Members

Academic Senate Rules Clause 11 (a)-(f) — the Vice-Chancellor, the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic), the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research), the Dean of Students, the Pro Vice-Chancellor (Indigenous), the Pro Vice-Chancellor (Graduate Research) and up to three Pro Vice-Chancellors nominated by the Vice-Chancellor in consultation with the Chair of Academic Senate.

Vice-Chancellor

Professor S Bruce Dowton

Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic)

Professor Rorden Wilkinson

Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research)

Professor Sakkie Pretorius

Pro Vice-Chancellor and Dean of Students

Professor Leanne Piggott

Pro Vice-Chancellor (Indigenous)

Sam Ricketts

Pro Vice-Chancellor (Graduate Research)

Professor Simon Handley

Pro Vice-Chancellor (Education)

Professor Taryn Jones

Pro Vice-Chancellor (Research Performance and Development)

Professor Amanda Barnier

Executive Deans of Faculties

Academic Senate Rules Clause 11(g) — the Executive Deans of Faculties.

Executive Dean of Faculty of Arts

Professor Chris Dixon

Executive Dean of Macquarie Business School

Professor Yvonne Breyer  (Interim 16-29 September) / Professor Leonie Tickle (Interim  30 September to mid-October)

Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Medicine and Health and Executive Dean of Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences

Professor Patrick McNeil

Executive Dean of Faculty of Science and Engineering

Professor Lucy Marshall

The Director of the Macquarie University College

Academic Senate Rules Clause 11(h) — the Director of the Macquarie University College.

Director of the Macquarie University College

Associate Professor Pamela Humphreys

The University Librarian

Academic Senate Rules Clause 11(i) — the University Librarian.

University Librarian

Dr Belinda Tiffen

The Chair of the Student Representative Committee

Academic Senate Rules Clause 11(j) — the Chair of the Student Representative Committee.

Chair of the Student Representative Committee

Ria Prasad

Macquarie Law School

Dr Holly Doel-Mackaway

Department of History and Archaeology

Professor Tanya Evans

Department of Media, Communications, Creative Arts, Language and Literature

Associate Professor Nicole Matthews

Department of Economics

Dr Paul Crosby

Department of Management

Professor Grant Michelson

Department of Accounting and Corporate Governance

Dr Rajni Mala

Department of Linguistics

Associate Professor Philip Chappell

Macquarie Medical School

Professor Simon McMullan

Department of Health Sciences

Associate Professor Verity Pacey

School of Engineering

Associate Professor Ray Eaton

School of Natural Sciences

Professor Grant Hose

School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences

Associate Professor Maurizio Manuguerra

Academic Senate Rules Clause 11(l) — one member from the Indigenous staff electorate (1 January 2023 – 31 December 2024).

Dr Andrew Farrell

Academic Senate Rules Clause 11(m) — two members who are casual academic staff, term of office two years (1 July 2024 – 30 June 2026).

Faculty of Arts

Vacant

Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences

Vacant

Academic Senate Rules Clause 11(n) — student members, term of office two years (1 December 2022 – 30 November 2024).

Undergraduate — Faculty of Arts

Jonathan Yang

Undergraduate — Macquarie Business School

Eliana Esguerra

Undergraduate — Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences

Charlotte Bishop

Undergraduate – Faculty of Science and Engineering

Shoshana Spielman

International

Jesse Cobar

Postgraduate – Coursework

Aashka Agrawal

Postgraduate – Coursework

Avni Bharadwaj

Postgraduate — Higher Degree Research (HDR)

Muhammad Hassan Ali Bajwa

Academic Senate Rules Clause 11(o) - up to three additional members appointed by resolution of Academic Senate, to include the chairs of Academic Senate Standing Committees.

Chair of Academic Standards and Quality Committee

Associate Professor Michael Hitchens

Chair of Senate Learning and Teaching Committee

Professor Matt Bower (on OSP from 1 July to 31 December 2024)

Associate Professor Kerrie Tomkins (1 July to 31 December 2024)

Academic Senate Rules Clause 11(p) - up to four additional members co-opted by resolution of Academic Senate to address gaps in expertise or diversity and social inclusion.

At its meeting of 30 November 2021, Academic Senate approved and adopted the following statement on its commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion (Resolution AS21/121):

Academic Senate is welcoming and supportive of all staff and students regardless of gender identity, sexual orientation, ethnic and cultural background, disability, age, family/carer responsibilities, political ideology, and religious belief.

We are committed to fostering a genuinely inclusive culture, reflecting the University's commitment to principles of equity, diversity, inclusion, and belonging. We recognise these principles as central to our leadership on academic activities of scholarship, learning and teaching, research and research training, and that the effectiveness of Academic Senate in this capacity is enhanced by the diversity of the University community.

We commit to promoting these values within Academic Senate, as part of a culture of ongoing monitoring and review and evolution.

We will demonstrate our commitment to these values in practice by:

• regularly reviewing our membership, nominations, and elections processes for diversity, with the option of co-opting additional members to Academic Senate and its committees to bring diverse perspectives;
• ensuring all members are treated equally and are able to contribute fully to the work of Academic Senate;
• ensuring that consultation, preparation, and communication on Academic Senate matters take into account diversity and inclusion; and
• evolving our processes in response to best practice in equity, diversity, and inclusion in academic governance in universities around the world.