Margaret Sheil

Professor Margaret Sheil has been appointed Vice-Chancellor, QUT, effective February 2018. She is currently Provost, deputy to the Vice-Chancellor and the Chief Academic Officer, at the University of Melbourne where she has led the implementation of the online strategy and other curriculum reform, business transformation and the recruitment and development of academic leaders. In 2016, Margaret joined the boards of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (ATSE) and the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation. From 2007 to 2012, Margaret was the Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Research Council where she led the development of the Excellence in Research for Australia evaluation of Australian university research and the implementation of a range of initiatives to support women, early career and Indigenous researchers. Her previous roles were Deputy Vice Chancellor (Research), Dean of Science and Professor of Chemistry at the University of Wollongong. Margaret holds a Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Pure and Applied Chemistry and a PhD in Physical Chemistry from the University of New South Wales. She was presented with the Science and Technology Alumni Award from UNSW in 2016.