Levels
- Postgraduate Diploma, Honours, Master’s
"Marine" seismic imaging of the floor of Lake Roxburgh, Central Otago, New Zealand
- Supervisor
- Associate Professor Andrew Gorman
- Levels
- Postgraduate Diploma, Honours, Master’s
Understanding the timing and drivers of drought in New Zealand
- Supervisors
- Dr Chris Moy, Dr Christina Riesselman, Dr Marcus Vandergoes (GNS Science)
- Level
- PhD
Magma ascent rates in the Auckland Volcanic Field
- Supervisor
- Dr Marco Brenna
- Levels
- Honours, Master’s
3D lithological reconstruction of the Dunedin Volcano
- Supervisor
- Dr Marco Brenna
- Levels
- Honours, Master’s
Climate of the last millennium
- Supervisors
- Dr Chris Moy, Dr Marcus Vandergoes (GNS Science)
- Levels
- Honours, Master’s
Mechanism for active subsidence of the Dunedin volcano
- Supervisors
- Professor Mark Stirling, Dr Paul Denys (Surveying), Dr Pilar Villamor (GNS Science)
- Level
- Master’s
Seismic analysis of the Hyde Fault
- Supervisors
- Associate Professor Andrew Gorman, Professor Dave Prior, Professor Mark Stirling
- Levels
- Honours, Master’s
Fluid Release and Transport in the Otago Schist: Hydrogen and Carbon Stable Isotopes
- Supervisors
- Dr Mike Palin, Associate Professor Greg Holk (California State University)
- Level
- Master’s
Developing a crustal P-wave velocity model for SE South Island using petroleum industry sources and land-based broadband seismometers
- Supervisors
- Associate Professor Andrew Gorman, Dr Donna Eberhart-Philips (GNS Science)
- Levels
- Honours, Master’s
Ethics and social license of antimicrobials developed for animal-only use
- Supervisors
- Dr Mike King, Associate Professor Lynley Anderson
- Level
- PhD
Hydrothermal reaction experiments involving serpentinite.
- Supervisor
- Dr Steven Smith
- Levels
- Postgraduate Certificate, Postgraduate Diploma, Honours, Master’s, PhD
The Mantle under New Zealand, Department of Geology
- Supervisor
- Associate Professor James Scott
- Levels
- Postgraduate Diploma, Honours
Quaternary Stratigraphy (and/or Structure?) of Otago Harbour
- Supervisors
- Associate Professor Andrew Gorman, Dr Christina Riesselman
- Levels
- Honours, Master’s
Effects of dike/fissure-wall properties on near-surface magma transport and eruption: an experimental approach using molten wax
- Supervisor
- Professor James White
- Levels
- Master’s, PhD
Postgraduate Research Opportunities with a focus on the Socio-cultural, Political-Economic and Media Impact of Sport
- Supervisors
- Professor Steve Jackson, Associate Professor Michael Sam
- Levels
- Postgraduate Diploma, Master’s, PhD, Postdoctoral
Responding to sexual violence in a university context
- Close date
- Wednesday, 9 December 2020
- Supervisors
- Associate Professor Melanie Beres, Associate Professor Gareth Treharne, Dr Jeff Foote
- Levels
- Master’s, PhD
Humanities and Arts in Health
- Supervisor
- Dr Katherine Hall
- Levels
- Master’s, PhD
Human Resource Management
- Supervisors
- Associate Professor Fiona Edgar, Dr Paula O'Kane, Dr Jing (Annie) Zhang, Dr Dana Ott
- Level
- PhD
Bibliography and Book History
- Supervisor
- Associate Professor Shef Rogers
- Levels
- Postgraduate Diploma, Honours, Master’s, PhD
Voice and Tone in Eighteenth-Century British Literature
- Supervisor
- Associate Professor Shef Rogers
- Levels
- Postgraduate Diploma, Honours, Master’s, PhD
Small beginnings, significant outcomes: A new life-course approach to understanding the impacts of social inequality on human health in ancient China
- Supervisors
- Associate Professor Sian Halcrow, Dr Melanie Miller, Professor Kate Pechenkina, Associate Professor Dong Yu
- Levels
- Honours, PhD, Postdoctoral
Vision Mātauranga in the New Zealand Science System
- Supervisor
- Dr Katharina Ruckstuhl and Dr Diane Ruwhiu
- Levels
- Master’s, PhD
Research in Pharmacy Practice
- Supervisor
- Dr Mudassir Anwar
- Levels
- Postgraduate Certificate, Postgraduate Diploma, Honours, PhD
Ethical dimensions of public health and health policy; global health justice
- Supervisor
- Elizabeth Fenton
- Levels
- Master’s, PhD
Tracking PhD graduates - where do they go?
