Elections register

RMIT Council

• RMIT Council
  • One (1) student-elected member for term commencing 1 November 2025 and concluding 31 October 2026:
    • Successful Candidate: Finbar Bray

RMIT Academic Board and Standing Committees (student)

• Academic Board
  (Terms commencing 1 January 2026 and concluding 31 December 2026)
  • One (1) Postgraduate Student:
    • Successful Candidate: Rodrigo Montoya Farah
  • One (1) Higher Degree by Research Student:
    • Successful Candidate: Uttamjit Kaur
  • Two (2) Undergraduate Students:
    • Successful Candidate: Shaina Khanna
    • Successful Candidate: Manaal Soomro
  • Two (2) Vocational Education or Associate Degree Students:
    • Successful Candidate: Daiyan Mustansir (returning)
    • Successful Candidate: Jhalak Agarwal
• Education Committee
  (Terms commencing 1 January 2026 and concluding 31 December 2026)
  • One (1) Higher Education Student – College of Business and Law:
    • Successful Candidate: Joela Elsa Jose
  • One (1) Higher Education Student – College of Design and Social Context:
    • Successful Candidate: Aarsi Bansal
  • One (1) Higher Education Student – STEM College:
    • Successful Candidate: Prajwal Baxi
  • One (1) Vocational Education or Associate Degree Student – College of Vocational Education:
    • Successful Candidate: Lincoln Russell
• Programs Committee
  (Terms commencing 1 January 2026 and concluding 31 December 2026)
  • One (1) Higher Education Student – College of Business and Law:
    • Elected unopposed: Atharv Pramod Thube
  • One (1) Higher Education Student – College of Design and Social Context:
    • Successful Candidate: Mirza Bushra Yamin
  • One (1) Higher Education Student – STEM College:
    • Successful Candidate: Angela Fenech
• Research Committee
  (Terms commencing 1 January 2026 and concluding 31 December 2026)
  • One (1) Higher Degree by Research Student – College of Business and Law:
    • Successful Candidate – Boakye Dankwah
  • One (1) Higher Degree by Research Student – College of Design and Social Context:
    • Vacant
  • One (1) Higher Degree by Research Student – STEM College:
    • Successful Candidate: Uttamjit Kaur
• Graduate Research Committee
  (Terms commencing 1 January 2026 and concluding 31 December 2026)
  • One (1) Higher Degree by Research Student – College of Business and Law:
    • Successful Candidate: Madiha Latif
  • One (1) Higher Degree by Research Student – College of Design and Social Context:
    • Elected unopposed: Penelope Bartlau
  • One (1) Higher Degree by Research Student – STEM College:
    • Successful Candidate: Christopher Olowosoke

RMIT Academic Board (staff)

