Manager, Governance Secretariat
Promoting excellence in research and research training
This page relates to the Academic Senate Research Committee which commenced on 1 January 2025.
For information on the previous Research and Research Committee, please go to this page.
The Terms of Reference for the Research and Research Training Committee are available on Policy Central.
(As at 1 January 2026)
ASRC Chair | Professor Sakkie Pretorius |
ASRC Deputy Chair | Professor Amanda Barnier |
Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) | Professor Sakkie Pretorius |
Ex-officio members
Position | Member |
|---|---|
Pro Vice-Chancellor (Research Performance and Development) | Professor Amanda Barnier |
Pro Vice-Chancellor (Research, Innovation and Enterprise) | Professor Dan Johnson |
Pro Vice-Chancellor (Graduate Research) | Professor Simon Handley |
Pro Vice-Chancellor (Research Services) | Dr Ross McLennan |
| Pro Vice-Chancellor (Indigenous) | Sam Ricketts |
The Executive Dean of each Faculty
Position | Member |
|---|---|
Faculty of Arts | Professor Chris Dixon |
Macquarie Business School | Professor Leonie Tickle |
Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences | Professor Patrick McNeil |
Faculty of Science and Engineering | Professor Samuel Muller |
The Deputy Dean (Research and Innovation) of each Faculty
Position | Member |
|---|---|
Faculty of Arts | Professor Sarah Sorial |
Macquarie Business School | Professor Vito Mollica |
Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences | Professor Helen Rizos |
Faculty of Science and Engineering | Professor Nathan Hart |
Additional members
Position | Member |
|---|---|
Elected members of Academic Senate who are research active | Professor Tanya Evans Associate Professor Maurizio Manuguerra |
Early Career Researchers | Dr Madelyne Bisby Dr Emma Heine |
The Graduate Research student representative on Academic Senate | Sam Moran |
Student member | Deb Wareham |
| Co-opted Mid-Career Researchers | Professor Amy Cain Associate Professor Milena Gandy |
2026 meeting dates
- Tuesday 10 March
- Tuesday 12 May
- Tuesday 30 June
- Tuesday 15 September
- Tuesday 10 November
Agendas and minutes for all meetings are available in Truth.
Agenda inclusions
Agenda item inclusions should be forwarded to asrc@mq.edu.au by the submission due date. The agenda item template (including submission due dates) is available on request from asrc@mq.edu.au.
Apologies
Members who are unable to attend should submit apologies in advance of the meeting to:
Megan Kemmis
Manager, Governance Secretariat
T: +61 (2) 9850 7316
E: asrc@mq.edu.au
The Terms of Reference of the Research Degree Subcommittee (previously named the Thesis Examination Subcommittee) are available on Policy Central.
Members
(As at 1 December 2024)
- Professor Simon Handley (Chair)
- Associate Professor Kevin Brooks
- Professor Zhiming Cheng
- Professor Malcolm Choat
- Professor Mark Connor
- Professor Jennifer Cornish (Deputy Chair)
- Professor Alex Fuerbach
- Associate Professor Ajay Narendra
- Dr Natalia Ponomareva
- Professor Niloufer Selvadurai
2026 meeting dates
Meetings are scheduled for the following dates:
- Wednesday 4 February
- Wednesday 4 March
- Wednesday 1 April
- Wednesday 6 May
- Wednesday 3 June
- Wednesday 1 July
- Wednesday 5 August
- Wednesday 2 September
- Wednesday 14 October
- Wednesday 11 November
- Wednesday 2 December
For further information contact the Graduate Research Lifecycle (Examinations) Team via gr.exam@mq.edu.au.