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Recently completed elections:

Elections were conducted in August 2025.

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 1-year term commencing 1 January 2026):

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

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

  1. Jessica Ruhle 

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

  1. Grace Loyden 

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 Academic Board Policy outlines the Board's composition, and includes the following elected members:

  • 20 academic staff (employed by the University at Level D or E) 
  • 20 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) 
  • 3 undergraduate students 
  • 1 postgraduate coursework student 
  • 1 postgraduate research student 

Staff members are appointed for 3 years, while student members are appointed for 1 year. Elected members can serve a maximum of 2 years.

Elections are conducted each year.

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.

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.

Class of Board MemberEligibility criteria
Academic staff member (Level D or E)
Any academic staff member employed by the University at Level D or E
Academic staff member (Level A to C)
Any academic staff employed under a contract of employment with a term of 12 months or more requiring at least 18 hours of work at Level A to C
Undergraduate student
Any undergraduate student of the University who is not eligible to be an elected staff member
Postgraduate research student
Any postgraduate research students of the University who is not eligible to be an elected staff member
Postgraduate coursework student
Any postgraduate coursework students of the University who is not eligible to be an elected staff member

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