- Supervisor
- Professor Rachel Spronken-Smith
- Level
- PhD
Master of Indigenous Studies (MIndS)
- Level
- Master’s
Clinical research in concussion recovery
- Supervisor
- Dr Ewan Kennedy
- Levels
- Master’s, PhD
BA(Hons), PGDipArts or MA (Coursework) in Māori Studies or Indigenous Development
- Levels
- Postgraduate Diploma, Honours, Master’s
MA (by thesis) or PhD thesis in Māori Studies, Indigenous Development, or Pacific Islands Studies
- Levels
- Master’s, PhD
Indigenous medievalisms: Intercultural interactions c.1000–1500CE
- Supervisor
- Associate Professor Simone Marshall
- Levels
- Master’s, PhD
Principlism and Medical Ethics
- Supervisors
- Associate Professor Giles Newton-Howes, Professor John McMillan, Professor Sharon Lawn
- Level
- PhD
Postgraduate Research Opportunity in Music at the University of Otago School of Performing Arts
- Supervisor
- Dr Tessa Romano
- Level
- Honours
Defining Cardiovascular Dysfunction following Preterm Birth - Biomarkers in Preterm-Born Offspring Following Cardiovascular Stress Tests
- Close date
- Thursday, 30 April 2020
- Supervisors
- Dr Rebecca Dyson, Associate Professor Max Berry, Dr Clint Gray
- Levels
- Honours, Master’s
Transport and Ageing
- Supervisor
- Dr Angela Curl
- Levels
- Master’s, PhD
Social and distributional impacts of transport
- Supervisor
- Dr Angela Curl
- Levels
- Master’s, PhD
Transport accessibility and relation to health and social outcomes
- Supervisor
- Dr Angela Curl
- Levels
- Master’s, PhD
Older adults experiences of the pedestrian environment
- Supervisor
- Dr Angela Curl
- Levels
- Master’s, PhD
Socio-spatial equity and shared micromobility
- Supervisor
- Dr Angela Curl
- Levels
- Master’s, PhD, Postdoctoral
The NEEDN’T Food Study
- Supervisor
- Associate Professor Simon Adamson
- Level
- PhD
Mental health nursing
- Supervisor
- Dr Dave Carlyle
- Level
- PhD
Improving functioning in mood disorders – includes psychotherapy, neurocognitive interventions, and family interventions in mood disorders
- Supervisors
- Professor Richard Porter, Professor Marie Crowe, Dr Katie Douglas, Dr Maree Inder, Dr Dave Carlyle
- Level
- PhD
The experience of and recovery from psychiatric disorders
- Supervisors
- Professor Marie Crowe, Dr Dave Carlyle
- Level
- PhD
Psychological consequences of psychiatric disorders
- Supervisors
- Dr Caroline Bell, Professor Richard Porter
- Level
- PhD
Rhetoric and Style in Roman historical texts
- Supervisor
- Dr Gwynaeth McIntyre
- Levels
- Honours, Master’s, PhD
Politics and Propaganda in Roman Coinage
- Supervisors
- Dr Gwynaeth McIntyre, Dr Daniel Osland
- Levels
- Honours, Master’s, PhD
Imperial Cult and the Politics of Roman Religion
- Supervisor
- Dr Gwynaeth McIntyre
- Levels
- Honours, Master’s, PhD
Hellenistic history
- Supervisor
- Associate Professor Pat Wheatley
- Levels
- Postgraduate Diploma, Honours, Master’s, PhD
Ancient Greek history: Numismatics
- Supervisor
- Associate Professor Pat Wheatley
- Levels
- Postgraduate Diploma, Honours, Master’s, PhD
Ancient Greek history: The Diadochoi
- Supervisor
- Associate Professor Pat Wheatley
- Levels
- Postgraduate Diploma, Honours, Master’s, PhD
Ancient Greek history: Philip II and Alexander the Great
- Supervisor
- Associate Professor Pat Wheatley
- Levels
- Postgraduate Diploma, Honours, Master’s, PhD
