Electing members to Macquarie's governance bodies
The Macquarie University Council, Academic Senate, and Faculty Boards are key decision-makers in the operation of the University. Each includes elected members chosen by the University community in accordance with set procedures.
The University Council and Academic Senate of Macquarie University include a number of positions elected by and from the staff and students of the University. Faculty Boards also include elected staff and student positions, and the main student body — the Student Representative Committee — is formed of a mixture of elected and appointed student positions.
Each body has specific requirements related to its membership. For example, Council includes two positions for academic staff, one for professional staff and one for students. Academic Senate has a much larger number of academic staff and student positions which are targeted to specific groups — such as Faculty or student enrolment type (postgraduate coursework, international, and so on).
When an election is called the notice of election and related nomination form will provide full details on who is eligible to stand for election and who is eligible to vote, and will refer to the relevant legislation or policy.
Elections and results
Declaration of results
Following the close of voting at 3.00 pm on Wednesday 22 October 2025, a vote count took place between 10.00 – 11.00 am on Thursday 23 October 2025.
The results of the election are as follows:
- Two (2) Academic Staff Members on University Council
- Professor Michelle Arrow
- Associate Professor Nicole Matthews
for a term of office from 1 January 2026 – 31 December 2027
If you have any questions about elections and voting, please contact Governance Services by emailing election@mq.edu.au
For general information on Council, please see the Council website.
Academic Senate elections are held in accordance with the Academic Senate Rules.
For general information on Academic Senate and membership, please see the Academic Senate website.
Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences Faculty Board
Declaration of results
Following the close of voting at 3.00 pm on Wednesday 22 October 2025, a vote count took place between 10.00 – 11.00 am on Thursday 23 October 2025.
The results of the election are as follows:
- one (1) continuing academic staff member from the Department of Health Sciences on the Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences Faculty Board
- Dr Kelly Gray
- one (1) continuing academic staff member from the Department of Chiropractic
- Associate Professor Michael Swain
- one (1) continuing academic staff member from the Department of Linguistics
- Dr Jae-Hyun Kim
- one (1) continuing academic staff member from the Macquarie Medical School
- Associate Professor Marco Morsch
- one (1) continuing academic staff member from the School of Psychological Sciences
- Associate Professor Josephine Paparo
- one (1) continuing academic staff member from the Australian Institute of Health Innovation
- Professor Robyn Clay-Wiliams
- one (1) continuing non-academic staff member from the Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences
- No nominations received. Position to be filled using process for a vacancy outlined in the Terms of Reference.
for a term of office from 1 January 2026 – 31 December 2027.
If you have any questions about elections and voting, please contact Governance Services by emailing election@mq.edu.au
For general information on all four Faculty Boards and membership, please see the Faculty Boards website.
Declarations of results
Following the close of voting at 3.00 pm on Wednesday 22 October 2025, a vote count took place between 10.00 – 11.00 am on Thursday 23 October 2025.
The results of the election are as follows:
- one (1) student enrolled in an undergraduate degree from the Faculty of Arts
- Amy Baran
- one (1) student enrolled in an undergraduate degree from Macquarie Business School
- Kerem Teoman
- one (1) student enrolled in an undergraduate degree from Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences
- Elisha James
- one (1) student enrolled in an undergraduate degree from Faculty of Science and Engineering
- Julius Bommers
- one (1) student enrolled in a postgraduate degree (i.e., a degree conducted by coursework that is not a higher research degree research)
- Will Law
- one (1) student enrolled in a higher research degree
- Sarah Steele
- one (1) enrolled international student (as defined in the Education Services for Overseas Students Act 2000)
- Aynaz Abdi
- one (1) student enrolled in a program of study to represent Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students
- No nominations received. Position to be filled using process for a vacancy outlined in the Terms of Reference.
for a term of office from 15 November 2025 – 14 November 2027.
For general information on the SRC, please see the SRC website. If you have questions about the SRC, please contact src@mq.edu.au. SRC elections are held in accordance with the SRC Terms of Reference
If you have any questions about elections and voting, please contact Governance Services by emailing election@mq.edu.au