The governance bodies of our Faculties
Faculty Boards form a critical component of Macquarie University’s academic governance framework. Each Board consists of academic and professional staff as well as student representatives.
Faculty Boards have been established under the Faculty Rules. These rules were made by the Council of Macquarie University under section 29 of the Macquarie University Act 1989.
Faculty Boards operate under the Terms of Reference approved by the Vice-Chancellor.
Faculty of Arts (FoA)
Faculty of Arts (FOA) Faculty Board meetings are scheduled for the calendar year. Meeting details, including agendas, are accessible from the links in the tables below.
Please contact the FOA Faculty Board Secretary should you require any further information.
2025 meeting information
| Date | Agenda |
|---|---|
| Tuesday 4 February | Agenda |
| Tuesday 15 April | Agenda |
| Tuesday 20 May | Agenda |
| Tuesday 8 July | Agenda |
| Tuesday 5 August | Agenda |
| Tuesday 7 October | Agenda |
| Tuesday 9 December | Agenda |
Historical agendas
2024 meeting information
- Tuesday 6 February
- Tuesday 16 April
- Tuesday 21 May
- Tuesday 2 July
- Tuesday 30 July
- Tuesday 24 September
- Tuesday 3 December
(As at 1 January 2025)
Ex-officio members
| Position | Member |
|---|---|
| Executive Dean | Professor Chris Dixon (Chair) |
| Deputy Dean, Education and Employability | Professor Albert Atkin |
| Associate Dean, Curriculum and Learning | Dr Maryam Khalid |
| Associate Dean, Research Training and Performance | Professor Malcolm Choat |
| Associate Dean Students and Learning | Dr Benedicte Andre |
| Deputy Dean, Research and Innovation | Professor Sarah Sorial |
| Dean, School of Communication, Society and Culture | Professor Tess Lea |
| Dean, School of Humanities | Professor Richard Menary |
| Dean, School of International Studies | Professor Julian Droogan |
| Dean, Macquarie Law School | Professor Lise Barry |
| Dean, Macquarie School of Education | Professor Deborah Youdell |
| Faculty Executive Director | Joanne Chrystal |
Elected academic staff
| Position | Member |
|---|---|
| School of Communication, Society and Culture | Pending election process in 2025 |
| School of Humanities | Pending election process in 2025 |
| School of International Studies | Pending election process in 2025 |
| Macquarie Law School | Pending election process in 2025 |
| Macquarie School of Education | Pending election process in 2025 |
Elected professional staff
| Position | Member |
|---|---|
| Educational Governance and Initiatives Manager | Karina Arakel |
Elected students
| Position | Member |
|---|---|
| Undergraduate student | Kai Dowsett |
| Undergraduate student | Sukhmeet Kaur |
Co-opted members
| Position | Member |
|---|---|
| Member outside of the faculty - Lecturer from the Macquarie Medical School, Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences | Dr Rania Salama |
| Head of Educational Services, Arts Administration | Laura Aubrey |
| Academy for Critical Indigenous Studies | Professor Bronwyn Carlson |
| Academic staff members pending outcome of the election of academic staff members in the new Faculty structure | Associate Professor Kathleen Tait |
| Dr Sonya Willis | |
| Dr Marika Kalyuga | |
| Professor Bronwen Neil | |
| Associate Professor Mianna Lotz | |
| Vincent Hurley | |
| Dr Andrew Burridge |
Macquarie Business School (MQBS)
Macquarie Business School (MQBS) Faculty Board meetings are scheduled for the calendar year. Meeting details, including agendas, are accessible from the links in the tables below.
Please contact the MQBS Faculty Board Secretary should you require any further information.
