Nicholas Saunders (Vice-Chancellor)
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Nicholas Andrew Saunders (born June 26, 1946) is an Australian academic who since 2004 has been the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Newcastle. [1]
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[edit] Early life
Saunders was born in Sydney, New South Wales, and attended Newington College [2] before graduating in medicine from the University of Sydney [3].
[edit] Medical and academic career
Saunders undertook his specialist physician training at Royal North Shore Hospital. In 1974 he spent two years as a Research Fellow at McMaster University Medical Centre in Canada, followed by two years as assistant professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School. He was a foundation member of the University of Newcastle Faculty of Medicine in 1978 and Professor of Medicine from 1983. Saunders practiced as a specialist in respiratory and sleep medicine at the Royal Newcastle Hospital and then the John Hunter Hospital from 1990 until 1992, where he was also Chair of the Department of Medicine. From Newcastle he went on to become the Head of the Faculty of Health Sciences and Dean of the School of Medicine at Flinders University, South Australia between 1993 and 1998. From 1998 to 2003 he was Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences at Monash University, Victoria.
[edit] University leadership
Saunders commenced a five year term as Vice-Chancellor and President of the University of Newcastle in 2004 [4] following his long standing association with the university and the Hunter River district. [5] Since arriving at Newcastle Saunders has cut more than 400 positions - one job in five - to deal with the university's financial woes.[6]
[edit] Appointments
Saunders has served on the following boards and councils:
- Chair - National Health and Medical Research Council[7]
- Member - Higher Education Council
- Member - Prime Minister’s Science Engineering and Innovation Council
- Member - Australian Research Council
- Member - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Council
- Chair - Committee of Deans of Australian Medical Schools
[edit] Awards
- Centenary Medal 2001 - For outstanding leadership in medicine and education as Dean of Medicine, Monash University. [8]
[edit] References
- ^ Crown Content, Who's Who in Australia 2007, page 1816
- ^ http://www.newingtoncollege.nsw.edu.au/archives/ Newington College Notable Old Boys
- ^ http://www.graduatecareers.com.au/content/view/full/2531 Graduate Careers Australia
- ^ http://www.newcastle.edu.au/vicechancellorbiography.html University of Newcastle
- ^ http://www.hmri.net.au/pages/about/board_members/index.php Hunter Medical Research Institute
- ^ http://www.abc.net.au/pm/content/2005/s1359016.htm ABC Radio National
- ^ http://www.adm.monash.edu.au/records-archives/archives/memo-archive/memo00/issue19-00/about.html Monash University
- ^ http://www.itsanhonour.gov.au/index.cfm It's an Honour