• Academic Board
  (Terms commencing 1 January 2026 and concluding 31 December 2027)
  • One (1) Head of School, Dean or Executive Dean from each higher education college:
    • College of Business and Law
      • Vacancy
    • College of Design and Social Context
      • Elected unopposed: Professor Simone White (returning)
    • STEM College
      • Vacancy
  • Two (2) senior academics/teaching staff in a non-executive role from each College:
    • College of Business and Law
      • Successful Candidate: Associate Professor Linda Robinson
      • Successful Candidate: Dr Leila Afshari (returning)
    • College of Design and Social Context
      • Successful Candidate: Associate Professor Ehsan Gharaei (returning)
      • Successful Candidate: Associate Professor Brianna Chesser (returning)
    • STEM College
      • Successful Candidate: Dr Lin Zhao
      • Successful Candidate: Professor Raj Das (returning)
    • College of Vocational Education
      • Vacancy
      • Vacancy
  • Two (2) academic/teaching staff from each college:
    • College of Business and Law
      • Successful Candidate: Dr Alvedi Sabani
      • Successful Candidate: Dr Sophie Rigney
    • College of Design and Social Context
      • Successful Candidate: Dr Alexandra Sherlock (returning)
      • Successful Candidate: Dr Rose Michael
    • STEM College
      • Successful Candidate: Associate Professor Taghrid Istivan (returning)
      • Successful Candidate: Dr Julie Stevens
    • College of Vocational Education
      • Successful Candidate: Dr Matteo Donato
      • Successful Candidate: Ms Mandeep Chahil
  • Six (6) members elected by and from the professors of the University occupying a Level E appointment, not including honorary or adjunct professors, with at least one (1) from each higher education college and no more than three (3) from one college:
    • College of Business and Law
      • Successful Candidate: Professor Penelope June Weller (returning)
    • College of Design and Social Context
      • Successful Candidate: Professor Jago Dodson
      • Successful Candidate: Professor Lisa Waller
    • STEM College
      • Successful Candidate: Professor Elisa Hill (returning)
      • Successful Candidate: Professor Falk Scholer (returning)
      • Successful Candidate: Professor Nicolas Menicucci (returning)
• Education Committee
  (Terms commencing 1 January 2026 and concluding 31 December 2027)
  • One (1) Academic Staff member – College of Business and Law:
    • Successful Candidate: Professor Gillian Vesty (returning)
  • One (1) Academic Staff member – College of Design and Social Context:
    • Successful Candidate: Associate Professor Linda Daley
  • One (1) Academic Staff member – STEM College:
    • Successful Candidate: Dr Jessica Danaher (returning)
  • One (1) Teaching Staff member – College of Vocational Education:
    • Successful Candidate: Dr Sylwia Greda-Bogusz
• Programs Committee
  (Terms commencing 1 January 2026 and concluding 31 December 2027)
  • One (1) Academic Staff member – College of Business and Law:
    • Elected unopposed: Professor Ling Mei Cong
  • One (1) Academic Staff member – College of Design and Social Context:
    • Elected unopposed: Associate Professor Kennedy Osakwe Adakporia (returning)
  • One (1) Academic Staff member – STEM College:
    • Successful Candidate: Associate Professor Roula Kyriacou
• Research Committee
  (Terms commencing 1 January 2026 and concluding 31 December 2027)
  • One (1) Academic Staff member – College of Business and Law:
    • Successful Candidate: Dr Huy Pham
  • One (1) Academic Staff member – College of Design and Social Context:
    • Elected unopposed: Dr Haiqing Yu
  • One (1) Academic Staff member – STEM College:
    • Successful Candidate: Professor Vipul Bansal (returning)

RMIT Council

• RMIT Council
  • One (1) staff-elected member for term commencing 1 November 2024 and concluding 31 October 2027:
    • Successful Candidate: Professor Asha Rao
  • One (1) student-elected member for term commencing 1 November 2024 and concluding 31 October 2025:
    • Successful Candidate: Ella Byrne

RMIT Academic Board and Standing Committees (student)

• Academic Board
  (Terms commencing 1 January 2025 and concluding 31 December 2025)
  • One (1) Postgraduate Student:
    • Successful Candidate: Manav Wadhwa
  • One (1) Higher Degree by Research Student:
    •  Successful Candidate: Pankaj Maurya
  • Two (2) Undergraduate Students:
    • Successful Candidate: Vishwa Aadhith
    • Successful Candidate: Nathan Kovac 
  • Two (2) Vocational Education or Associate Degree Student:
    • Successful Candidate: Daiyan Mustansir  
    • Successful Candidate: Stefanie Urlich

• Higher Education Committee
  (Terms commencing 1 January 2025 and concluding 31 December 2025)
  • One (1) Higher Education Student – College of Business and Law:
    • Successful Candidate: Mansi Paliwal
  • One (1) Higher Education Student – College of Design and Social Context:
    • Successful Candidate: Maya Szyszko
  • One (1) Higher Education Student – STEM College:
    • Successful Candidate: Mathuranga Sivakumar

• Vocational Education Committee
  (Terms commencing 1 January 2025 and concluding 31 December 2025)
  • Three (3) Vocational Education students – College of Vocational Education:
    • Successful Candidate: Samuel Clark
    • Successful Candidate: Felicity Monk
    • Successful Candidate: Ali Zeb Khan

• Programs Committee
  (Terms commencing 1 January 2025 and concluding 31 December 2025)
  • One (1) Higher Education Student – College of Business and Law:
    • Successful Candidate: Tandeep Singh
  • One (1) Higher Education Student – College of Design and Social Context:
    • Successful Candidate: Evelynn Downer
  • One (1) Higher Education Student – STEM College:
    • Successful Candidate: Niranjan Munjal

