Helena Zeweri, University of British Columbia

Research

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Latest funding

Dynamics of Employee Work Recovery, Productivity and Well-Being in the New Age of Work
SSHRC · 2025 · Co-investigator
$60,336
The Colonial History and Present of Australia's Transnational Border Regime
SSHRC · 2025 · Principal investigator
$43,637
Beyond Refuge: The Impact of Offshore Detention on Afghan Social and Political Life in Australia
SSHRC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$22,676

All 3 grants and awards

No publications available.

Dynamics of Employee Work Recovery, Productivity and Well-Being in the New Age of Work

Co-investigatorSSHRC2025Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Trougakos, John P.

Keywords: Work Recovery; Hybrid Work; Work Time Reduction; Productivity; Burnout; Management; Experience Sampling Methodology

$60,336

The Colonial History and Present of Australia's Transnational Border Regime

Principal investigatorSSHRC2025Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Zeweri, Helena

Keywords: border control; regional security; sovereignty; coloniality; migration; Australia

$43,637

Beyond Refuge: The Impact of Offshore Detention on Afghan Social and Political Life in Australia

Principal investigatorSSHRC2023Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Zeweri, Helena

Keywords: Migration; Afghan refugees; Detention; Politics; Activism; Australia; Afghanistan; Ethnography; Structural Violence; Familial Relations

$22,676

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student Dear Professor Zeweri, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your SSHRC-funded project "The Colonial History and Present of Australia's Transnational Border Regime" (2025), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]