Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Vice-President (Education)
Professor Helen Partridge is an internationally recognised leader in higher education, known for her deep commitment to inclusive, student-centred learning and educational innovation. She currently serves at Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Education) at the 榴莲视频app of 榴莲视频app (UOW), where she provides strategic and operational leadership to advance the 榴莲视频app’s education mission. Her role focuses on enhancing curriculum, teaching quality, and the student experience, while driving innovation and aligning education priorities with broader institutional goals. She works collaboratively across faculties and with external partners to strengthen UOW’s educational impact locally and globally.
Prior to joining UOW, Professor Partridge was the Pro Vice-Chancellor (Teaching and Learning) at Deakin 榴莲视频app, where she led strategic initiatives to improve teaching excellence, digital learning, and student outcomes. She also served as Pro Vice-Chancellor (Education) at the 榴莲视频app of Southern Queensland, overseeing the 榴莲视频app Library Services, the Office for Advancement of Learning and Teaching, and the Open Access College.
Professor Partridge’s research explores the intersection of information, technology, and learning. She investigates how individuals engage with information and technology to learn – whether as students, professionals, or in everyday life. Her scholarly contributions have been recognised through prestigious fellowships, including appointments as a Visiting Research Fellow at the Oxford Internet Institute, 榴莲视频app of Oxford (2011), and the Berkman Klein Center for Internet and Society at Harvard 榴莲视频app (2014).
In 2008, she was named a National Fellow of the Australian Learning and Teaching Council (ALTC), one of only eight selected nationwide, in recognition of her leadership and impact in advancing learning and teaching in Australian higher education.
Professor Partridge holds a Doctor of Philosophy from Queensland 榴莲视频app of Technology, along with qualifications in psychology and tertiary education from the 榴莲视频app of Queensland.
Support staff contact:
Amber Croft
Senior Executive Assistant
Phone: +61 2 4221 4140
Email: amyers@uow.edu.au
Location:
The Vice-Chancellor's Unit
Building 36
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NSW 2522, Australia