The ethics of population health screening
- Supervisor
- Professor John McMillan
- Level
- PhD
The ethics of the way New Zealand regulates assisted reproductive technologies
- Supervisor
- Professor John McMillan
- Level
- PhD
Archaeology of the Western Provinces of the Roman Empire
- Supervisor
- Dr Daniel Osland
- Levels
- Honours, Master’s, PhD
High performance computing for big data
- Supervisor
- Associate Professor Zhiyi Huang
- Levels
- Master’s, PhD
The role of physical illness in mental health outcomes in pregnancy
- Supervisors
- Dr Elliot Bell, Dr Ruth Cunningham, Dr Susanna Every-Palmer, Dr Mark Huthwaite
- Level
- PhD
Molecular mechanisms of developmental disorders
- Supervisor
- Dr Louise Bicknell
- Level
- PhD
Investor trading behaviour and asset prices
- Supervisor
- Dr Olena Onishchenko
- Level
- PhD
Race in the Middle Ages: Perceptions of Whiteness
- Supervisor
- Associate Professor Simone Marshall
- Levels
- Master’s, PhD
Accounting education (various topics)
- Levels
- Master’s, PhD
Farid Ud-din Attar's The Conference of the Birds and Geoffrey Chaucer's The Parliament of Fowls: An Intercultural Investigation
- Supervisor
- Associate Professor Simone Marshall
- Levels
- Master’s, PhD
Australian nineteenth-century settler literature
- Supervisor
- Dr Grace Moore
- Level
- PhD
Application of machine learning algorithms for EEG data processing
- Supervisor
- Associate Professor Zhiyi Huang
- Levels
- Master’s, PhD
Making it work- understanding and assessing residential rehabilitation in the Salvation Army context
- Supervisors
- Dr Elliot Bell, Associate Professor Giles Newton-Howes
- Level
- PhD
Are residential aged care facilities required to offer cardiac resuscitation (CPR) to their residents?
- Supervisors
- Dr Janine Penfield Winters, M.D.
- Levels
- Postgraduate Certificate, Postgraduate Diploma, Master’s
Neo-Victorianism
- Supervisor
- Dr Grace Moore
- Levels
- Postgraduate Diploma, Honours, Master’s, PhD
Environmental Humanities
- Supervisor
- Dr Grace Moore
- Levels
- Postgraduate Diploma, Honours, Master’s, PhD
Philosophy of psychiatry, mental health, gender, ethics and sport
- Supervisor
- Dr Taryn Knox
- Levels
- Postgraduate Certificate, Postgraduate Diploma, Honours, Master’s, PhD
Parallel machine learning algorithms
- Supervisor
- Associate Professor Zhiyi Huang
- Levels
- Master’s, PhD
Augmented reality to enhance human vision
- Supervisor
- Associate Professor Tobias Langlotz
- Levels
- Honours, Master’s, PhD
Victorian literature and culture
- Supervisor
- Dr Grace Moore
- Levels
- Postgraduate Diploma, Honours, Master’s, PhD
Cicero the philosopher
- Supervisor
- Dr Sean McConnell
- Levels
- Postgraduate Diploma, Honours, Master’s, PhD
New ways of terminating transcription in bacterial pathogens
- Supervisors
- Dr Chris Brown, Dr Te-Yuan Chyou
- Level
- PhD
Investigating the Social Dimensions of Invasive Species in New Zealand
- Supervisors
- Professor Brent Lovelock, Associate Professor Anna Carr
- Level
- PhD
Analysis of Fatty Acid Supplementation Following Preterm Birth
- Close date
- Thursday, 30 April 2020
- Supervisors
- Dr Dr Rebecca Dyson, Associate Professor Max Berry, Dr Clint Gray
- Level
- Honours
Development of microfluidic techniques and 3D printing strategies for medical device applications