• Research Committee
  (Terms commencing 1 January 2025 and concluding 31 December 2025)
  • One (1) Higher Degree by Research Student – College of Business and Law:
    • Successful Candidate: Pubudini Damburae Liyanage
  • One (1) Higher Degree by Research Student – College of Design and Social Context:
    • Successful Candidate: Mustafijur Rahman
  • One (1) Higher Degree by Research Student – STEM College:
    • Successful Candidate: Boopathiraja Kannan

• Graduate Research Committee
  (Terms commencing 1 January 2025 and concluding 31 December 2025)
  • One (1) Higher Degree by Research Student – College of Business and Law:
    • Elected unopposed: Pubudini Damburae Liyanage 
  • One (1) Higher Degree by Research Student – College of Design and Social Context:
    • Vacancy
  • One (1) Higher Degree by Research Student – STEM College:
    • Successful Candidate: Pankaj Maurya

RMIT Academic Board (staff)

• Academic Board
  (Terms commencing 1 January 2025 and concluding 31 December 2026)
  • Two (2) members elected by and from the professional staff:
    • Successful Candidate: Michael Swadling (returning)
    • Successful Candidate: Shae Remilton
  • Five (5) members elected by and from the academic staff:
    • Successful Candidate: Professor Jeff Shimeta (returning)
    • Successful Candidate: Associate Professor Alexandra Wake (returning)
    • Successful Candidate: Professor Sara Moridpour
    • Successful Candidate: Professor Melanie Davern
    • Successful Candidate: Professor Sonja Cleary
  • Five (5) members elected by and from the teaching staff:
    • Successful Candidate: Dr Ejanul Haque
    • Successful Candidate: Dr Sylwia Greda-Bogusz (returning)
    • Successful Candidate: Catherine Ciavarella
    • Successful Candidate: Alain Grossbard
    • Successful Candidate: Sandra Torbica

RMIT Council

• RMIT Council
  • One (1) member for term commencing 1 November 2023 and concluding 31 October 2024:
    
    • Successful Candidate: Ms Beth Shegog

RMIT Academic Board and Standing Committees (student)

• Academic Board
  (Terms commencing 1 January 2024 and concluding 31 December 2024)
  • One (1) Postgraduate Student:
    • Successful Candidate: Mr Bhuvan Sharma
  •  One (1) Higher Degree by Research Student:
    •  Successful Candidate: Mr Sunil Luhar
  • Two (2) Undergraduate Students:
    • Successful Candidate: Mr Koushik Mukherjee
    • Successful Candidate: Ms Sofiya Khan
  • One (2) Vocational Education or Associate Degree Student:
    • Successful Candidate: Mr Yoan Christopher Theodore
    • Successful Candidate: Miss Tanisha Sharma

• Higher Education Committee
  (Terms commencing 1 January 2024 and concluding 31 December 2024)
  • One (1) Higher Education Student – College of Business and Law:
    • Vacancy
  • One (1) Higher Education Student – College of Design and Social Context:
    • Successful Candidate: Miss Isabella Grover
  • One (1) Higher Education Student – STEM College:
    • Successful Candidate: Mr Sunil Luhar
• Vocational Education Committee
  (Terms commencing 1 January 2024 and concluding 31 December 2024)
  • Three (3) Vocational Education students – College of Vocational Education: 
    •  Successful Candidate: Miss Tanisha Sharma
    • Successful Candidate: Mr Yoan Christopher Theodore
    • Successful Candidate: Mr Patty Gauci

