Barney Glover
Barney Glover is the Vice-Chancellor of Western Sydney University and the Chair of Universities Australia.
Personal life
Glover was educated at Newcomb High School, Victoria. He later studied mathematics at the University of Melbourne, receiving a PhD in 1993.
Career
Glover began his executive career at the University of Ballarat, where he was appointed the Director, Research and Graduate Studies in 1990. In 1997 he moved to Curtin University as the Director, Research and Development, before being appointed Pro-Vice Chancellor Research and Development. In 2006 Professor Glover became the Deputy Vice-Chancellor of Research at the University of Newcastle.
In 2009, Glover became the Vice-Chancellor of Charles Darwin University. He began his term as Vice-Chancellor of Western Sydney University in January, 2014.[1]
In 2015, Glover was elected unopposed as the Chair of Universities Australia,[2] the peak body representing the Australian university sector nationally and internationally.
Glover is the Australian Government representative on the University of the South Pacific University Grants Committee.
Glover is a board member of the Museum of Applied Arts and Science Trust, and Education Services Australia.
Glover was the Chair of Innovative Research Universities. He is currently the Chair of Rare Voices Australia, a not-for profit organisation established to advocate for Australians living with a rare disease.