- Supervisors
- Professor Tim Woodfield, Dr Khoon Lim
- Level
- PhD
Transport and Health: Multiple projects available
- Supervisor
- Dr Rebecca Brookland
- Levels
- Master’s, PhD
Living well with patellofemoral pain
- Supervisor
- Associate Professor Gisela Sole
- Level
- PhD
Analysis of cancer genome atlas data to identify epigenetic signature of tumour metastasis
- Supervisors
- Dr Aniruddha Chatterjee,
- Levels
- Postgraduate Certificate, Postgraduate Diploma, Honours, Master’s, PhD
Investigation of genetic and epigenetic signatures of primary and metastatic cancer (melanoma and colorectal cancer)
- Supervisors
- Dr Aniruddha Chatterjee, Dr Euan Rodger
- Levels
- Postgraduate Certificate, Postgraduate Diploma, Honours, Master’s, PhD
Mobile apps in healthcare
- Supervisor
- Associate Professor Rebecca Grainger
- Level
- PhD
Technology adoption in Medical Education
- Supervisor
- Associate Professor Rebecca Grainger
- Level
- PhD
Medical Education: Translating theory to practice
- Supervisors
- Associate Professor Diane Kenwright, Associate Professor Rebecca Grainger
- Levels
- PhD, Master’s
Towards a new penicillin for rheumatic fever prevention
- Supervisor
- Dr Dianne Sika-Paotonu
- Level
- Master’s
Implementation of genomic medicine in Aotearoa
- Supervisor
- Dr Sara Filoche
- Level
- PhD
The applicability of ctDNA for early cancer detection
- Supervisor
- Dr Dianne Sika-Paotonu
- Level
- Master’s
Studies in suicide
- Close date
- Sunday, 20 December 2020
- Supervisors
- Dr Gabrielle Jenkin, Professor Sunny Collings, Dr Sarah McKenzie
- Level
- PhD
Neuroimaging in Parkinson's and Alzheimer's disease
- Close date
- Thursday, 10 September 2020
- Supervisors
- Dr Tracy Melzer, Professor Tim Anderson, Dr Mustafa Almuqbel
- Levels
- PhD, Postdoctoral
The role of inflammation shaping the response to acute myocardial infarction
- Supervisors
- Associate Professor Peter Larsen, Dr Ana Holley
- Levels
- Honours, Master’s, PhD
Molecular biomarkers in colorectal cancer
- Supervisors
- Dr Kirsty Danielson, Associate Professor Elizabeth Dennett
- Levels
- Honours, Master’s, PhD
Intellectual or learning disability
- Supervisors
- Dr Brigit Mirfin-Veitch, Dr Jenny Conder, Dr Henrietta Trip
- Level
- PhD
Social license and ethical perspectives on body donation and posthumous healthcare information donation
- Close date
- Thursday, 11 June 2020
- Supervisor
- Dr Jon Cornwall
- Levels
- PhD, Master’s, Honours
Antibiotic failure in tuberculosis due to interactions with myeloperoxidase, an enzyme released by immune cells
- Close date
- Saturday, 20 June 2020
- Supervisors
- Dr Louisa Ashby, Dr Heather Parker, Professor Tony Kettle
- Level
- Honours
Isolating and identifying amoebal species in pine tree bark for Legionella longbeachae co-culture: Implications for preventing Legionnaires’ disease
- Close date
- Sunday, 21 June 2020
- Supervisors
- Dr Sandy Slow, Professor Steve Chambers, Professor David Murdoch
- Level
- Honours
Master’s or PhD project to evaluate Transient Ischaemic Attack epidemiology and services in New Zealand.
- Close date
- Friday, 15 May 2020
- Supervisors
- Associate Professor Anna Ranta, Professor Jeroen Douwes
- Levels
- PhD, Master’s
New Zealand National Stroke Register: How can we do better?