• Programs Committee
  (Terms commencing 1 January 2024 and concluding 31 December 2024)
  • One (1) Higher Education Student – College of Business and Law:
    • Elected unopposed: Ms Lily Plummer
  • One (1) Higher Education Student – College of Design and Social Context:
    • Successful Candidate: Ms Vaani Saraswat
  • One (1) Higher Education Student – STEM College:
    • Successful Candidate: Mr Kamil Shwaita
• Research Committee
  (Terms commencing 1 January 2024 and concluding 31 December 2024)
  • One (1) Higher Degree by Research Student – College of Business and Law:
    • Elected unopposed – Miss Razan Al Aghbar
  • One (1) Higher Degree by Research Student – College of Design and Social Context:
    • Successful Candidate: Mr Mustafijur Rahman
  • One (1) Higher Degree by Research Student – STEM College:
    • Successful Candidate: Mr Sunil Luhar
• Graduate Research Committee
  (Terms commencing 1 January 2024 and concluding 31 December 2024)
  • One (1) Higher Degree by Research Student – College of Business and Law:
    • Vacancy
  • One (1) Higher Degree by Research Student – College of Design and Social Context:
    •  Successful Candidate: Mr Mustafijur Rahman
  • One (1) Higher Degree by Research Student – STEM College:
    •  Elected unopposed: Mrs Mehrnoosh Moghaddar

RMIT Academic Board (staff)

• Academic Board
  (Terms commencing 1 January 2024 and concluding 31 December 2025)
  • One (1) Head of School, Dean or Executive Dean from each higher education college:
    • College of Business and Law
      • Vacancy
    • College of Design and Social Context
      • Vacancy
    •  STEM College
      • Vacancy
  • Two (2) senior academics/teaching staff in a non-executive role from each College:
    • College of Business and Law
      • Vacancy 
      • Vacancy
    • College of Design and Social Context
      • Elected unopposed: Associate Professor Ehsan Gharaei (returning)
      • Vacancy
    •  STEM College
      • Successful Candidate: Professor Raj Das
      • Successful Candidate: Associate Professor Taghrid Istivan (returning)
    •  College of Vocational Education
      • Successful Candidate: Dr Tyler Payne
      • Successful Candidate: Ms Katrina Rose
  •  Two (2) academic staff from each college: 
    • College of Business and Law
      • Successful Candidate: Dr Bronwyn Coate
      • Successful Candidate: Dr Tim O'Shannassy (returning)
    • College of Design and Social Context
      • Successful Candidate: Dr Alexandra Sherlock (returning)
      • Successful Candidate: Dr Tami Gadir
    • STEM College 
      • Successful Candidate: Professor Falk Scholer (returning)
      • Successful Candidate: Professor Vipul Bansal 
  • Four (4) members elected by and from the professors of the University occupying a Level E appointment, not including honorary or adjunct professors:
    • Successful Candidate: Distinguished Professor Magdalena Plebanski
    • Successful Candidate: Professor Nicolas Menicucci
    • Successful Candidate: Professor Elisa Hill
    • Successful Candidate: Professor Penelope June Weller (returning)

• Programs Committee
  (Terms commencing 1 January 2024 and concluding 31 December 2025)
  • One (1) Academic Staff member – College of Business and Law:
    • Successful Candidate: Professor Penelope June Weller
  • One (1) Academic Staff member – College of Design and Social Context:
    • Elected unopposed: Associate Professor Kennedy Osakwe Adakporia (returning)
  • One (1) Academic Staff member – STEM College:
    • Successful Candidate: Associate Professor Abhijit Date (returning)

• Research Committee
  (Terms commencing 1 January 2024 and concluding 31 December 2025)
  • One (1) Academic Staff member – College of Business and Law:
    • Successful Candidate: Dr Aaron Lane
  • One (1) Academic Staff member – College of Design and Social Context:
    • Elected unopposed: Dr Bruno Schivinski
  • One (1) Academic Staff member – STEM College:
    • Successful Candidate: Professor Vipul Bansal

• Higher Education Committee
  (Terms commencing 1 January 2024 and concluding 31 December 2025)
  • One (1) Academic Staff member – College of Business and Law:
    • Successful Candidate: Associate Professor Gillian Vesty
  • One (1) Academic Staff member – College of Design and Social Context:
    • Elected unopposed: Associate Professor Michelle Ruyters (returning)
  • One (1) Academic Staff member – STEM College:
    • Successful Candidate: Dr Jessica Danaher