2025 meeting information
| Date | Agenda |
|---|---|
| Monday 3 February | Agenda |
| Monday 24 March (tentative meeting) | Agenda |
| Tuesday 14 April | Agenda |
| Monday 19 May (tentative meeting) | Agenda |
| Monday 7 July | Agenda |
| Monday 11 August (tentative meeting) | Agenda |
| Monday 22 September | Agenda |
| Monday 20 October (tentative meeting) | Agenda |
| Monday 8 December | Agenda |
Historical agendas
2024 meeting information
(As at 1 January 2025)
Ex-officio members
| Position | Member |
|---|---|
| Executive Dean | Professor Leonie Tickle (Chair) |
| Deputy Dean, Education and Employability | Professor Yvonne Breyer (Deputy Chair) |
| Deputy Dean, Research and Innovation | Professor Leonie Tickle |
| Associate Dean, Curriculum and Learning – Undergraduate | Associate Professor Stephanie Huang |
| Associate Dean, Curriculum and Learning – Postgraduate | Lindesay Brine |
| Associate Dean, Research Training and Performance | Professor Ralf Wilden |
| Head of Department, Accounting and Corporate Governance | Professor Rahat Munir |
| Head of Department, Actuarial Studies & Business Analytics | Professor Babak Abedin |
| Head of Department, Applied Finance | Professor Vito Mollica |
| Head of Department, Economics | Professor John Romalis |
| Head of Department, Management | Professor Steven Grover |
| Head of Department, Marketing | Professor Cynthia Webster |
| Faculty Executive Director | Jessica Keath |
Elected academic staff
| Position | Member |
|---|---|
| Department of Accounting and Corporate Governance | Associate Professor Sophia Su |
| Department of Actuarial Studies & Business Analytics | Associate Professor Prashan Karunaratne |
| Department of Applied Finance | Dr Mingze (Adrian) Gao |
| Department of Economics | Associate Professor Ben Wang |
| Department of Marketing | Dr Husain Akareem |
| Department of Management | Associate Professor Nikola Balnave |
Elected professional staff
| Position | Member |
|---|---|
| School Operations Manager - Department of Actuarial Studies and Business Analytics | Deanna Tracy |
Elected students
| Position | Member |
|---|---|
| Student member | Arju Adhikari |
| Student member | Shahriar Bhuiyan |
Co-opted member
| Position | Member |
|---|---|
| Member outside of the faculty - Associate Professor from the School of Mathematical & Physical Sciences, Faculty of Science and Engineering | Associate Professor Petra Graham |
Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences (FMHHS)
Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences (FMHHS) Faculty Board meetings are scheduled for the calendar year. Meeting details, including agendas, are accessible from the links in the tables below.
Please contact the FMHHS Faculty Board Secretary should you require any further information.
2025 meeting information
| Date | Agenda |
|---|---|
| Tuesday 4 February | Agenda |
| Tuesday 15 April | Agenda |
| Tuesday 8 July | Agenda |
| Tuesday 19 August | Agenda |
| Tuesday 18 November | Agenda |
| Tuesday 9 December | Agenda |
Historical agendas
2024 meeting information
(As at 1 January 2025)
Ex-officio members
| Position | Member |
|---|---|
| Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Medicine and Health and Executive Dean | Professor Patrick McNeil (Chair) |
| Deputy Dean, Education and Employability | Professor Catherine Dean (Deputy Chair) |
| Deputy Dean, Research and Innovation | Professor Mike Jones |
| Associate Dean, Curriculum and Learning | Associate Professor Cara Hildreth |
| Associate Dean, Curriculum and Learning (Graduate Health Education) | Professor Verity Pacey |
| Associate Dean, Research Training and Performance | Professor Mark Connor |
| Associate Dean, Research Partnerships and Integration | Professor Mike Jones |
| Founding Director, Australian Institute of Health Innovation (AIHI) & Director, Centre for Healthcare Resilience and Implementation Science (CHRIS) | Professor Jeffrey Braithwaite |
| Head of Department, Chiropractic | Associate Professor Rosemary Giuriato |
