Nicholas Saunders (vice-chancellor)
Nicholas Saunders | |
|---|---|
| Vice-Chancellor of the University of Newcastle | |
| In office 2004–2011 | |
| Preceded by | Roger Holmes |
| Succeeded by | Caroline McMillen |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 June 1946 Officer of the Order of Australia |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | Bond University University of Newcastle Monash University Flinders University Harvard Medical School McMaster University |
Nicholas Andrew Saunders,
Early life
Saunders was born in Sydney, New South Wales, and attended Newington College (1959–1962),[2] before graduating in medicine from the University of Sydney.[3]
Medical and academic career
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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
University leadership
Saunders commenced a five-year term as Vice-Chancellor and President of the University of Newcastle in 2004,
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
- Member – Newington College Council[8]
Honours
On 1 January 2001, Saunders was awarded the
References
- ^ Who's Who in Australia 2007 (Crown Content Melb, 2007) page 1816
- ^ Newington College Register of Past Students 1863–1998 (Syd, 1999) pp 174
- ^ "Graduate Careers Australia". Archived from the original on 1 October 2011. Retrieved 14 June 2007.
- ^ University of Newcastle
- ^ Hunter Medical Research Institute
- ^ ABC Radio National
- ^ Monash University
- ^ Newington News – College Council Retrieved 1 September 2012
- ^ "Nicholas Andrew Saunders". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Retrieved 11 June 2012.
- ^ "Officer (AO) in the General Division of the Order of Australia – The Queen's Birthday 2012 Honours Lists" (PDF). Official Secretary to the Governor-General of Australia. 11 June 2012. p. 34. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 June 2012.