List of Australian university leaders

University University A university is an institution of higher education and research, which grants academic degrees in a variety of subjects. A university is an organisation that provides both undergraduate education and postgraduate education...	Chancellor Chancellor (education) A chancellor or vice-chancellor is the chief executive of a university. Other titles are sometimes used, such as president or rector....	Vice-Chancellor/President President A president is a leader of an organization, company, trade union, university, or country.Etymologically, a president is one who presides, who sits in leadership...
Australian Catholic University Australian Catholic University Australian Catholic University is a national public university. It has six campuses and offers programs in five faculties throughout Australia.-History:...	Brother Julian McDonald CFC AO	Professor Peter Sheehan AO
Australian National University Australian National University The Australian National University is a teaching and research university located in the Australian capital, Canberra.As of 2009, the ANU employs 3,945 administrative staff who teach approximately 10,000 undergraduates, and 7,500 postgraduate students...	Gareth Evans Gareth Evans (politician) Gareth John Evans, AO, QC , is a former Australian politician from 1978 to 1999 representing the Australian Labor Party, serving in a number of ministries including Attorney-General and Foreign Minister from 1983 to 1996 in the Hawke and Keating governments. He was president and chief executive...	Ian Young
Bond University Bond University Bond University is a private university located in Robina, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. It is also the first private university established in Australia...	Mr Trevor C Rowe	Professor Robert Stable Robert Stable Dr. Robert L. Stable is an Australian doctor, and the current Vice-Chancellor of Bond University, located on the Gold Coast, Queensland.Having studied medicine at the University of Queensland and earned a Master of Health Planning degree from the University of New South Wales, Stable worked as a...
Central Queensland University Central Queensland University CQUniversity is an Australian public university based in Queensland. Its main campus is in North Rockhampton Queensland. However, it also has campuses in Bundaberg, Emerald, Gladstone and Mackay, as well as operations throughout Asia-Pacific. For instance, Melior Business School is one of its...	Mr Rennie Fritschy	Professor John Rickard John Rickard John Hellyar Rickard is a former Chief Economic Advisor to the British Government.- Education :* Ilford County High School* St John's College, Oxford * University of Aston in Birmingham ....
Charles Sturt University Charles Sturt University Charles Sturt University is an Australian multi-campus university located in New South Wales, Victoria, and the Australian Capital Territory. It has campuses at Bathurst, Canberra, Albury-Wodonga, Dubbo, Goulburn, Orange, Wagga Wagga and Burlington, Ontario...	Mr Lawrence (Lawrie) Willert AO	Professor Ian Goulter
Curtin University of Technology Curtin University of Technology Curtin University is an Australian university based in Perth, Western Australia, with additional campuses in regional Western Australia and at Miri , Sydney and Singapore...	Gordon Martin	Professor Jeanette Hacket
Deakin University Deakin University Deakin University is an Australian public university with nearly 40,000 higher education students in 2010. It receives more than A$600 million in operating revenue annually, and controls more than A$1.3 billion in assets. It received more than A$35 million in research income in 2009 and had 835...	David Morgan David M. Morgan David M. Morgan is currently Chancellor of Deakin University who took over position on 1 January 2006, following the retirement of his predecessor Dr Richard Searby, QC....	Professor Sally Walker Sally Walker Professor Sally Walker is a lawyer and former senior university administrator. She served as the fifth Vice-Chancellor and President of Deakin University and was the first female to be appointed to the position.-Early life and education:...
