Academic Board elections

Election outcome

In accordance with the Senate and Academic Board Elections Policy, the University is pleased to announce that the following people have been elected to the Academic Board:

Academic staff members (employed by the University at Level D or E) (for a 3-year term commencing 1 January 2026)

1. Associate Professor Sharlene Leroy-Dyer
2. Professor Anne Pattel-Gray
3. Associate Professor Joan Li
4. Professor Eric Vanman
5. Professor Ryan Ko
6. Associate Professor Amy McCart Reed

Academic staff members (employed under a contract with a term of 12 months or more requiring at least 18 hours of work each week at Levels A to C) (for a 3-year term commencing 1 January 2026):

1. Dr Vilim Filipovic
2. Dr Tom Hall 
3. Dr Dwan Vilcins 
4. Dr Dongxue Zhao 
5. Dr Kamel Sultan 
6. Dr Meagan Carney 
7. Dr Adriana Penman 

Undergraduate students (for a one-year term commencing 1 January 2026):

1. Quinn Horton 
2. Sophie Wright 
3. Joshua Ryu 

Postgraduate research student (for a one-year term commencing 1 January 2026):

1. Jessica Ruhle 

Postgraduate coursework student (for a one-year term commencing 1 January 2026):

1. Grace Loyden 

Overview of elections

Academic Board elections are an important opportunity to contribute to UQ. Eligible members of the UQ community are encouraged to participate in this process.

The election will run in accordance with the Senate and Academic Board Elections Policy and the the Academic Board Policy, with the election process managed through UQ’s election software.

The first stage of the process will be nominations for the following member positions.

• 6 academic staff (employed by the University at Level D or E) (for a 3-year term)
• 7 academic staff (employed under a contract of employment with a term of 12 months or more requiring at least 18 hours of work each week at Levels A to C) (for a 3-year term)
• 3 undergraduate students (for a one-year term)
• 1 postgraduate coursework student (for a one-year term)
• 1 postgraduate research student (for a one-year term).

Key dates

Role of Academic Board

The Academic Board is the University’s senior academic advisory body 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.

Further information about the role, membership, duties and meetings is available on the Academic Board website and from the Academic Board Policy.

Eligibility criteria

Clause 10 of the Academic Board Policy determines who is eligible to nominate and vote in the election.

If a person is a member of more than one class, they can only nominate for election in one class, but they can vote in all the classes they belong to.

Election classes and eligibility

Support and queries

For any enquiries related to the Academic Board elections, please email the returning officer at uqelections@uq.edu.au.