New Deputy Vice Chancellor
UniSA’s
new Deputy Vice Chancellor: Academic, will begin her role in
Adelaide in February next year.
Professor Joanne Wright, currently Pro Vice Chancellor
Education, and Professor of International Relations, at the
University of Sussex
in the UK, said that she was delighted to be joining such a dynamic,
confident and forward looking university.
“I am particularly attracted to UniSA's aims
of making a real difference to people and communities through both
its educational programs and research,” she said.
“I am also looking forward to meeting up with
old friends and colleagues after over a decade in the UK.”
At Sussex, Professor Wright has had
University-wide responsibility for teaching and learning strategies,
student recruitment (including international recruitment), the
student experience, quality assurance and academic standards.
Announcing the appointment at the end of
October, UniSA Vice Chancellor
Professor Peter Høj said that he was
confident that Professor Wright would make an outstanding
contribution to the University in the priority area of teaching and
learning, where much progress had already been made.
“I look forward to welcoming her to UniSA and
to working with her as a senior colleague as we continue our efforts
to make UniSA one of the leading contributors to Australian higher
education,” he said.
Professor Wright has a Master of Letters in
Strategic Studies from the
University of Aberdeen and a PhD in international studies
from the Australian
National University. She began her academic career as a
lecturer in politics and international relations at the University
of Melbourne. Her recent appointments have included Professor of
International Relations,
University of London, and Dean, Faculty of History and
Social Sciences, Jean Monnet Chair in European Security Integration,
and Director of European Studies at Royal Holloway, University of
London. Much of her academic work has been in the areas of security
and terrorism.