Academic Board
The Academic Board is the principal academic advisory body to Senate and is established under the University of Queensland Act 1998. The Board advises Senate and the Vice-Chancellor on all matters relating to and affecting the University’s teaching, research and educational programs.
The role and function of the Academic Board are set out under the Academic Board Policy.
The Academic Board and its committees are part of the University's current governance structure.
*As at 12 December 2025
2026 meeting dates
| Meeting | Date and Time |
|---|---|
| Academic Board 2026/01 | Friday 20 February 2026, 10.00am |
| Academic Board 2026/02 | Friday 17 April 2026, 10.00am |
| Academic Board 2026/03 | Friday 12 June 2026, 10.00am |
| Academic Board 2026/04 | Friday 14 August 2026, 10.00am |
| Academic Board 2026/05 | Friday 9 October 2026, 10.00am |
| Academic Board 2026/06 | Friday 4 December 2026, 10.00am |
Membership category
| Role
| Title | Name | Surname | Unit/affiliation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ex officio | President of the Board (Chairperson) | Professor | Lydia | Kavanagh | |
| Ex officio | Deputy President of the Board | Professor | Bronwyn | Lea | |
| Ex officio | Vice-Chancellor | Professor | Deborah | Terry AC | Vice-Chancellor and President, The University of Queensland |
| Ex officio | Provost | Professor | Mark | Blows | Provost |
| Ex officio | Deputy Provost | Vacant | Deputy Provost | ||
| Ex officio | Deputy Vice-Chancellor | Professor | Kris | Ryan | Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic) |
| Ex officio | Deputy Vice-Chancellor | Mr | Rongyu | Li | Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Global Engagement) |
| Ex officio | Deputy Vice-Chancellor | Professor | Bronwyn | Fredericks | Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Indigenous Engagement) |
| Ex officio | Deputy Vice-Chancellor | Professor | Sue | Harrison | Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research and Innovation) |
| Ex officio | Pro-Vice-Chancellor | Professor | Suzanne | Le Mire | Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Education and Student Experience) |
| Ex officio | Pro-Vice-Chancellor | Professor | Rachel | Parker | Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research) |
| Ex officio | Executive Dean of Faculty | Professor | Andrew | Griffiths | Faculty of Business, Economics and Law |
| Ex officio | Executive Dean of Faculty | Professor | Liesl | Folks | Faculty of Engineering, Architecture and Information Technology |
| Ex officio | Executive Dean of Faculty | Professor | Danny | Liew | Faculty of Health, Medicine and Behavioural Sciences |
| Ex officio | Executive Dean of Faculty | Professor | Heather | Zwicker | Faculty of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences |
| Ex officio | Executive Dean of Faculty | Professor | Melissa | Brown | Faculty of Science |
| Ex officio | Dean, Graduate School | Professor | Virginia | Slaughter | Graduate School |
| Ex officio | Associate Dean (Academic) | Professor | Tyler | Okimoto | Faculty of Business, Economics and Law |
| Ex officio | Associate Dean (Academic) | Associate Professor | Greg | Birkett | Faculty of Engineering, Architecture and Information Technology |
| Ex officio | Associate Dean (Academic) | Associate Professor | Roma | Forbes (Interim) | Faculty of Health, Medicine and Behavioural Sciences |
| Ex officio | Associate Dean (Academic) | Professor | Katharine | Gelber | Faculty of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences |
| Ex officio | Associate Dean (Academic) | Associate Professor | Karyn | Johnson | Faculty of Science |
| Ex officio | Associate Dean (Indigenous Engagement) | Professor | Thelma | Parker | Faculty of Health, Medicine and Behavioural Sciences |
| Ex officio | Associate Dean (Indigenous Engagement) | Professor | Stephanie | Gilbert | Faculty of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences |
| Ex officio | Associate Dean (Research) | Professor | Martie-Louise | Verreynne | Faculty of Business, Economics and Law |
| Ex officio | Associate Dean (Research) | Professor | Matthew | Dargusch | Faculty of Engineering, Architecture and Information Technology |
| Ex officio | Associate Dean (Research) | Professor | Karen | Moritz | Faculty of Health, Medicine and Behavioural Sciences |
| Ex officio | Associate Dean (Research) | Professor | Kim | Wilkins | Faculty of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences |
| Ex officio | Associate Dean (Research) | Professor | Avril | Robertson | Faculty of Science |
| Ex officio | Head of School | Professor | Brent | Ritchie | BEL - School of Business |
| Ex officio | Head of School | Associate Professor | Antonio | Peyrache (Acting) | BEL - School of Economics |
| Ex officio | Head of School | Professor | Rick | Bigwood | BEL - School of Law |
| Ex officio | Head of School | Professor | Ali | Cheshmehzangi | EAIT - School of Architecture, Design and Planning |
| Ex officio | Head of School | Professor | Justin | Cooper-White | EAIT - School of Chemical Engineering |
| Ex officio | Head of School | Professor | Tom | Baldock | EAIT - School of Civil Engineering |
