Emeritus Professor David Siddle FASSA
Fellow
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Role(s): Fellow Level: Full Status: Active
- Bio/Profile
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David Siddle obtained his PhD from the University of Queensland in 1971. As an academic psychologist, he worked in universities in England, Canada and Australia. After appointments at Macquarie University, University of Tasmania, and the University of Queensland, he was appointed as Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research) at the University of Sydney in 1997. He served as Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) at the University of Queensland from 2001 to 2009 where he was responsible for the development and implementation of policy designed to enhance the university’s performance in research and research training. He was Chair of the Humanities and Social Sciences Panel of the Australian Research Council in 1993 and 1994 and after retirement, served on the Australian Research Council’s Advisory Council.
He has served as a Board member for many Cooperative Research Centres, was a Director of the Australian Synchrotron Company and from 2011 to 2014, served as a member of the Higher Education Standards Panel. Until 2017, he was Chair of Brisbane Diamantina Health Partners.
He is currently Chair of the Board of Opera Queensland.
