Over recent years, researchers have paid increasing attention to the built environment of universities. In this article we extend these studies through a consideration of the spatial experiences of particular users: doctoral students. Examining data from a qualitative study conducted in Aotearoa New Zealand, we argue that doctoral students ‘read’ the power relations of campus space. In interviews and written diaries, doctoral researchers connected the current ordering of space to the expansion of neoliberalism within universities, describing how this shaped their study conditions. At the same time, students detailed the various ways in which they sought to re-negotiate these conditions. This article represents an initial exploration of the significance of offices as meaningful learning spaces for doctoral students. We conclude by drawing out implications for university decision-makers and also suggest avenues for further research.

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大学办公空间政治学博士生读物

近年来，研究人员越来越关注大学的建成环境。在本文中，我们通过考虑特定用户的空间体验来扩展这些研究：博士生。检查在新西兰 Aotearoa 进行的一项定性研究的数据，我们认为博士生“阅读”了校园空间的权力关系。在采访和书面日记中，博士研究人员将当前的空间秩序与大学内新自由主义的扩张联系起来，描述了这如何影响他们的学习条件。同时，学生们详细说明了他们试图重新协商这些条件的各种方式。本文代表对办公室作为博士生有意义的学习空间的重要性的初步探索。