| Head of Department, Health Sciences | Associate Professor Louise Koelmeyer |
| Head of Department, Linguistics | Professor Catherine McMahon |
| Head of Macquarie Medical School | Professor Clement Loy |
| Head of School of Psychological Sciences | Professor Maria Kangas |
| Faculty Executive Director | Hayley Harris |
Elected academic staff
| Position | Member |
|---|---|
| Australian Institute of Health Innovation | Professor Robyn Clay-Williams |
| Department of Chiropractic | Dr Benjamin Brown |
| Department of Health Sciences | Associate Professor Nathaniel Marshall |
| Department of Linguistics | Dr Jae-Hyun Kim |
| Macquarie Medical School | Professor Julie Atkin |
| School of Psychological Sciences | Associate Professor Alissa Beath |
Elected professional staff
| Position | Member |
|---|---|
| Educational Development, Governance and Initiatives Manager | Kerri Mackenzie |
Elected students
| Position | Member |
|---|---|
| Postgraduate student | Steven Agiasotis |
| Undergraduate student | Haylee Vella |
Co-opted members
| Position | Member |
|---|---|
| Member outside of the faculty - Deputy Dean, Education and Employability - Faculty of Science and Engineering | Professor Linda Beaumont |
| Early Career Researcher (ECR) representative | Dr Annika van Hummel |
| Head of Educational Services | Dr Shazia K Jan |
Faculty of Science and Engineering (FSE)
The Faculty of Science and Engineering (FSE) Faculty Board meetings are scheduled for the calendar year. Meeting details, including agendas, are accessible from the links in the tables below.
Please contact the FSE Faculty Board Secretary should you require any further information.
2024 meeting information
| Date | Agenda |
|---|---|
| Tuesday 6 February | Agenda |
| Tuesday 16 April | Agenda |
| Tuesday 21 May | Agenda |
| Tuesday 11 June (extraordinary meeting) | Agenda |
| Tuesday 2 July | Agenda |
| Tuesday 13 August (extraordinary meeting) | Agenda |
| Tuesday 3 September | Agenda |
| Tuesday 8 October | Agenda |
| Tuesday 3 December | Agenda |
Historical agendas
2023 meeting information
(As at 25 September 2024)
Ex-officio members
| Position | Member |
|---|---|
| Executive Dean | Professor Lucy Marshall (Chair) |
| Associate Dean, Learning Innovations | Associate Professor Michael Hitchens (Deputy Chair) on LSL until 31 December 2024. |
| Associate Dean, Curriculum and Learning | Associate Professor Ray Eaton |
| Deputy Dean, Education and Employability | Professor Linda Beaumont Acting FSEFB Deputy Chair until 31 December 2024. |
| Deputy Dean, Research and Innovation | Professor David Coutts |
| Director, Australian Astronomical Optics | Professor Richard McDermid |
| Associate Dean, Research Training and Performance | Professor Tracy Rushmer |
| Associate Dean, Innovation | Professor Grant Hose |
| Head of Applied Biosciences | Distinguished Professor Phil Taylor |
| Head of School of Computing | Distinguished Professor Michael Sheng |
| Head of School of Engineering | Professor Aman Oo |
| Head of School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences | Professor Samuel Muller |
| Head of School of Natural Sciences | Professor Nathan Hart |
| Faculty Executive Director | Dr Katrina Sealey |
Elected academic staff
| Position | Member |
|---|---|
| Applied Biosciences | Dr Bishwo Mainali |
| Australian Astronomical Optics | Associate Professor Simon Ellis |
| School of Computing | Dr Rajan Shankaran |
| School of Engineering | Associate Professor Nazmul Huda |
| School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences | Associate Professor Georgy Sofronov |
| School of Natural Sciences | Associate Professor Andrew Piggott |
Elected professional staff
| Position | Member |
|---|---|
| Head of Educational Services, Faculty Administration | Dr Stuart Upton |
Elected students
| Position | Member |
|---|---|
| Undergraduate student | Connor Sanders |
| Undergraduate student | Shoshana Spielman |
Academic Staff outside of the Faculty of Science and Engineering
| Position | Member |
|---|---|
| Macquarie Business School | Dr Prashan Karunaratne |