Edith Cowan University Edith Cowan University Edith Cowan University is located in Perth, Western Australia. It was named after the first woman to be elected to an Australian Parliament, Edith Cowan, and is the only Australian university named after a woman....	The Hon Hendy Cowan Hendy Cowan Hendy John Cowan is a former Australian politician who served in the Western Australian Legislative Assembly as the Member for Merredin-Yilgarn from 30 March 1974 and the Member for Merredin from 19 February 1977...	Professor Kerry O. Cox
Griffith University Griffith University Griffith University is a public, coeducational, research university located in the southeastern region of the Australian state of Queensland. The university has five satellite campuses located in the Gold Coast, Logan City and in the Brisbane suburbs of Mount Gravatt, Nathan and South Bank. Current...	Leneen Forde	Professor Ian O'Connor
James Cook University James Cook University James Cook University is a public university based in Townsville, Queensland, Australia. The university has two Australian campuses, located in Townsville and Cairns respectively, and an international campus in Singapore. JCU is the second oldest university in Queensland—proclaimed in 1970—and the...	Lt. Gen. John Grey AC (Retd)	Professor Sandra Harding
La Trobe University La Trobe University La Trobe University is a multi-campus university in Victoria, Australia. It was established in 1964 by an Act of Parliament to become the third oldest university in the state of Victoria. The main campus of La Trobe is located in the Melbourne suburb of Bundoora; two other major campuses are...	Sylvia Walton OA	Professor Paul Johnson Paul Johnson -Sports:Paul Johnson , head football coach at Georgia TechPaul Johnson [1896-1973], Major League outfielderPaul Johnson , English cricketerPaul Johnson , English footballer...
Monash University Monash University Monash University is a public university based in Melbourne, Victoria. It was founded in 1958 and is the second oldest university in the state. Monash is a member of Australia's Group of Eight and the ASAIHL....	Dr Alan Finkel AM Alan Finkel Alan Simon Finkel AM FTSE PhD is a neuroscientist, entrepreneur and philanthropist. In 2007, he was appointed as the new Chancellor of Monash University, a position he commenced on January 1, 2008....	Professor Ed Byrne AO Edward Byrne (academic) Professor Edward Byrne AO MBBS MD DSc MBA FRCP FRACP is a neuroscientist and university administrator. He is currently serving Vice-Chancellor of Monash University in Australia.-Early life:...
Murdoch University Murdoch University Murdoch University is a public university based in Perth, Australia. It began operations as the state's second university in 1973, and accepted its first students in 1975...	Mr Terry Budge Terry Budge Terry Budge is an Australian banking executive and the current Chancellor of Murdoch University, located in the suburb of Murdoch, Western Australia.-History:...	Professor John Yovich AM John Yovich Professor John Yovich AM is an Australian educator and veterinary doctor, and the current Vice-Chancellor of Murdoch University, located in the suburb of Murdoch, Western Australia.-History:...
Macquarie University Macquarie University Macquarie University is an Australian public teaching and research university located in Sydney, with its main campus situated in Macquarie Park. Founded in 1964 by the New South Wales Government, it was the third university to be established in the metropolitan area of Sydney...	Mr Maurice Newman AC Maurice Newman Maurice Lionel Newman AC is the current Chairperson of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, as well as former chair of the board of the Australian Stock Exchange. He was Chancellor of Macquarie University until 2008....	Professor Steven Schwartz Steven Schwartz (vice-chancellor) Steven Schwartz is an American and Australian academic and the current Vice Chancellor of Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia. He was previously Vice Chancellor of Brunel University in the UK and of Murdoch University in Western Australia....
Queensland University of Technology Queensland University of Technology Queensland University of Technology is an Australian university with an applied emphasis in courses and research. Based in Brisbane, it has 40,000 students, including 6,000 international students, over 4,000 staff members, and an annual budget of more than A$750 million.QUT is marketed as "A...	Major General Peter Arnison (Retd) AC CVO Peter Arnison Major General Peter Maurice Arnison AC CVO, , was Governor of Queensland from July 1997 until July 2003. He graduated from the Royal Military College, Duntroon in 1962, and retired from the Australian Army in 1996...	Professor Peter Coaldrake
RMIT University RMIT University RMIT University is an Australian public university located in Melbourne, Victoria. It has two branches, referred to as RMIT University in Australia and RMIT International University in Vietnam....	Professor Dennis Gibson AO	Professor Margaret Gardner AO Margaret Gardner Professor Margaret Elaine Gardner, AO is an Australian academic, community leader and economist, and the current Vice-Chancellor of the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology in Melbourne, Australia.-Education:Prof...
