Dr Vincent van Uitregt

I whakapapa to Ngā Rauru, Te Ātihaunui-a-Pāpārangi, Tūhoe and am Dutch on my dad's side. I was born and raised in Australia and my love for animals saw me study zoology and wildlife biology, eventually completing a PhD in Evolutionary Ecology in 2012. I jumped ship from science after that working with Anindilyakwa and Nunga whānau in the Northern Territory and South Australia on environmental and conservation projects and water policy. In different ways we were trying to build Indigenous perspectives into those programs and policies, and that is now where my research interests lie.

I'm am eager to build research collaborations with hapuu and iwi and other Indigenous peoples, and to support undergraduate and postgraduate students to do research that are hapuu- and iwi-led (or Indigenous community-led). Such work is complex and challenging, particularly from within institutions based on somewhat divergent philosophies of knowledge.

At present, I'm interested in supporting students in biodiversity conservation and freshwater management more broadly, ecosanctuaries more specifically, and very keen to reconnect with frog research in Aotearoa.