Professor Adam Shoemaker has extensive experience in the Australian University sector and is one of Australia's leading researchers in Indigenous literature and culture. He commenced as the Vice-Chancellor and President of Victoria University in December 2020 after four years as Vice-Chancellor of Southern Cross University. He spent his formative years in a diverse range of fields, such as reviewer and columnist for The Australian, an ABC Canberra Radio programmer, serving as chair of the Brisbane Writers Festival in the mid-1990s and spending three years with the Delegation of the Commission of the European Committees.
Dec 20, 2022 • 28 minutes
A fantastic talk with Kirsten Jeffery and Franziska Locher. Both are passionate and highly skilled creative leaders who inspired, managed and realised the success of the VU City Tower project
Dec 20, 2022 • 30 minutes
Dr Mary Woessner wants to be known as “the researcher that I am rather than the research that I do”. This episode of the People of VU starts that journey. We covered everything from potentiality to nature with health underpinning all.
Dec 20, 2022 • 26 minutes
Many important conversations are taking place as a result of the Jobs and Skills Summit. I had a great one with Anne Howard, VU Polytechnic Executive Director, about TAFE, VCE reforms and her passion as an educator
Dec 20, 2022 • 27 minutes
Artist, mentor, teacher, researcher, curator — Dr Paola Balla is all of this and more. I had a fantastic conversation with Paola for the People of VU podcast. It is certainly one to listen to in great depth.
Dec 20, 2022 • 26 minutes
VU Real-World Researchers are the driving force behind VU research and our new Research and Impact Plan. Dr Vasileios Stavropoulos is one of them. I had a fascinating chat with Vasileios in the new episode of People of VU.
Dec 20, 2022 • 22 minutes
The final 2022 episode of People of VU is a special one. My guest Stuart Clegg, is the magic behind it and someone who has sat by me recording this podcast since it began. In this episode we talked shipwrecks, rock music and commercial TV.
Jan 10, 2023 • 23 minutes
After meeting at the Werribee tree-planting day, I knew I had to find out more about 2nd-year biomedicine student, Tahnee Towers. This People of VU podcast turned out to be a great platform to do exactly that.
Jan 31, 2023 • 25 minutes
In 1973, the Department of Foreign Affairs sent a cable to the ‘Australian mission to U.N. New York’ about Dr Helen Hill, noting that she “appears to hold strong opinions”.
Feb 14, 2023 • 34 minutes
Writing a poem a day and acting by night, Professor Mary-Rose McLaren is a creative talent with so much more than teaching behind her name.
Jul 11, 2023 • 28 minutes
Tuesday Atzinger (they/them) is a recent Victoria University graduate who had a significant impact while studying with us.
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