Leigh Sullivan will leave his position as vice-chancellor for research and innovation at Federation University Australia to take on the same position at Canberra.
University of Canberra has poached Leigh Sullivan (pictured), deputy vice-chancellor for research and innovation at Federation University Australia, to take on an identical title at Canberra from November 19.
Sullivan’s job will include presiding over the research and innovation direction as set out under University of Canberra’s latest strategic plan, titled Distinctive by Design, which emphasises building research capacity to drive entrepreneurship and meet real-world challenges.
His arrival at Canberra means George Cho, the university’s acting deputy vice-chancellor for research and innovation, will return to his duties as a professor in the Faculty of Science and Technology.
Sullivan has been with Federation University Australia since 2016. His role has included responsibility for Federation University’s Ballarat Technology Park, a development with capacity for 65 enterprises which is currently undergoing partial refurbishment.
Before joining Federation University, Sullivan had worked at Southern Cross University, starting as a professor in 2005 before becoming deputy…