Swinburne University of Technology Swinburne University of Technology Swinburne University of Technology is an Australian public dual sector university based in Melbourne, Victoria. The institution was founded by the Honourable George Swinburne in 1908 and achieved university status in June 1992...	Mr Bill Scales AO	Professor Ian Young
Southern Cross University Southern Cross University Southern Cross University is a university based on the North and Mid North Coast of New South Wales, Australia. It is a regional University with more than 14,000 students. The University's primary campus is in Lismore, with other campuses located at Coffs Harbour and Tweed Heads.The University is...	Justice John Dowd John Dowd (politician) John Robert Arthur Dowd AO QC , a former Australian politician and jurist, is the Chancellor of Southern Cross University and the President of ActionAid Australia, an international aid organisation.-Early years and background:...	Professor Peter Lee Peter Leslie Lee Professor Peter Leslie Lee is an Australian engineer, academic, and higher education administrator, and a recognized authority within the field of process control.-Education:...
University of Adelaide University of Adelaide The University of Adelaide is a public university located in Adelaide, South Australia. Established in 1874, it is the third oldest university in Australia...	The Hon John von Doussa QC	Professor James McWha
University of Ballarat University of Ballarat The University of Ballarat is a dual-sector university in Ballarat, Victoria, Australia. It was formed by the passage of an Act of the Victorian Parliament in 1994, from the Ballarat College of Advanced Education...	Emeritus Professor Robert H T Smith AM	Professor David Battersby
University of Canberra University of Canberra Over the years the Stone Day program has gradually become larger and larger, taking up a whole week and now Stonefest is one of Australia's most popular music festivals. The first foundation celebrations were held in 1971. In 1973 Stone Day celebrations were held over two days, which was expanded...	Emeritus Professor Ingrid Moses Ingrid Moses Ingrid Moses is an Australian academic and university administrator. She is the current Chancellor of the University of Canberra, Australia.-Biography:...	Professor Stephen Parker Stephen John Parker Stephen John Parker is a legal academic and university administrator. He is the current Vice-Chancellor of the University of Canberra.Parker was born in the north of England. He graduated from the University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne with a Bachelor of Laws. He went on to obtain a PhD from the...
University of Melbourne University of Melbourne The University of Melbourne is a public university located in Melbourne, Victoria. Founded in 1853, it is the second oldest university in Australia and the oldest in Victoria...	Ian Renard Ian Renard Ian Renard FAICD was the 19th Chancellor of the University of Melbourne, from February 2005 to January 2009. He holds a Master of Laws from the university and is an alumnus of Ormond College. Renard is a former partner of major Australian law firm Allens Arthur Robinson. He is also chairman of the...	Professor Glyn Davis AC Glyn Davis Glyn Conrad Davis, AC is the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Melbourne.- Early life :Professor Davis was educated at Marist Brothers College, Kogarah...
University of Newcastle University of Newcastle, Australia The University of Newcastle is an Australian public university that was established in 1965. The University's main and largest campus is located in Callaghan, a suburb of Newcastle in New South Wales...	Professor Professor Trevor Warring	Professor Nicholas Saunders Nicholas Saunders (Vice-Chancellor) Nicholas Andrew Saunders is an Australian academic and was the [Vice-Chancellor]] of the Nicholas Andrew Saunders is an [[Australia]]n [[academic]] and was the [Vice-Chancellor]] of the...
University of New England University of New England, Australia The University of New England is an Australian public university with approximately 18,000 higher education students. Its original and main campus is located in the city of Armidale in northern New South Wales....	The Hon. Richard Torbay Richard Torbay George Richard Torbay MP , an Australian politician, is an independent member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly representing Northern Tablelands since 1999. Torbay was the 30th Speaker of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, serving from 2007 until 2011, and was the first independent...	Professor Alan Pettigrew
University of New South Wales University of New South Wales The University of New South Wales , is a research-focused university based in Kensington, a suburb in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia...	Mr David Gonski, AC David Gonski David Michael Gonski, BComm, LLB, AC, is an Australian public figure and businessman. The Sydney Morning Herald has described him as "one of the country's best-connected businessmen" and dubbed him "Mr Networks" for being "arguably Sydney's most networked man".David Gonski was born in 1953 in...	Professor Fred Hilmer AO Fred Hilmer Professor Frederick George Hilmer AO is an Australian academic and business figure.Professor Hilmer obtained from the University of Sydney the degree of Bachelor of Laws with Honours Class II in April 1966....
