Contact us

Contact the School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences for general and course enquiries, and find out where we are located.

Contact details

Email: geo-enquiries@vuw.ac.nz
Phone: +64 4 463 5337
Office hours:
Monday to Thursday: 8:30am to 4:30pm
Friday: 8:30am to 4:00pm

Physical address

School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences
Room CO 311 (Level 3)
Cotton Building
Victoria University of Wellington
Kelburn Parade, Wellington 6012
New Zealand

Postal address

School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences
Victoria University of Wellington
PO Box 600
Wellington
New Zealand

Course enquiries

Programme Coordinators

Geography

Undergraduate

Dr Polly Stupples
Senior Lecturer in Human Geography
School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences
- polly.stupples@vuw.ac.nz
CO 208, Cotton Building (All Blocks), Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Development Studies

Undergraduate

Dr Marcela Palomino-Schalscha
Senior Lecturer
School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences
- marcela.palomino-schalscha@vuw.ac.nz
CO 210, Cotton Building (All Blocks), Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Environmental Studies

Undergraduate

Dr Wokje Abrahamse
Associate Professor
School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences
- wokje.abrahamse@vuw.ac.nz

Postgraduate

Dr Amanda Thomas
Senior Lecturer in Environmental Studies
School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences
- amanda.thomas@vuw.ac.nz
CO, Cotton Building (All Blocks), Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Environmental Sciences

AProf Dan Sinclair
Associate Professor
School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences
- dan.sinclair@vuw.ac.nz
CO 419, Cotton Building (All Blocks), Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Physical Geography

Postgraduate

Dr Shaun Eaves
Senior Lecturer in Physical Geography
Antarctic Research Centre
- shaun.eaves@vuw.ac.nz
- 04 463 5176

Geophysics

Postgraduate

Dr Calum Chamberlain
Senior Lecturer in Geophysics
School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences
- calum.chamberlain@vuw.ac.nz

Earth Science

Undergraduate & Taught Postgraduate

Dr Monica Handler
Associate Professor
School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences
- monica.handler@vuw.ac.nz

Postgraduate (Thesis)

Prof Colin Wilson
Professor of Volcanology
School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences
- colin.wilson@vuw.ac.nz
CO 411, Cotton Building (All Blocks), Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Meteorology

Postgraduate

Dr Kyle Clem
Senior Lecturer in Climate Science
School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences
- kyle.clem@vuw.ac.nz

Climate Change Science & Policy

Postgraduate

Prof James Renwick
Presenter
Wellington Uni-Professional
- james.renwick@vuw.ac.nz
CO 227, Cotton Building (All Blocks), Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Postgraduate Coordinators

Geography and Development Studies

Prof Katharine McKinnon
Professor
School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences
- katharine.mckinnon@vuw.ac.nz

Environmental Studies

Dr Amanda Thomas
Senior Lecturer in Environmental Studies
School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences
- amanda.thomas@vuw.ac.nz
CO, Cotton Building (All Blocks), Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Geology, Geophysics, Physical Geography, and Environmental Science

Prof Colin Wilson
Professor of Volcanology
School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences
- colin.wilson@vuw.ac.nz
CO 411, Cotton Building (All Blocks), Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Antarctic Research Centre Director

Prof Robert McKay
Director, Antarctic Research Centre
Antarctic Research Centre
- robert.mckay@vuw.ac.nz