The National Centre for Research on Europe is New Zealand's only research centre devoted to the study of Europe and the European Union.
The NCRE is New Zealand's leading academic centre of excellence on the EU. It fosters research on the EU that is regionally relevant, such as EU development policy in the Pacific, the EU's identity in the Asia-Pacific region and the external consequences of EU enlargement. The NCRE is firmly established as the focal point for the study of Europe in New Zealand, attracting visiting academics from a
27/07/2026
A big congratulations to Jialu Chen for finishing 3rd in the Faculty of Arts 'Three Minute Thesis' competition, presenting on her thesis: What Makes It European: The EU’s Distinctive Approach to Regulate Artificial Intelligence.
12/07/2026
🎓 Congratulations Dr Ran Lu!
Wonderful news from the National Centre for Research on Europe: Ran has successfully defended her PhD thesis, "New Challenges for EU Norms: A New Framework for EU Human Rights Analysis".
Ran impressed her examiners with a confident defence of her research, which develops a fresh analytical framework for understanding EU human rights promotion in a changing world.
Warm congratulations also to her supervisor, Professor Martin Holland, and to everyone at the NCRE who supported Ran along the way. A fantastic result and a fitting testament to the Centre's long tradition of excellence in European Studies research. 🇪🇺
04/05/2026
The NCRE was privileged to host the Ambassador of Ireland to New Zealand, Her Excellency Jane Connolly last Friday for our diplomatic seminar series.
There was a great turnout and the Ambassador covered an array of important topics.
30/04/2026
The NCRE is delighted share the news of our latest successful PHD viva defence that took place on Wednesday 29th April 2026.
Our congratulations go to Linna Zhang for her thesis: "Navigating Power Dynamics: An Analysis of the EU's Trade and Investment Relations with China 2013-2024" which was accepted with just some minor revisions required.
29/04/2026
The NCRE was privileged to host the EU Ambassador to New Zealand, His Excellency, Lawrence Meredith last Friday for a diplomatic seminar.
Lawrence delivered an insightful and engaging talk to a packed room. The turnout was the strongest in recent memory with more than 50 people attending.
The diplomatic seminars continue this Friday with the Irish Ambassador to New Zealand, Her Excellency, Jane Connolly joining us.
We have some exciting news to report.
Our recently graduated PhD student, Dr Yanchi Liu is joining the prestigious Fudan University in Shanghai as a postdoc. While there she will be researching 'Indo-Pacific resource supply chain under EU green regulations'.
Congratulations Yanchi!
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