Professor Sue Harrison

Professor Sue Harrison is the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research and Innovation) at The University of Queensland, as well as Executive Dean of the Faculty of Engineering, Architecture, and Information Technology (EAIT).

There she is focused on the delivery of educational programs and research that are leading edge in terms of technology, socially relevant, focused on addressing global challenges and deliver transformational excellence. 

Prior to this, she served as Deputy Vice-Chancellor: Research and Internationalisation at the University of Cape Town, where her portfolio included research, innovation, postgraduate studies, and internationalisation with a strong focus on embedding social responsiveness into research. Sue has a long, varied track record in management and leadership in the academic arena, built up through a 30-year academic career in the field of bioprocess engineering and its application to the circular economy, green technologies for the resource sectors and improved health care and wellbeing.