Professor Rorden Wilkinson
Biography
Professor Wilkinson joins Macquarie from the University of New South Wales where he was the Pro Vice-Chancellor, Education & Student Experience and Professor of International Political Economy. He is a passionate advocate for increasing access to higher education and a champion of the role universities play in transforming lives worldwide. His leadership interests lie in educational innovation, experiential learning, digital technologies, mental health and wellbeing, and the value of student participation in all aspects of university life.
Before joining UNSW, Professor Wilkinson was Deputy Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Education and Innovation, and Professor of Global Political Economy, at the University of Sussex, UK. Prior to that he was Professor of International Political Economy and Research Director of the Brooks World Poverty Institute at the University of Manchester, UK, where he was based for 17 years. He has held visiting positions at, among other institutions, Brown University, USA, Wellesley College, USA, and the Australian National University.
Professor Wilkinson is an expert on international trade, global governance and international development with a particular interest in least developed countries, and institutional and global crises. He is also interested in the relationship between popular culture and global politics, both inside and beyond the classroom. Professor Wilkinson is also a Professor of International Political Economy within the Faculty of Arts.
Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic)
Responsibilities:
- Engaging with external regulatory and statutory authorities involved in the teaching/learning mission of the University.
- Interfacing closely with the Academic Senate and all offices of the University involved in oversight of enhancing academic quality.
- Interfacing closely with the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) who has carriage of the other core aspect of the University's academic focus.
- Overseeing and planning the delivery of the University's undergraduate and postgraduate teaching programs.
- Overseeing the development of a balanced academic staff profile for the University as well as the capabilities of the academy.
- Developing and implementing strategies aimed at improving the quality of learning and teaching as well as capacity and capability.
- Development and implementation of strategies aimed at increasing quality assurance in the delivery of teaching programs.
- Development and implementation of strategies aimed at developing academic leadership capability and increasing academic staff engagement.
- Review, implementation and management of academic policies, processes, structures and resources aimed at ensuring excellence in teaching, learning and scholarship.
- Initiating, building and managing relationships and networks with key internal and external stakeholders and strategic academic partners.
Portfolio:
- Office of the Dean of Students
- Office of The Pro Vice-Chancellor (Education)
- Macquarie University College and English Language Centre
- Office of the Pro Vice-Chancellor (Indigenous Strategy)
- Walanga Muru
- University Library and Art Gallery