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National medal for UC researcher striving for a more equitable world

A University of Canterbury (UC) Professor has won recognition from the Royal Society Te Apārangi for his passion for equality and outstanding research into ethnicity and racism.

Professor Ratuva, who was born in Fiji, says his work is inspired by a desire to create an equal, sustainable and humanity-based world.

The political sociologist believes the interdisciplinary nature of his research and his ability to juggle multiple projects at once – in New Zealand, the Pacific and internationally – help him stand out. “My research spans the topics of security, ethnicity, equity, wellbeing, geopolitics and conflict.

“It encompasses development studies, politics and a whole range of social science areas. I’m very focused on building relationships, both within New Zealand and internationally.”

He was a recipient of the Fulbright Senior Scholar Award in 2017 and the co-winner of the 2019 UC Research Medal.

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