Dr Madeline Taylor, from the Macquarie Law School, has been named a finalist in the 2024 Australian Financial Review’s Higher Education Awards.
Dr Taylor was a finalist in the ‘Emerging Leadership’ category, which recognises individuals with a demonstrated track record of transformational leadership in academia. This year’s finalists showcase their efforts in tackling real-word problems with high-quality research and meaningful engagement with the broader community.
Dr Taylor shares her reflections on the significance of the recognition.
“I am deeply honoured to be named a Finalist in the Emerging Leaders category of the AFR Higher Education Awards,” she says.
“I am profoundly grateful to my mentors, whose value-driven guidance has been instrumental in shaping my commitment to ‘integrated thinking’ leadership. This approach creates a virtuous cycle of values, practice, and understanding in the dynamic legal landscape of our energy transition.”
“I now have the great privilege of extending this mentorship to other emerging researchers and HDR candidates at Macquarie Law School – a hive of innovation and cutting-edge research. It is a true joy to represent Macquarie as part of the AFR Higher Education Awards and I look forward to continuing my research into creating a justice-driven energy transition.”
Dr Taylor is a Senior Lecturer and Director of Research Training at Macquarie Law School, Deputy Director of the Centre for Energy and Natural Resources Innovation and Transformation (CENRIT), Co-Stream Leader of the Transforming Energy Markets Research Centre, and Honorary Associate at the Sydney Environment Institute. Her current research focuses on establishing regulatory frameworks to underpin just and diverse decarbonisation technologies and land uses to support the energy transition, working in close collaboration with industry, government and members of the community.
Dr Taylor has won several accolades over the years, including the Excellence Award and Academic/Researcher of the Year at the Lawyer’s Weekly Women in Law Awards 2023, the 2022 Faculty of Arts Early Career Research Prize, the 2022 Faculty of Arts Learning and Teaching Early Career Award and the 2023 Vice-Chancellor’s Learning and Teaching Early Career Award.
Dr Taylor has published widely on the socio-legal aspects of the energy transition and has advised government, industry and NGOs on issues relating to the energy transition, energy regulation and policy.