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David Ingle Thodey (born 14 May 1954 [1]) is an Australian businessman who is a former chief executive officer of Telstra [2] and current chairman of accounting software company Xero. He became chancellor of the University of Sydney in July 2024. [3]
The University of Sydney (USYD) is a public research university in Sydney, Australia. Founded in 1850, it is the oldest university in both Australia and Oceania. [14] One of Australia's six sandstone universities, it was one of the world's first universities to admit students solely on academic merit, and opened its doors to women on the same basis as men. [15]
The vice-chancellor serves as the chief executive officer of the university, and oversees most of the university's day-to-day operations, with the chancellor serving in a largely ceremonial role. Before 1924, the vice-chancellors were fellows of the university, elected annually by the fellows.
Mark Walter Scott AO (born 9 October 1962) is an Australian and American public servant and academic administrator who serves as the Vice-Chancellor and Principal of the University of Sydney. Scott had previously held a senior role at Fairfax Media , responsible for the editorial content of the group's major newspapers, including The Sydney ...
In July 2017 the University of Sydney created a memorandum of understanding with Thales "to work closely together over the next five years to develop new technologies and capabilities". [9] The university says that Hutchinson had no part in the memorandum of understanding. [10] In June 2023, she became a non-executive director of the board. [11]
Gonski is the first alumnus of the University of New South Wales to hold the position of chancellor at that university. [17] He is chairman of the National e-Health Transition Authority, a statutory authority of the Australian government; [18] and chair of the Sydney Theatre Company (since February 2010). [4]
The Sydney University Union (SUU) was established in 1874 for debating, at a time when the university had fewer than a hundred students; graduates and staff were thus dominant. In 1884, the university's Senate provided a common room for the union, and in 1906, it decided to provide a building for the union's use.
The Students' Representative Council (SRC) is the representative body for undergraduate students at the University of Sydney.In addition to a student-elected council and student advocacy portfolios, the SRC coordinates a free legal service and caseworker service for all undergraduate students at the University of Sydney.