| Ex officio | Head of School | Professor | Michael | Bruenig | EAIT - School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science |
| Ex officio | Head of School | Professor | Ross | McAree | EAIT - School of Mechanical and Mining Engineering |
| Ex officio | Head of School | Professor | Jenna | Ng | HASS - School of Communication and Arts |
| Ex officio | Head of School | Professor | Robin | Shields | HASS - School of Education |
| Ex officio | Head of School | Professor | Lisa | Featherstone | HASS - School of Historical and Philosophical Inquiry |
| Ex officio | Head of School | Professor | Greg | Hainge | HASS - School of Languages and Cultures |
| Ex officio | Head of School | Professor | Liam | Viney | HASS - School of Music |
| Ex officio | Head of School | Professor | Katrina | Lee Koo | HASS - School of Political Science and International Studies |
| Ex officio | Head of School | Professor | Lynda | Cheshire | HASS - School of Social Science |
| Ex officio | Head of School | Professor | Michael | Piper (Interim) | HMBS - School of Biomedical Sciences |
| Ex officio | Head of School | Professor | Saso | Ivanovski | HMBS - School of Dentistry |
| Ex officio | Head of School | Professor | Nerina | Scarinci | HMBS - School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences |
| Ex officio | Head of School | Professor | John | Cairney | HMBS - School of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences |
| Ex officio | Head of School | Professor | Karen | Healy AM | HMBS - School of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Work |
| Ex officio | Head of School | Professor | Peter | Cabot | HMBS - School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences |
| Ex officio | Head of School | Professor | Jolanda | Jetten | HMBS - School of Psychology |
| Ex officio | Head of School | Professor | Sheleigh | Lawler | HMBS - School of Public Health |
| Ex officio | Head of School | Professor | Riitta | Partanen (Interim) | HMBS - UQ Medical School |
| Ex officio | Head of School | Professor | Sagadevan | Mundree | Science - School of Agriculture and Food Sustainability |
| Ex officio | Head of School | Professor | James | De Voss | Science - School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences |
| Ex officio | Head of School | Professor | Joseph | Grotowski | Science - School of Mathematics and Physics |
| Ex officio | Head of School | Professor | Steve | Chenoweth | Science - School of the Environment |
| Ex officio | Head of School | Professor | Nigel | Perkins | Science - School of Veterinary Science |
| Ex officio | Director of Institute | Professor | Kristofer | Thurect (Interim) | Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology |
| Ex officio | Director of Institute | Professor | Ian | Henderson | Institute for Molecular Bioscience |
| Ex officio | Director of Institute | Professor | Lisa | McDaid | Institute for Social Science Research |
| Ex officio | Director of Institute | Professor | Allison | Pettit | Mater Research Institute |
| Ex officio | Director of Institute | Professor | Matthew | Morell | Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation |
| Ex officio | Director of Institute | Professor | Helen | Cooper (Interim) | Queensland Brain Institute |
| Ex officio | Director of Institute | Professor | Rick | Valenta | Sustainable Minerals Institute |
| Ex officio | Other | Mr | Andrew | Flannery | Chief Operating Officer |
| Ex officio | Other | Professor | Greg | Winslett | Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation |
| Ex officio | Other | Mr | Jeffery | Cruz | University Librarian (interim) |
| Appointed | Staff Representative | Professor | Andrew | Bonnell | UQ Branch of the NTEU |
| Appointed | Student Representative | Ms | Alyssa | Roser | UQ Union |
| Elected | Professorial (2024 - 2026) | Professor | John | Macarthur | EAIT - School of Architecture, Design and Planning |
| Elected | Professorial (2024 - 2026) | Professor | Greg | Marston | Faculty of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences |
| Elected | Professorial (2024 - 2026) | Professor | Deanne | Gannaway | HASS - Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation |
| Elected | Professorial (2024 - 2026) | Professor | Jason | Lodge | HASS - School of Education |
| Elected | Professorial (2024 - 2026) | Professor | Matt | McDonald | HASS - School of Political Science and International Studies |
| Elected | Professorial (2024 - 2026) | Associate Professor | Josephine | Bowles | HMBS - School of Biomedical Sciences |
| Elected | Professorial (2024 - 2026) | Professor | Robert | Parton | Institute for Molecular Bioscience |
| Elected | Professorial (2025 - 2027) | Associate Professor | Rachel | Fitzgerald | BEL - UQ Business School |
| Elected | Professorial (2025 - 2027) | Associate Professor | Sonia | Roitman | EAIT - School of Architecture, Design and Planning / Science - School of the Environment |
| Elected | Professorial (2025 - 2027) | Professor | Paul | Henman | HASS - School of Social Science |
| Elected | Professorial (2025 - 2027) | Associate Professor | Nik | Steffens | HMBS - School of Psychology |
