Mike Joy

Dr Mike Joy (he/him) is a Senior Research Fellow in the School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences at Te Herenga Waka Victoria University of Wellington, and an outspoken advocate for environmental protection in New Zealand. His research includes ecological modelling, freshwater bioassessment, environmental policy development, biophysical limits to growth, and the role of energy in society. He has provided expert evidence for high court, environment court and Waitangi Tribunal cases, and has communicated extensively about the influence of vested interests on environmental policy.

Mike is the recipient of numerous awards for his research and science communication, including the Morgan Foundation’s inaugural River Voice Award, the inaugural NZ Universities Critic and Conscience award, an Ecology in Action award from the NZ Ecological Society, the Charles Fleming Award for environmental achievement, and the Callaghan Medal for science communication from the Royal Society of New Zealand.