- Close date
- Friday, 15 May 2020
- Supervisor
- Associate Professor Anna Ranta
- Levels
- PhD, Master’s
Improving Patient Outcomes through Primary Care Stroke Electronic Decision Support
- Close date
- Friday, 15 May 2020
- Supervisor
- Associate Professor Anna Ranta
- Levels
- PhD, Master’s
Endometrial cancer: projects available in genomic, cell biology, clinical and public health areas
- Supervisors
- Dr Claire Henry, Professor Alec Ekeroma
- Levels
- PhD, Master’s, Honours
Adrenergic innervation following preterm birth
- Close date
- Friday, 1 May 2020
- Supervisors
- Dr Rebecca Dyson, Dr Max Berry
- Levels
- PhD, Master’s, Honours
Preterm birth and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease beginning in childhood
- Close date
- Friday, 1 May 2020
- Supervisors
- Dr Rebecca Dyson, Dr Clint Gray, Dr Max Berry
- Levels
- PhD, Master’s, Honours
Renal contribution to cardiovascular dysfunction following preterm birth
- Close date
- Friday, 1 May 2020
- Supervisors
- Dr Rebecca Dyson, Dr Max Berry, Dr Clint Gray
- Levels
- PhD, Master’s, Honours
Psychotherapy for mood disorders
- Supervisors
- Professor Marie Crowe, Dr Jenny Jordan, Dr Maree Inder, Associate Professor Sue Luty
- Level
- PhD
Psychological adaptation to medical illness
- Supervisor
- Professor Lois Surgenor
- Level
- PhD
Personality disorders and treatment
- Supervisors
- Professor Roger Mulder, Dr Dave Carlyle
- Level
- PhD
Māori mental health
- Supervisor
- Dr Cameron Lacey
- Level
- PhD
Obesity
- Supervisors
- Associate Professor Lois Surgenor, Dr Jenny Jordan
- Level
- PhD
Eating disorders
- Supervisors
- Associate Professor Lois Surgenor, Dr Jenny Jordan
- Level
- PhD
Neurocognitive interventions
- Supervisors
- Professor Richard Porter, Dr Katie Douglas
- Level
- PhD
Anxiety disorders and treatment
- Supervisor
- Associate Professor Caroline Bell
- Level
- PhD
Addiction and co-existing disorders
- Supervisors
- Associate Professor Simon Adamson, Dr James Foulds, Professor Doug Sellman
- Level
- PhD
Qualitative methods
- Supervisor
- Associate Professor Lee Thompson
- Level
- PhD
Tobacco control and vaping
- Supervisor
- Associate Professor Lee Thompson
- Level
- PhD
Pleasure and health
- Supervisor
- Associate Professor Lee Thompson
- Level
- PhD
Critical approaches to public health and health promotion
- Supervisor
- Associate Professor Lee Thompson
- Level
- PhD
Health professionals and interprofessional boundaries
- Supervisor
- Associate Professor Lee Thompson
- Level
- PhD
Nursing practice
- Supervisors
- Professor Marie Crowe, Dr Beverley Burrell, Dr Virginia Jones, Associate Professor Philippa Seaton, Dr Jenny Conder, Dr Henrietta Trip
- Level
- PhD
Health professional education
- Supervisors
- Associate Professor Philippa Seaton, Dr Jenny Conder
- Level
- PhD
Health services delivery
- Supervisors
- Dr Beverley Burrell, Associate Professor Philippa Seaton, Dr Henrietta Trip
- Level
- PhD
Health leadership
- Supervisors
- Dr Beverley Burrell, Associate Professor Philippa Seaton
- Level
- PhD
Mental health
- Supervisor
- Professor Marie Crowe
- Level
- PhD
Family-centred care
- Supervisors
- Dr Virginia Jones, Dr Brigit Mirfin-Veitch, Dr Jenny Conder, Dr Henrietta Trip
- Level
- PhD
Women’s health
- Supervisor
- Dr Beverley Burrell
- Level
- PhD
Management of long-term conditions
- Supervisors
- Dr Beverley Burrell, Dr Virginia Jones, Associate Professor Philippa Seaton, Professor Marie Crowe, Dr Henrietta Trip
- Level
- PhD
Parkinson’s and related disorders
- Supervisors
- Professor Tim Anderson (clinical neurology), Dr Michael MacASkill (movement), Dr Tracy Melzer (brain imaging), Dr Toni Pitcher (PD imaging and epidemiology)
- Level
- PhD
Molecular characterisation of the Fn14 gene promoter in neoplastic disease
- Close date
- Thursday, 30 April 2020
- Supervisor
- Dr Heather Cunliffe
- Levels
- Honours, Master’s
Investigating biomarkers of Phase II endocrine resistance in breast cancer
- Close date
- Thursday, 30 April 2020
- Supervisor
- Dr Heather Cunliffe
- Level
- Master’s
Identification and characterisation of protein-protein interactions in cell migration
- Close date
- Sunday, 16 August 2020
- Supervisor
- Dr Adele Woolley
- Level
- PhD
Regulation of cell migration in cancer
- Close date
- Monday, 15 June 2020
- Supervisor
- Dr Adele Woolley
- Levels
- PhD, Master’s
Cancer cell invasion: Defining mechanisms underpinning deregulation of the Fn14 signalling axis
- Close date
- Tuesday, 15 December 2020
- Supervisor
- Dr Heather Cunliffe
- Level
- PhD
Christchurch Heart Institute Clinical Research
- Supervisors
- Professor Mark Richards, Professor Richard Troughton
- Level
- PhD
