The governance bodies of our Faculties
Faculty Boards form a critical component of Macquarie University’s academic governance framework. Each Board consists of academic and professional staff as well as student representatives.
Faculty Boards have been established under the Faculty Rules. These rules were made by the Council of Macquarie University under section 29 of the Macquarie University Act 1989.
Faculty Boards operate under the Terms of Reference approved by the Vice-Chancellor.
Faculty of Arts (FoA)
Faculty of Arts (FOA) Faculty Board meetings are scheduled for the calendar year. Meeting details, including agendas, are accessible from the links in the tables below.
Please contact the FOA Faculty Board Secretary should you require any further information.
2026 meeting information
| Date | Agenda |
|---|---|
| Tuesday 10 February | Agenda |
| Tuesday 14 April | Agenda |
| Tuesday 26 May | Agenda |
| Tuesday 7 July | Agenda |
| Monday 10 August | Agenda |
| Tuesday 29 September | Agenda |
| Tuesday 8 December | Agenda |
Historical agendas
2025 meeting information
(As at 1 June 2025)
Ex-officio members
| Position | Member |
|---|---|
| Executive Dean | Professor Chris Dixon (Chair) |
| Deputy Dean, Education and Employability | Professor Albert Atkin |
| Associate Dean, Curriculum and Learning | Associate Professor Maryam Khalid |
| Associate Dean, Research Training and Performance | Professor Malcolm Choat |
| Associate Dean Students and Learning | Dr Benedicte Andre |
| Deputy Dean, Research and Innovation | Professor Sarah Sorial |
| Dean, Macquarie School of Education | Professor Deborah Youdell |
| Dean, Macquarie Law School | Professor Lise Barry |
| Dean, School of Humanities | Professor Richard Menary |
| Dean, School of Communication, Society and Culture | Professor Tessa Lea |
| Dean, School of International Studies | Professor Julian Droogan |
| Faculty Executive Director | Joanne Chrystal |
Elected academic staff
| Position | Member |
|---|---|
| Macquarie School of Education | Vacancy |
| Macquarie Law School | Associate Professor Shireen Morris |
| School of Humanities | Professor Michelle Arrow |
| School of Communication, Society and Culture | Dr Stefan Solomon |
| School of International Studies | Dr Patricia Koromvokis |
Elected professional staff
| Position | Member |
|---|---|
| Educational Governance and Initiatives Manager | Karina Arakel |
Elected students
| Position | Member |
|---|---|
| Undergraduate student | Kai Dowsett |
| Undergraduate student | Sukhmeet Kaur |
Co-opted members
| Position | Member |
|---|---|
| Member outside of the faculty - Lecturer from the Macquarie Medical School, Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences | Dr Rania Salama |
| Head of Educational Services, Arts Administration | Laura Aubrey |
| Academy for Critical Indigenous Studies | Dr Innez Haua |
Macquarie Business School (MQBS)
Macquarie Business School (MQBS) Faculty Board meetings are scheduled for the calendar year. Meeting details, including agendas, are accessible from the links in the tables below.
Please contact the MQBS Faculty Board Secretary should you require any further information.
2026 meeting information
| Date | Agenda |
|---|---|
| Monday 9 February | Agenda |
| Monday 23 March (extraordinary meeting) | Agenda |
| Tuesday 13 April | Agenda |
| Monday 18 May (extraordinary meeting) | Agenda |
| Monday 6 July | Agenda |
| Monday 10 August (tentative meeting) | Agenda |
| Monday 21 September | Agenda |
| Monday 19 October (tentative meeting) | Agenda |
| Monday 7 December | Agenda |
Historical agendas
2025 meeting information
(As at 19 June 2026)
Ex-officio members
| Position | Member |
|---|---|
| Executive Dean | Professor Leonie Tickle (Chair) |
| Deputy Dean, Education and Employability | Professor Yvonne Breyer (Deputy Chair) |
| Deputy Dean, Research and Innovation | Professor Vito Mollica |
| Associate Dean, Curriculum and Learning – Undergraduate | Associate Professor Stephanie Huang |
| Associate Dean, Curriculum and Learning – Postgraduate | Associate Professor Shane Magee |
| Associate Dean, Research Training and Performance | Professor Zhiming Cheng |
| Head of Department, Accounting and Corporate Governance | Professor Rahat Munir |
| Head of Department, Actuarial Studies & Business Analytics | Professor Babak Abedin |
| Head of Department, Applied Finance | Professor Abhay Singh |
| Head of Department, Economics | Professor John Romalis |
| Head of Department, Management | Professor Steven Grover |
| Head of Department, Marketing | Professor Cynthia Webster |
| Faculty Executive Director | Linda Schofield |
| Head of Educational Services or their nominee | Angela Chow |
Elected academic staff
| Position | Member |
|---|---|
| Department of Accounting and Corporate Governance | Associate Professor Sophia Su |
| Department of Actuarial Studies & Business Analytics | Associate Professor Prashan Karunaratne |
| Department of Applied Finance | Dr Mingze (Adrian) Gao |
| Department of Economics | Associate Professor Ben Wang |
| Department of Marketing | Dr Husain Akareem |
| Department of Management | Associate Professor Nikola Balnave |
Elected professional staff
| Position | Member |
|---|---|
| School Operations Manager - Department of Actuarial Studies and Business Analytics | Deanna Tracy |
Elected students
| Position | Member |
|---|---|
| Student member | Oliver Yao |
| Student member | Shahriar Bhuiyan |
Co-opted member
| Position | Member |
|---|---|
| Member outside of the faculty - Associate Dean Curriculum and Learning, Faculty of Science and Engineering | Associate Professor Petra Graham |
Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences (FMHHS)
Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences (FMHHS) Faculty Board meetings are scheduled for the calendar year. Meeting details, including agendas, are accessible from the links in the tables below.
