The New College Communities have a strong commitment to supporting academic research and striving for academic excellence.
Academic Leadership
Dr Bill Peirson
The pursuit of lifelong learning and academic excellence infuse our entire community, starting with our leadership.
Dr Bill Peirson leads the New College Communities as Master while maintaining his own academic research career. Prior to becoming Master, Dr Peirson had been the Director of the Water Research Laboratory (WRL) in the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering at UNSW, Co-Director of the UNSW Water Research Centre, and Co-Convenor of Node 4 Infrastructure within the Australian Climate Change Adaptation Network for Settlements and Infrastructure. Dr Peirson continues to conduct research in the area of large-scale water engineering at WRL, and supervises a number of honours and PhD students each year.
Rev Dr A.J. Culp leads the intellectual life of New College Communities as Dean of Studies and Associate Director of CASE. Prior to becoming Dean, Dr Culp served on faculty as a lecturer in biblical studies and languages at colleges in England, America, and Australia. He also served as Pastor & Director of Theological Education at a large church in the US. Dr Culp is an honorary Fellow of the University of Queensland and Morling College, and Associate Fellow at the Kirby Laing Centre for Public Theology in Cambridge, UK. He serves on international committees and carries an active research agenda.
Visiting Researchers & Fellows
NCPV Resident Fellow, Dr Wah Guan Lim
New College and New College Postgraduate Village offer casual accommodation to academic visitors throughout the year. We have had researchers from a variety of disciplines stay with us and involve themselves in the academic life of the Colleges.
NCPV Research Seminars
Research Seminar
NCPV is home to many Master’s and PhD students. As such, the Master, Dean of Studies, and Dean of Residents oversee a suite of programs and activities designed to help postgraduate students flourish. A cornerstone of this is our fortnightly workshops and research seminars. These provide students a variety of valuable opportunities academically and professionally e.g. opportunities to present research, learn academic and professional skills, meet industry-leading alumni, and celebrate achievements, publications, conference proceedings, successful experiments, completed chapters, and ethics approvals. At times, established academics, alumni, resident fellows, and New College Communities staff will present their work.