Professor Ian Chubb AC

Vice-Chancellor and President
MSc DPhil Oxon, Hon DSc Flinders

Professor Ian William Chubb was appointed Vice-Chancellor of The Australian National University in January 2001, having previously been Vice-Chancellor of Flinders University for six years (1995 to 2000). He was the Senior Deputy Vice-Chancellor at Monash University from 1993 to 1995, for part of that time simultaneously holding the position of Foundation Dean of the Faculty of Business and Economics. From 1986 to 1990, Professor Chubb was Deputy Vice-Chancellor of the University of Wollongong.

Between 1990 and 1993, Professor Chubb was the full-time Chair of the Higher Education Council, and concurrently Deputy Chair of the National Board of Employment, Education and Training. He served as a member and, subsequently, Chair of the HEC in a part-time capacity from 1994 to 1997. He also served as Interim Chair, then Deputy Chair, of the National Committee for Quality in Higher Education from 1993 to 1994.

Professor Chubb was Chair of the Group of Eight universities in 2004 and 2005 and has served in various capacities on the National Health and Medical Research Council and the Australian Research Committee.

Professor Chubb began his university career as a neuroscientist. The recipient of a number of academic awards and named fellowships at the University of Ghent and Oxford University, he returned to Australia to take up a position in human physiology at Flinders University in 1977. He has published widely and has taught science and medical students at undergraduate and postgraduate level, and supervised research students.

In June 1999, Professor Chubb was made an Officer of the Order of Australia for his services to "the development of higher education policy and its implementation at state, national and international levels, as an administrator in the tertiary education sector, and to research, particularly in the field of neuroscience". In April 2003 he was awarded the Centenary Medal for service to Australian society through tertiary education and university administration.

In June 2006, Professor Chubb was appointed a Companion of the Order of Australia for "service to higher education including research and development policy in the pursuit of advancing the national interest socially, economically, culturally and environmentally and to the facilitation of a knowledge-based global economy".

Contact

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Email:  vc@anu.edu.au

Staff

Suzanne Rochester
Office Manager
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David Akers
Executive Officer to the
Vice-Chancellor
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Jessy-May Mitchell
Administrative Officer
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