Please contact the FMHHS Faculty Board Secretary should you require any further information.
2026 meeting information
| Date | Agenda |
|---|---|
| Tuesday 10 February | Agenda |
| Tuesday 14 April | Agenda |
| Tuesday 7 July | Agenda |
| Tuesday 18 August | Agenda |
| Tuesday 17 November | Agenda |
| Tuesday 8 December | Agenda |
Historical agendas
2025 meeting information
(As at 21 April 2026)
Ex-officio members
| Position | Member |
|---|---|
| Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Medicine and Health and Executive Dean | Professor Patrick McNeil (Chair) |
| Deputy Dean, Education and Employability | Professor Catherine Dean (Deputy Chair) |
| Deputy Dean, Research and Innovation | Professor Helen Rizos |
| Associate Dean, Curriculum and Learning | Associate Professor Cara Hildreth |
| Associate Dean, Curriculum and Learning (Graduate Health Education) | Professor Verity Pacey |
| Associate Dean, Research Training and Performance | Professor Mark Connor |
| Associate Dean, Research Partnerships and Integration | TBA |
| Founding Director, Australian Institute of Health Innovation (AIHI) & Director, Centre for Healthcare Resilience and Implementation Science (CHRIS) | Professor Jeffrey Braithwaite |
| Head of Department, Chiropractic | Professor Rosemary Giuriato |
| Head of School of Health Sciences and Nursing | Associate Professor Louise Koelmeyer |
| Head of Department, Linguistics | Associate Professor Scott Barnes |
| Head of Macquarie Medical School | Professor Roger Chung |
| Head of School of Psychological Sciences | Professor Maria Kangas |
| Faculty Executive Director | Hayley Harris |
| Head of Educational Services | Dr Shazia K Jan |
Elected academic staff
| Position | Member |
|---|---|
| Australian Institute of Health Innovation | Professor Robyn Clay-Williams |
| Department of Chiropractic | Associate Professor Michael Swain |
| Department of Linguistics | Dr Jae-Hyun Kim |
| Macquarie Medical School | Associate Professor Marco Morsch |
| School of Health Sciences and Nursing | Associate Professor Kelly Gray |
| School of Psychological Sciences | Associate Professor Josephine Paparo |
Elected professional staff
| Position | Member |
|---|---|
| Manager, Educational Governance and Initiatives | Jyoti Singh |
Elected students
| Position | Member |
|---|---|
| Postgraduate student | Steven Agiasotis |
| Undergraduate student | Jacqueline Hamilton |
Co-opted members
| Position | Member |
|---|---|
| Member outside of the faculty - Deputy Dean, Education and Employability - Faculty of Science and Engineering | Professor Linda Beaumont |
| Early Career Researcher (ECR) representative | Dr Annika van Hummel |
Faculty of Science and Engineering (FSE)
The Faculty of Science and Engineering (FSE) Faculty Board meetings are scheduled for the calendar year. Meeting details, including agendas, are accessible from the links in the tables below.
Please contact the FSE Faculty Board Secretary should you require any further information.
2026 meeting information
| Date | Agenda |
|---|---|
| Tuesday 10 February | Agenda |
| Tuesday 14 April | Agenda |
| Tuesday 2 June | Agenda |
| Tuesday 7 July | Agenda |
| Tuesday 18 August | Agenda |
| Tuesday 29 October | Agenda |
| Tuesday 8 December | Agenda |
Historical agendas
2025 meeting information
(As at 23 March 2026)
Ex-officio members
| Position | Member |
|---|---|
| Executive Dean | Professor Samuel Muller (Chair) |
| Associate Dean, Curriculum and Learning (Science) | Associate Professor Petra Graham |
| Associate Dean, Curriculum and Learning (Engineering and IT) | TBA |
| Deputy Dean, Education and Employability (Deputy Chair) | Professor Linda Beaumont |
| Deputy Dean, Research and Innovation | Professor Nathan Hart |
| Director, Australian Astronomical Optics | Professor Richard McDermid |
| Associate Dean, Research Training and Performance | Professor Alexander Fuerbach |
| Associate Dean, Engagement & Sustainability | Dr Fatemeh Salehi |
| Head of Applied Biosciences | Distinguished Professor Phil Taylor |
| Head of School of Computing | Distinguished Professor Michael Sheng |
| Head of School of Engineering | Professor Gordon Wyeth |
| Head of School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences | Associate Professor Devika Kamath |
| Head of School of Natural Sciences | Associate Professor Fleur Ponton |
| Faculty Executive Director | Dr Katrina Sealey |
| Head of Educational Services, Faculty Administration | Dr Stuart Upton |
Elected academic staff
| Position | Member |
|---|---|
| Applied Biosciences | Dr Bishwo Mainali |
| Australian Astronomical Optics | Professor Simon Ellis |
| School of Computing | Dr Rajan Shankaran |
| School of Engineering | Associate Professor Nazmul Huda |
| School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences | Associate Professor Georgy Sofronov |
| School of Natural Sciences | Associate Professor Andrew Piggott |
Elected professional staff
| Position | Member |
|---|---|
| Learning Design and Production Lead | Matthew Robson |
Elected students
| Position | Member |
|---|---|
| Undergraduate student | Shah Noor Mostafa Bhuiyan |
| Undergraduate student | Rohita Chidireddi |
Academic Staff outside of the Faculty of Science and Engineering
| Position | Member |
|---|---|
| Macquarie Business School | Associate Professor Prashan Karunaratne |