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 2 January 2024

2024 meeting dates 

Meeting                                Date and Time                           
Academic Board 2024/01Friday 23 February 2024, 10.00am
Academic Board 2024/02Friday 12 April 2024, 10.00am
Academic Board 2024/03Friday 7 June 2024, 10.00am
Academic Board 2024/04Friday 26 July 2024, 10.00am
Academic Board 2024/05Friday 20 September 2024, 10.00am
Academic Board 2024/06Friday 8 November 2024, 10.00am

2025 meeting dates 

Meeting                                Date and Time                           
Academic Board 2025/01Friday 14 March 2025, 10.00am
Academic Board 2025/02Friday 2 May 2025, 10.00am
Academic Board 2025/03Friday 20 June 2025, 10.00am
Academic Board 2025/04Friday 22 August 2025, 10.00am
Academic Board 2025/05Friday 17 October 2025, 10.00am
Academic Board 2025/06Friday 28 November 2025, 10.00am

 

 

Membership Category

Role

Title

Name

Surname

Unit/affiliation

Ex officioPresident of the Board (Chairperson)ProfessorCraigFranklin 
Ex officioDeputy President of the BoardProfessorLydiaKavanagh 
Ex officioVice-ChancellorProfessorDeborahTerry AC 
Ex officioProvostProfessorAidanByrne 
Ex officioDeputy Vice-ChancellorProfessorKrisRyanDeputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic)
Ex officioDeputy Vice-ChancellorMrRongyuLiDeputy Vice-Chancellor (Global Engagement)
Ex officioDeputy Vice-ChancellorProfessorBronwynFredericksDeputy Vice-Chancellor (Indigenous Engagement)
Ex officioDeputy Vice-ChancellorProfessorMarkBlowsDeputy Vice Chancellor (Research and Innovation)
Ex officioPro-Vice-ChancellorProfessorRachelParkerPro-Vice-Chancellor (Research)
Ex officioPro-Vice-Chancellor ProfessorKellyMatthews (Acting)Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Teaching and Learning)
Ex officioExecutive Dean of FacultyProfessorAndrewGriffithsFaculty of Business, Economics and Law
Ex officioExecutive Dean of FacultyProfessorSueHarrisonFaculty of Engineering, Arcitecture and Information Technology
Ex officioExecutive Dean of FacultyProfessorLouiseHickson AMFaculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences
Ex officioExecutive Dean of FacultyProfessorHeatherZwickerFaculty of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences
Ex officioExecutive Dean of FacultyProfessorGeoffMcCollFaculty of Medicine
Ex officioExecutive Dean of FacultyProfessorMelissaBrownFaculty of Science
Ex officioDean, Graduate SchoolProfessorVirginia SlaughterGraduate School
Ex officioAssociate Dean (Academic)Professor TylerOkimotoFaculty of Business, Economics and Law
Ex officioAssociate Dean (Academic)Associate ProfessorLizaO'MooreFaculty of Engineering, Architecture and Information Technology
Ex officioAssociate Dean (Academic)ProfessorBlakeMcKimmieFaculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences
Ex officioAssociate Dean (Academic)ProfessorKatharineGelberFaculty of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences
Ex officioAssociate Dean (Academic)ProfessorNickShawFaculty of Medicine
Ex officioAssociate Dean (Academic)Associate ProfessorKarynJohnsonFaculty of Science
Ex officioAssociate Dean (Research)ProfessorMartie-LouiseVerreynneFaculty of Business, Economics and Law
Ex officioAssociate Dean (Research)ProfessorMatthewDarguschFaculty of Engineering, Architecture and Information Technology
Ex officioAssociate Dean (Research)ProfessorGregoryMonteithFaculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences
Ex officioAssociate Dean (Research)ProfessorAnnemareeCarrollFaculty of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences
Ex officioAssociate Dean (Research)ProfessorKarenMoritzFaculty of Medicine
Ex officioAssociate Dean (Research)ProfessorAvrilRobertsonFaculty of Science
Ex officioHead of SchoolProfessorStuartCarneyMedicine - UQ Medical School
Ex officioHead of School ProfessorBrentRitchieBEL - School of Business
Ex officioHead of SchoolProfessorDanielZizzoBEL - School of Economics
Ex officioHead of SchoolProfessorRickBigwoodBEL - School of Law
Ex officioHead of SchoolProfessorAliCheshmehzangiEAIT - School of Architecture, Design and Planning
Ex officioHead of SchoolProfessorJustinCooper-WhiteEAIT - School of Chemical Engineering
