Australian Council of Learned Academies
Evidence-based Interdisciplinary Research
Professor Bruce Armstrong AM FAA FRACP FAFPHM Professor Bruce Armstrong is an Emeritus Professor in the University of Sydney and a senior adviser at the Sax Institute, Sydney. He has held senior positions in State and Commonwealth Governments, including Commissioner of Health in the Health Department of Western Australia and Director of the Australian Institute…
Professor Peter Newman Peter Newman is the Professor of Sustainability at Curtin University. He has written 17 books and over 300 papers. In 2014 he was awarded an Order of Australia for his contributions to urban design and sustainable transport. Peter has worked in local government as an elected councillor, in state government as an…
Professor Robert ClarkAO FAA FRSN Professor Robert Clark was appointed Chief Scientist in Residence within the Faculty of Art and Design at the University of New South Wales in 2014. He was formerly Professor and Chair of Energy Strategy and Policy at the University of New South Wales from 2012. Prior to this role he…
Associate Professor Scott McQuire FAHA Scott McQuire is Associate Professor and Reader in the School of Culture and Communication at the University of Melbourne where he undertakes interdisciplinary research into the interplay between digital media and urban space. He has held eight ARC grants and is the author and co-editor of seven books and over…
Professor Brendan Gleeson FASSA Professor Brendan Gleeson is the Director of the Melbourne Sustainable Society Institute, at the University of Melbourne. He joined Melbourne University in January 2012 as Professor of Urban Policy Studies and then took on the directorship of the Melbourne Sustainable Society Institute in early 2013. Professor Gleeson came from the position…
Professor Stephen KingFASSA Professor Stephen King is Professor of Economics at Monash University and Chairman of the Economic Regulation Authority of WA. Before joining Monash University, he was a Member of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, where he chaired the Mergers Review Committee. Professor King’s main areas of expertise are competition economics, regulation and…
Professor Roderic Broadhurst Professor Broadhurst is Professor of Criminology, Department of Sociology, Research School of Social Sciences, Australian National University. He was founding fellow of the Hong Kong Centre for Criminology and foundation editor of the Asian Journal of Criminology. His 40-year career as a practitioner and researcher has included work in prisons, research in…
Professor John O’CallaghanFTSE John O’Callaghan is a consultant on information and communications technologies with application to all areas of science and engineering. His previous positions include those of Interim Director, Victorian Life Sciences Computation Initiative; Executive Director, Australian Partnership for Advanced Computing; Chief Executive Officer, CRC for Advanced Computational Systems; and Chief, CSIRO Division of…
Dr Michael KeatingAC FASSA FIPAA Dr Michael Keating was head of three Australian Government departments from 1983 to 1996: the Departments of Employment and Industrial Relations, Finance, and Prime Minister & Cabinet. Since then he has held positions at the Australian National University and Griffith University. He has been a member of various private and…
Professor Ron JohnstonFTSE FRSN Professor Ron Johnston is Executive Director of the Australian Centre for Innovation and a Professor in the Faculty of Engineering & IT at the University of Sydney. He was educated as a scientist in Australia, UK and the US. He has devoted most of his career to developing a better understanding…