Provost Division

Provost

Professor Margaret Sheil

The Provost is the University's Chief Academic Officer, and is standing deputy to the Vice-Chancellor. The University Provost is Professor Margaret Sheil. Professor Sheil was previously the Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Research Council, and from 2002 to 2007 was Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) at the University of Wollongong (UOW). She commenced in late April 2012.

The Provost leads and supports the development, delivery and excellence of the University's curriculum, student experience and scholarly information services. The Provost has responsibility for the implementation and coordination of the Melbourne Curriculum, the Melbourne Student Services Model and Melbourne's Scholarly Information Future. The Provost acts as the Vice-Chancellor when the Vice-Chancellor is away from the University. 

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Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic)

Professor Pip Pattison

The DVC (Academic) is responsible for implementation of the Melbourne Curriculum at undergraduate and graduate level, including embedding graduate attributes, and for leadership of e-learning strategies and related policy developments. The DVC (Academic) also has responsibility for working closely with the Academic Board officers in providing leadership and management oversight of the University's quality assurance of learning and teaching and related systems and policies.

Professor Pip Pattison is a quantitative psychologist interested in the development of mathematical and statistical models for social networks and network-based processes. Pip is currently Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic) at the University of Melbourne and a Professor in Psychological Sciences.

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Pro Vice-Chancellor (Participation & Engagement)

Professor Richard James

The Pro Vice-Chancellor (Participation and Engagement) has accountabilities for student equity, staff equity and the student experience. The portfolio includes responsibilities for the development and implementation of staff and student equity programs and policies.

Professor Richard James is Pro Vice-Chancellor (Participation and Engagement) and Director of the Centre for the Study of  Higher Education.  He holds a chair in higher education and is a prominent  researcher and commentator on higher education policy in Australia. He is a Fellow of the Australian Council for  Educational Leaders.

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University Librarian

Mr Philip Kent

The University Librarian is responsible for leading the implementation of Melbourne’s Scholarly Information Future: a ten year strategy (July 2008). This scholarly information policy underpins the learning, teaching and research missions of the University as well as supporting the engagement strategies of the University in local and international communities.

Mr Philip G Kent is the University Librarian. He joined the University in March 2009 following a long career in universities and CSIRO, Australia's national science agency. In addition to his library positions he has experience through an array of information technology, knowledge and information management, archives and records management, risk and audit roles.

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Executive Director (Student Services) and Academic Registrar

Mr Neil Robinson

The Executive Director (Student Services) and Academic Registrar leads and coordinates student service delivery across the University, and has management responsibility for the central provision of student programs and academic administration.

Mr Robinson also fulfills the duties, and exercises the powers, of the Academic Registrar as set out in the University’s statutes, including responsibility for promulgation, consistent application and compliance with policies relating to students, student discipline and grievances, and student services.

The Academic Registrar occupies an Ombudsman role in relation to handling student complaints.

Director, Office of the Provost

Dr Fiona Downie

The Director, Office of the Provost provides high level expert advice and strategic consultation to the Provost and Leadership Group on a wide range of issues, often with University-wide impact, and undertakes special projects on behalf of the Provost.

As Director, Fiona Downie oversees and coordinates the Provost Division’s strategic and business planning processes, financial management and communications, and represents the Division at a number of committees and forums.