Ex officioHead of SchoolProfessorTom BaldockEAIT - School of Civil Engineering
Ex officioHead of SchoolProfessorMichaelBruenigEAIT - School of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering
Ex officioHead of SchoolProfessorRossMcAreeEAIT - School of Mechanical and Mining Engineering
Ex officioHead of SchoolProfessorSasoIvanovskiHABS - School of Dentistry
Ex officioHead of SchoolProfessorSandyBrauerHABS - School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences
Ex officioHead of SchoolProfessorJohnCairneyHABS - School of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences
Ex officioHead of SchoolProfessorKarenHealy AMHABS - School of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Work
Ex officioHead of SchoolProfessorPeterCabotHABS - School of Pharmacy
Ex officioHead of SchoolProfessorJolandaJettenHABS - School of Psychology
Ex officioHead of SchoolProfessorBronwynLeaHASS - School of Communication and Arts
Ex officioHead of SchoolProfessorRobinShieldsHASS - School of Education
Ex officioHead of SchoolProfessorLisaFeatherstoneHASS - School of Historical and Philosophical Inquiry
Ex officioHead of SchoolProfessorGregHaingeHASS - School of Languages and Cultures
Ex officioHead of SchoolProfessorLiamViney HASS - School of Music
Ex officioHead of SchoolProfessorKatrinaLee-KooHASS - School of Political Science and International Studies
Ex officioHead of SchoolProfessorLyndaCheshireHASS - School of Social Science
Ex officioHead of SchoolProfessorElizabethCoulsonMedicine - School of Biomedical Sciences
Ex officioHead of SchoolAssociate ProfessorSheleighLawler (Acting)Medicine - School of Public Health
Ex officioHead of SchoolProfessorSagadevanMundreeScience - School of Agriculture and Food Sustainability
Ex officioHead of SchoolProfessorSteveChenowethScience - School of the Environment
Ex officioHead of SchoolProfessorJamesDe VossScience - School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences
Ex officioHead of SchoolProfessorJosephGrotowskiScience - School of Mathematics and Physics
Ex officioHead of SchoolProfessorNigelPerkinsScience - School of Veterinary Science
Ex officioDirector of InstituteProfessorAlanRowanAustralian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology
Ex officioDirector of InstituteProfessorIanHendersonInstitute for Molecular Bioscience
Ex officioDirector of InstituteProfessorLisa McDaidInstitute for Social Science Research
Ex officioDirector of InstituteProfessorMaherGandhiMater Research Institute — UQ
Ex officioDirector of InstituteProfessorMatthewMorellQueensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation
Ex officioDirector of InstituteProfessorPankajSahQueensland Brain Institute
Ex officioDirector of InstituteProfessorRickValentaSustainable Minerals Institute
Ex officioOtherMrAndrewFlanneryChief Operating Officer
Ex officioOtherMsCarolineWilliamsUniversity Librarian
AppointedStaff RepresentativeAssociate ProfessorAndrewBonnellUQ Branch of the NTEU
AppointedStudent RepresentativeMrAngusMcRaeUQ Union
ElectedProfessorial (2024 - 2026)ProfessorGregMarstonFaculty of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences
ElectedProfessorial (2024 - 2026)Associate ProfessorJasonLodgeHASS - School of Education
ElectedProfessorial (2024 - 2026)ProfessorRobert PartonInstitute for Molecular Bioscience
ElectedProfessorial (2024 - 2026)Associate ProfessorDeanneGannawayInstitute for Teaching and Learning Innovation
ElectedProfessorial (2024 - 2026)ProfessorJohnMacarthurSchool of Architecture, Design and Planning
ElectedProfessorial (2024 - 2026)Associate ProfessorJosephineBowlesSchool of Biomedical Sciences
ElectedProfessorial (2024 - 2026)ProfessorMattMcDonaldSchool of Political Science and International Studies
ElectedProfessorial (2022 - 2024)ProfessorAminAbboshEAIT - School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
ElectedProfessorial (2022 - 2024)Associate ProfessorNidhiBansalScience - School of Agriculture and Food Sustainability
ElectedProfessorial (2022 - 2024)ProfessorPaulHenmanHASS - School of Social Sciences
ElectedProfessorial (2022 - 2024)ProfessorMassimoHilliardQueensland Brain Institute
ElectedProfessorial (2022 - 2024)ProfessorPeterKopittkeScience - School of Agriculture and Food Sustainability