| Elected | Professorial (2025 - 2027) | Professor | Massimo | Hilliard | Queensland Brain Institute |
| Elected | Professorial (2025 - 2027) | Professor | Joanne | Blanchfield | Science - School of Chemistry and Molecular Bioscience |
| Elected | Professorial (2025 - 2027) | Associate Professor | Marloes | Nitert Dekker | Science - School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences |
| Elected | Professorial (2026 - 2028) | Professor | Anne | Pattel-Gray | Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies Unit |
| Elected | Professorial (2026 - 2028) | Associate Professor | Joan | Li | Academy for Medical Education |
| Elected | Professorial (2026 - 2028) | Professor | Ryan | Ko | Chair and director, Cyber Security |
| Elected | Professorial (2026 - 2028) | Associate Professor | Sharlene | Leroy-Dyer | School of Business |
| Elected | Professorial (2026 - 2028) | Professor | Eric | Vanman | School of Psychology |
| Elected | Professorial (2026 - 2028) | Associate Professor | Amy | McCart Reed | UQ Centre for Clinical Research |
| Elected | Non-Professorial (2024 - 2026) | Dr | Hamish | MacDonald | BEL - School of Law |
| Elected | Non-Professorial (2024 - 2026) | Associate Professor | Kelly | Greenop | EAIT - School of Architecture, Design and Planning |
| Elected | Non-Professorial (2024 - 2026) | Associate Professor | Joel | Carpenter | EAIT - School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science |
| Elected | Non-Professorial (2024 - 2026) | Dr | Richard | Thomas | EAIT - School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science |
| Elected | Non-Professorial (2024 - 2026) | Associate Professor | Rodrigo | Suarez | HMBS - School of Biomedical Sciences |
| Elected | Non-Professorial (2024 - 2026) | Dr | Jessica | Zachar | HMBS - School of Dentistry |
| Elected | Non-Professorial (2024 - 2026) | Associate Professor | Milos | Tanurdzic | Science - School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences |
| Elected | Non-Professorial (2025 - 2027) | Dr | Birgitta | Ebert | Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology |
| Elected | Non-Professorial (2025 - 2027) | Dr | Caroline | Knight | BEL - School of Business |
| Elected | Non-Professorial (2025 - 2027) | Dr | Annari | de Waal | BEL - School of Economics |
| Elected | Non-Professorial (2025 - 2027) | Dr | Kenan | Kalayci | BEL - School of Economics |
| Elected | Non-Professorial (2025 - 2027) | Dr | Leah | Henrickson | HASS - School of Communication and Arts |
| Elected | Non-Professorial (2025 - 2027) | Dr | Itia | Favre-Bulle | Science - School of Mathematics and Physics |
| Elected | Non-Professorial (2026 - 2028) | Dr | Kamel | Sultan | EAIT - School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science |
| Elected | Non-Professorial (2026 - 2028) | Dr | Dwan | Vilcins | HMBS - Child Health Research Centre |
| Elected | Non-Professorial (2026 - 2028) | Dr | Tom | Hall | Institute for Molecular Bioscience |
| Elected | Non-Professorial (2026 - 2028) | Dr | Dongxue | Zhao | Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation |
| Elected | Non-Professorial (2026 - 2028) | Dr | Vilim | Filipovic | School of Agriculture and Food Sustainability |
| Elected | Non-Professorial (2026 - 2028) | Dr | Meagan | Carney | School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences |
| Elected | Non-Professorial (2026 - 2028) | Dr | Adriana | Penman | School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences |
| Elected | Student (2026) | Ms | Grace | Visser | Postgraduate coursework representative |
| Elected | Student (2026) | Ms | Jessica | Ruhle | Postgraduate research representative |
| Elected | Student (2026) | Mr | Quinn | Horton | Undergraduate representative |
| Elected | Student (2026) | Sophie | Wright | Undergraduate representative | |
| Elected | Student (2026) | Mr | Joshua | Ryu | Undergraduate representative |
| Observer | Observer | Dr | Mark | Ewen | Associate Director, Academic Services |
| Observer | Observer | Associate Professor | Jie | Wang | Chair (or Deputy Chair), UQ Disability Inclusion Group |
| Observer | Observer | Ms | Kelly | Robinson | Chief Marketing and Communication Officer |
| Observer | Observer | Dr | Dino | Willox | Director, Student Enrichment and Success |
| Observer | Observer | Dr | Bethany | Mackay | Director, Student Support and Wellbeing Services |
| Observer | Observer | Dr | Jodi | Clyde-Smith | Executive Director, Research Office |
| Observer | Observer | Mr | Stephen | Peake | Representative, Heads of College |
| Observer | Observer | Ms | Jennifer | Karlson | Vice-President (Advancement and Community Engagement) |
| Ex officio | Secretary | Dr | Kathryn | Blyth | Academic Registrar |
| Secretariat | Assistant Secretary | Ms | Jennifer | Stevens | Academic Policy and Programs |
* As at 14 February 2026
Agendas, minutes and annual reports are available to Academic Board members and UQ staff on Academic Board SharePoint site.
The Secretariat are contactable by email.
Academic Board Office:
Level 4 J.D. Story Building
The University of Queensland
St Lucia QLD 4072
The University of Queensland
St Lucia QLD 4072