05. KEN2022: An open culture for Higher Education by Dawn Freshwater
Channel: Knowledge Equity Network
Date: 28/03/2023

Dawn Freshwater
Vice Chancellor, University of Auckland

Dawn Freshwater is Vice-Chancellor of the University of Auckland. She became the University’s first female Vice-Chancellor in March 2020, after serving as the University of Western Australia’s Vice-Chancellor and Senior Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Registrar between 2014 and 2020.

Professor Freshwater was the first female Chair of the G08 Research Intensive Universities in Australia, and past Chair of the Partnership Board of the World University Network (WUN). She is a highly experienced supporter of translational research and research-led teaching, winning the Fellowship of the Royal College of Nursing (FRCN), the highest honour in her field, for researching Leadership practices in Public Health.

She is a strong advocate of industry engagement and of the role of higher education in supporting trade agreements and known for her advocacy and action in equity and inclusivity.