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Fiona DochertyVice President - External Engagement
Fiona Docherty is responsible for UNSW’s International, Marketing & Communications Service, which has been created to better support the realisation of UNSW’s strategy through stronger student recruitment, international partnership development, and global profiling activity. As Vice-President, External Relations Fiona leads this new and evolving service, supporting the President and Vice-Chancellor to deliver UNSW’s 2025 Strategic Plan and providing leadership across the following areas:
- Recruitment of future students to UNSW full degree and alliance programs, ensuring UNSW becomes ‘Australia’s Global University’ through the size and diversity of its student body
- Support for the development of a small number of strategic international partnerships which enhance our ability to address contemporary challenges and make a positive impact in Australia and around the world
- Strengthening of the University’s branding, communications, and marketing strategy, ensuring that UNSW’s mission and values are projected effectively, both locally and internationally, through PR and events.
In 2012, Fiona became Pro Vice-Chancellor, International at UNSW. Since then, UNSW has grown its international student community to 14,500; ranked first in Australia for graduating students with international experience; seen international student satisfaction rise above 90%, and joined two new international networks (GlobalTech Alliance and the Association of Pacific Rim Universities).
Graduating from the University of Glasgow in 1990, Fiona worked for arguably the UK’s most admired and progressive family business, Bettys & Taylors of Harrogate, becoming the company’s youngest director responsible for: corporate communications, sales, marketing, and community outreach programs in the UK and in countries like Ethiopia, India, and Brazil. Fiona was also a formative member of the UK’s Ethical Tea Partnership.
Established in 1949 with a unique focus on the scientific, technological and professional disciplines, University of New South Wales (UNSW) is a leading Australian university committed to making a difference through pioneering research and preparing the next generation of talented global citizens for career success.
University of New South Wales (UNSW) has a proud tradition of sustained innovation, focusing on areas critical to our future – from climate change and renewable energies to lifesaving medical treatments and breakthrough technologies. In the social sciences, UNSW research informs policy and expert commentary in key issues facing society ranging from human rights and constitutional recognition of Indigenous Australians to public health and population ageing.
UNSW offers an extensive range of undergraduate, postgraduate and research programs. We attract talented students from across Australia and around the world. Our 50,000-plus students come from 128 countries, making us one of Australia’s most cosmopolitan universities. Our emphasis on quality continues to push up entry standards with record demand from the State’s top school leavers.
The main UNSW campus is located on a 38 hectare site at Kensington, seven kilometres from the centre of Sydney. Other major campuses are Art & Design in Paddington and UNSW Canberra at the Australian Defence Force Academy.
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A huge congratulations to UNSW Scientia Professor and Cobble Cobble woman Professor Megan Davis (@mdavisqlder) who has been appointed Gough Whitlam and Malcolm Fraser Chair of Australian Studies at @Harvard University.
🔗 https://newsroom.unsw.edu.au/news/general/megan-davis-appointed-gough-whitlam-and-malcolm-fraser-chair-australian-studies-harvard
International human rights lawyer, United Nations Indigenous rights expert & now... Marie Claire’s Powerhouse Woman of the Year! 👏
A huge congrats to Cobble Cobble woman @mdavisqlder who has been named ‘The Powerhouse’ in Marie Claire’s annual Women of the Year Awards.
A case study led by researchers from UNSW, @blackdoginst and @georgeinstitute shows patients with treatment-resistant depression are missing out on potentially life-changing treatment with ketamine because systemic barriers have made it unaffordable.
Why low-cost ketamine is still inaccessible to many with severe depression
newsroom.unsw.edu.au
UNSW and @UTSEngage researchers have shown that cancer cells can resist the effects of chemotherapy by activating a force-generating rescue mechanism.
The team behind the study hopes to use their findings to improve cancer therapies.
'We could see it happening before our eyes': research shows how cancer cells resist chemotherapy
newsroom.unsw.edu.au
The majority of start-up companies fail, so what sets the lucky few apart? 🤔
A UNSW-led study has shown that start-up founders have distinct personality traits, and they’re more important to the success of their companies than previously thought.
Newsroom
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Scientists from UNSW and @Cambridge_Uni have demonstrated a novel method for recording the sound of atoms - recording the ‘crackling noise’ of approximately 30 nanometre deep areas – the equivalent of the displacement of approximately 100 atoms. 🎤
Listening to atoms moving at the nanoscale: study
newsroom.unsw.edu.au
"If the line goes down during a bushfire, it can leave them without electricity from the grid for quite some time."
A UNSW report has found disaster-prone areas could become more resilient by adopting Distributed Energy Resources like solar and batteries.
Renewable backup power key to energy resilience in disasters: report
newsroom.unsw.edu.au
UNSW researchers have discovered the first evidence that eastern grey kangaroos form long-term relationships.
The study provides new information on the social organisation of the kangaroo and could have implications for their management.
Read 🔗 https://newsroom.unsw.edu.au/news/science-tech/eastern-grey-kangaroos-may-foster-long-term-relationships-say-unsw-scientists?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social
Despite our spam-filtering technologies, most people still receive spam every day. How do these messages end up flooding our inboxes? And are there any legal consequences for the senders?
UNSW’s @virtualkayleen explains. 🔍
Why do I get so much spam and unwanted email in my inbox? And how can I get rid of it?
newsroom.unsw.edu.au
We are a powerhouse of cutting-edgeresearch, teaching and innovation
UNSW Australia is a founding member of the Group of Eight – a coalition of Australia’s leading research-intensive universities – and the prestigious Universitas 21 international network. We are the only Australian member of the Global Alliance of Technological Universities; a member of the Association of Pacific Rim Universities (APRU); and a partner of Coursera, the largest provider of MOOCs in the world. With internationally recognised and award-winning academic staff, we have an impressive standing in global league tables, achieving our highest ratings for research, innovation and facilities.
Mission and vision
- To be a world-class, world-changing university.
- To bring inspiring people together and create a world-class environment for learning and research, empowering staff and students alike to discover and share knowledge that can change the world.
Ranked in the top 1% of world universities
4,485
Higher degree research students
$550m
Annual research income
University of New South Wales (UNSW) has a strong reputation for research excellence. Through this excellence, the focus is on continuing to increase UNSW’s research contribution both regionally and globally.
At UNSW Sydney we are passionate about research, changing lives and achieving global impacts.
We strive to meet tomorrow’s challenges and are an acknowledged world leader in photovoltaics, HIV/AIDS research and quantum computing.
Our strengths:
- Biomedical sciences
- Water, climate, environment and sustainability
- Next generation materials and technologies
- Social policy, government and health policy
- ICT, robotics and devices
- Law, business and economics
- Fundamental and enabling sciences
- Contemporary humanities and creative arts
- Defence and security
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