Deakin Chancellor appointed next Convenor of the University Chancellors Council

Appointed by the Council, the Convenor's main responsibilities include the organisation and facilitation of the twice-yearly UCC meetings and the biennial National Conference on University Governance (NCUG), as well as working with the UCC members and sub-committee to explore current issues affecting the tertiary education sector in Australia.

On hearing of his appointment, Mr Stanhope outlined three priority areas for his term as Chancellor:

1. Establishing clear lines of coordination between the UCC and Universities Australia – to ensure one representative body for universities.
2. Influence and inform government policy – via the consolidated representative university voice.
3. Lifting the reputation of universities in the eyes of the government and the community – by raising awareness that knowledge creation by universities is delivering innovation, economic advancement and culture and environmental wellbeing, and is integral to the recovery from the COVID-19 crisis.

Mr Stanhope has taken the reins from current Convenor, Mr Stephen Gerlach AM, Chancellor of Flinders University.