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Academic Board and committee membership elections

Find out why staff participation on boards and committees matters and how you can influence governance.

The Academic Board (supported by its Committees) helps to make sure Federation's academic governance system meets the requirements of the Higher Education Standards Framework (Threshold Standards) 2021 and other regulatory standards.

When an elected board or committee member term expires, we put the call out for nominations, then hold elections to appoint new members. This is a fantastic opportunity for Federation staff and students to contribute to University decision making.

Results

Following the recent nominations and polling process, we're pleased to announce the successful candidates:
 
Academic Board
Professor Chyrisse Heine: Higher Education Academic Level D–E
Dhruv Sagar: General/Professional Staff
 
Research Committee
Annette Pyatt: General/Professional Staff
 
These newly elected members will serve two-year terms, commencing 1 October 2026. Thank you to all staff who nominated for these positions. We appreciate your interest in contributing to the University’s academic governance committees.
 
We would also like to acknowledge and thank the following outgoing members whose terms will conclude on 30 September 2026:
 
Academic Board
Professor Aziz Rahman: Higher Education Academic Level D–E 
Aengus Bowers: General/Professional Staff
 
Research Committee
Rebekah Bailey: General/Professional Staff

Understand the election process

To be eligible to nominate you must:

  • satisfy the fit and proper person requirements specified by TEQSA and ASQA
  • be 18 years of age or over.

If you're nominating for a staff elected position, you must also:

  • be employed at a time fraction of 0.5 or more+
  • not be studying at the University at a time fraction of 0.5 or more+
  • have completed any probationary period for employment+.

If you're nominating for a student elected position, you must also:

  • be studying at the University at a time fraction of 0.5 or more+
  • not be employed at the University at a time fraction of 0.5 or more+.

+ for the duration of the prescribed term.

Nomination form must include:

  • contact details for two other members in the same category for which you are nominating who endorse the nomination (e.g. professional staff endorse other professional staff nominations; higher education students endorse other higher education students)
  • a candidate statement of up to 250 words (optional, please also include a profile photo)
  • acceptance that you meet the eligibility criteria.

An online ballot will be held for any position that receives more nominations than there are vacancies. Ballot forms will be available on this page when the ballot opens.

The successful candidates will be declared by the Returning Officer on this page, through email and on University news channels.

Elections are held in accordance with Federation University Australia (Operations) Regulations 2022 (PDF 377 KB).

Contact us

If you have any questions about nominations, voting or results, please email academic.governance@federation.edu.au.