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Sydney: Chancellor David Gonski AC has announced the appointment of one of Australia’s most dynamic educational leaders, Professor Attila Brungs, as UNSW Sydney’s incoming President and Vice-Chancellor.
Professor Brungs, who will take up the position on 31 January 2022, is currently Vice-Chancellor and President of the University of Technology Sydney (UTS). He will succeed Professor Ian Jacobs, who announced earlier this year his intention to step down after completing seven years in the role and return home to the UK for family reasons.
Professor Brungs has had a distinguished academic career, from receiving the University Medal in Industrial Chemistry as an undergraduate at UNSW, to becoming a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford University and completing a Doctorate in Inorganic Chemistry. His research into heterogeneous catalysis and sectoral leadership saw him elected as a Fellow of the Academy of Technology and Engineering.