University of South Australia University of South Australia The University of South Australia is a public university in the Australian state of South Australia. It was formed in 1991 with the merger of the South Australian Institute of Technology and Colleges of Advanced Education. It is the largest university in South Australia, with more than 36,000...	David Klingberg AM	Professor Peter Høj
University of Southern Queensland University of Southern Queensland The University of Southern Queensland is based in Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia. The institution was established in 1967 as the Queensland Institute of Technology...	Mrs Bobbie Brazil	Professor Bill Lovegrove
University of Sydney University of Sydney The University of Sydney is a public university located in Sydney, New South Wales. The main campus spreads across the suburbs of Camperdown and Darlington on the southwestern outskirts of the Sydney CBD. Founded in 1850, it is the oldest university in Australia and Oceania...	Professor Marie Bashir, Lady Shehadie AC CVO Marie Bashir Marie Roslyn Bashir AC, CVO is the present Governor of New South Wales since 2001 and also the Chancellor of the University of Sydney since 2007. Born in Narrandera, New South Wales, Bashir graduated from the University of Sydney in 1956 and held various medical positions, with a particular...	Dr Michael Spence Michael Spence (academic) The Reverend Dr Michael J. Spence is an Australian-born academic. Dr Michael Spence began as the 25th Vice-Chancellor and Principal of the University of Sydney on 11 July 2008.-Education:...
University of the Sunshine Coast University of the Sunshine Coast The University of the Sunshine Coast is a public university based on the Sunshine Coast in Queensland, Australia. Having opened in 1996 as the Sunshine Coast University College with 524 students, the institution was renamed the University of the Sunshine Coast in 1999. In 2011, the student body was...	Mr John Dobson OAM John Dobson John Dobson may refer to:* John Dobson , British architect* John Dobson , popularizer of astronomy* John Dobson , Canadian senator* John Dobson , Northern Irish politician...	Professor Paul Thomas
University of Tasmania University of Tasmania The University of Tasmania is a medium-sized public Australian university based in Tasmania, Australia. Officially founded on 1 January 1890, it was the fourth university to be established in nineteenth-century Australia...	Dr Michael Vertigan AC	Professor Daryl Le Grew
University of Technology, Sydney University of Technology, Sydney The University of Technology Sydney is a university in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The university was founded in its current form in 1981, although its origins trace back to the 1870s. UTS is notable for its central location as the only university with its main campuses within the Sydney CBD...	Vicki Sara	Ross Milbourne
University of Western Australia University of Western Australia The University of Western Australia was established by an Act of the Western Australian Parliament in February 1911, and began teaching students for the first time in 1913. It is the oldest university in the state of Western Australia and the only university in the state to be a member of the...	Dr Michael Chaney Michael Chaney (Australian businessman) Michael Alfred Chaney AO is an Australian businessman, and current Chairman of the National Australia Bank Limited, Woodside Petroleum Limited and Gresham Partners Holdings Limited...	Professor Alan Robson AM
University of Queensland University of Queensland The University of Queensland, also known as UQ, is a public university located in state of Queensland, Australia. Founded in 1909, it is the oldest and largest university in Queensland and the fifth oldest in the nation...	Mr John Story	Professor Paul Greenfield AO Paul Greenfield Paul Greenfield is the Vice Chancellor of The University of Queensland since appointment to that role on 1 January 2008.As Vice Chancellor, he is the university's chief executive officer and responsible to the University Senate for the overall direction of strategic planning, finance and external...
Victoria University, Australia Victoria University, Australia Victoria University is a multi-sector tertiary institution based in Melbourne, Australia with 10 campuses.VU offers qualifications in higher education, vocational education , and short courses...	The Hon Justice Franck Vincent AO Frank Vincent Frank Vincent is an American actor, musician, author and entrepreneur. He is a favorite performer of director Martin Scorsese, having played important roles in three of Scorsese's most acclaimed films: Raging Bull , Goodfellas and Casino . He often plays a gangster and works both in features and...	Professor Elizabeth Harman

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