ElectedProfessorial (2022 - 2024)ProfessorJackCleggScience - School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences
ElectedProfessorial (2022 - 2024)ProfessorTim KastelleBEL - School of Business
ElectedProfessorial (2023 - 2025)ProfessorPeterHalleyEAIT - School of Chemical Engineering
ElectedProfessorial (2023 - 2025)ProfessorRyanKoChair and Director, UQ Cyber
ElectedProfessorial (2023 - 2025)ProfessorGabrielleBelzFrazer Institute
ElectedProfessorial (2023 - 2025)ProfessorDavidAscherScience - School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences
ElectedProfessorial (2023 - 2025)ProfessorGwendolynLawrieScience - School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences
ElectedProfessorial (2023 - 2025)Associate ProfessorMansourEdrakiSustainable Minerals Institute
ElectedNon-Professorial (2024 - 2026)DrRichardThomasSchool of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
ElectedNon-Professorial (2024 - 2026)DrKellyGreenopSchool of Architecture, Design and Planning
ElectedNon-Professorial (2024 - 2026)Associate ProfessorRodrigoSuarezSchool of Biomedical Sciences
ElectedNon-Professorial (2024 - 2026)DrMilosTanurdzicSchool of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences
ElectedNon-Professorial (2024 - 2026)DrJessicaZacharSchool of Dentistry
ElectedNon-Professorial (2024 - 2026)DrJoelCarpenterSchool of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
ElectedNon-Professorial (2024 - 2026)DrHamishMacDonaldSchool of Law
ElectedNon-Professorial (2022 - 2024)Assocate ProfessorPeterCrosthwaiteSchool of Languages and Cultures
ElectedNon-Professorial (2022 - 2024)Associate ProfessorFiona SimpsonFrazer Institute
ElectedNon-Professorial (2022 - 2024)Associate ProfessorRatilalLallooHABS - School of Dentistry
ElectedNon-Professorial (2022 - 2024)ProfessorMargueriteLa CazeHASS - School of Historical and Philosophical Inquiry
ElectedNon-Professorial (2022 - 2024)ProfessorWojtekTomaszewskiInstitute for Social Science Research
ElectedNon-Professorial (2022 - 2024)DrMatildeBalbiQueensland Brain Institute
ElectedNon-Professorial (2023 - 2025)DrLiLiAustralian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology
ElectedNon-Professorial (2023 - 2025)ProfessorMartinEdwardsBEL - School of Business
ElectedNon-Professorial (2023 - 2025)Associate ProfessorBadinGibbesEAIT - School of Civil Engineering
ElectedNon-Professorial (2023 - 2025)DrThomasShawEAIT - School of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering
ElectedNon-Professorial (2023 - 2025)Associate ProfessorPeterSuttonEAIT - School of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering
ElectedNon-Professorial (2023 - 2025)Associate ProfessorTedNannicelliHASS - School of Communication and Arts
ElectedNon-Professorial (2023 - 2025)DrAnniePohlmanHASS - School of Languages and Cultures
ElectedStudent (2024)MxJordyDuffey 
ElectedStudent (2024)MrMaxThompson 
ElectedStudent (2024)MrFelipeFlorit 
ElectedStudent (2024)MissBuyanjargalNergui 
ElectedStudent (2024)MrsHelenCaswell 
ObserverObserverProfessorTraceyBundaAcademic Director, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies Unit
ObserverObserverDrMarkEwenAssociate Director, Academic Services
ObserverObserverMsKellyRobinsonChief Marketing and Communication Officer
ObserverObserverProfessorPaulHarpur OAMChair, UQ Disability Inclusion Group
ObserverObserverProfessorPaulineFordDeputy Provost
ObserverObserverProfessorKarenBensonDirector, Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation
ObserverObserverDrJodiClyde-SmithExecutive Director, Research Office
ObserverObserverMrPaulNichollsExecutive Director, Research Partnerships
ObserverObserverMrStephenPeakeRepresentative, Heads of College
ObserverObserverMsJenniferKarlsonVice-President (Advancement and Community Engagement)
Ex officioSecretaryDrKathrynBlythAcademic Registrar
SecretariatAssistant SecretaryMrDiegoRodriguezAcademic Policy and Programs


* As at 30 July 2024

Agendas, minutes and annual reports are available to Academic Board members and UQ staff on Academic Board SharePoint site.

Contacts:

Academic Board Office:

Level 4 J.D. Story Building 
The University of Queensland 
St Lucia QLD 4072
+61 7 336 51320