• Vocational Education Committee
  (Terms commencing 1 January 2024 and concluding 31 December 2025)
  • One (1) Vocational Education Staff member, elected by and from the Teaching staff of the College of Vocational Education Built Environment & Sustainability Cluster:
    • Successful Candidate: Dr Matteo Donato
  • One (1) Vocational Education Staff member, elected by and from the Teaching staff of the College of Vocational Education Business & Enterprise Cluster:
    • Successful Candidate: Ms Siying Lyu
  • One (1) Vocational Education Staff member, elected by and from the Teaching staff of the College of Vocational Education Creative Industries Cluster:
    • Elected unopposed: Dr Tyler Payne
  • One (1) Vocational Education Staff member, elected by and from the Teaching staff of the College of Vocational Education Future Technologies Cluster:
    • Successful Candidate: Dr Ejanul Haque
  • One (1) Vocational Education Staff member, elected by and from the Teaching staff of the College of Vocational Education Social Care and Health:
    • Vacancy

RMIT Council

• RMIT Council
  • One (1) member for term commencing 1 August 2022 and concluding 31 October 2024:
    
    • Successful Candidate: Associate Professor Tricia McLaughlin (Returned)
      
  • One (1) member for term commencing 1 November 2022 and concluding 31 October 2023:
    
    • Successful Candidate: Mr Adam Steiner (Returned)

RMIT Academic Board and Standing Committees (student)

• Academic Board
  (Terms commencing 1 January 2023 and concluding 31 December 2023)
  • One (1) Postgraduate Student:
    • Successful Candidate: Mr Dhweep Shah
  •  One (1) Higher Degree by Research Student:
    •  Successful Candidate: Miss Karen Bayros
  • Two (2) Undergraduate Students:
    • Successful Candidate: Ms Jacqueline Dunn
    • Successful Candidate: Miss Jung Kyung Kim
  • One (2) Vocational Education or Associate Degree Student:
    • Successful Candidate: Mr Sam Kendall
    • Successful Candidate: Mr Elior Malka

• Higher Education Committee
  (Terms commencing 1 January 2023 and concluding 31 December 2023)
  • One (1) Higher Education Student – College of Business and Law:
    • Successful Candidate: Mr Akshaan Dhillon
  • One (1) Higher Education Student – College of Design and Social Context:
    • Successful Candidate: Mr Varun Gupta
  • One (1) Higher Education Student – STEM College:
    • Successful Candidate: Miss Amandi Peiris
• Vocational Education Committee
  (Terms commencing 1 January 2023 and concluding 31 December 2023)
  • Three (3) Vocational Education students – College of Vocational Education:
    • Successful Candidate: Mr Sam Kendall
    • Successful Candidate: MrElior Malka
    • Successful Candidate: Mr Oskar Hardy
• Programs Committee
  (Terms commencing 1 January 2023 and concluding 31 December 2023)
  • One (1) Higher Education Student – College of Business and Law:
    • Successful Candidate: Mr Heath Thomas-Hunt
  • One (1) Higher Education Student – College of Design and Social Context:
    • Successful Candidate: Miss Ella Byrne
  • One (1) Higher Education Student – STEM College:
    • Successful Candidate: Miss Nidhi Bhatnagar
• Research Committee
  (Terms commencing 1 January 2023 and concluding 31 December 2023)
  • One (1) Higher Degree by Research Student – College of Business and Law:
    • Elected unopposed – Mr Jawad Harb
  • One (1) Higher Degree by Research Student – College of Design and Social Context:
    • Elected unopposed – Mrs Jebunnesa Jeba
  • One (1) Higher Degree by Research Student – STEM College:
    • Successful Candidate: Mrs Nermine Hendy
• Graduate Research Committee
  (Terms commencing 1 January 2023 and concluding 31 December 2023)
  • One (1) Higher Degree by Research Student – College of Business and Law:
    • Casual Vacancy
  • One (1) Higher Degree by Research Student – College of Design and Social Context:
    • Casual Vacancy
  • One (1) Higher Degree by Research Student – STEM College:
    • Successful Candidate: Miss Tehmina Yaqoob

RMIT Academic Board (staff)

• Academic Board
  (Terms commencing 1 January 2023 and concluding 31 December 2024)
  • two (2) members elected by and from the professional staff:
    • Successful Candidate: Mr Tristan Damen (returning)
    • Successful Candidate: Mr Michael Swadling
  • five (5) members elected by and from the academic staff:
    • Successful Candidate: Dr Sharon Andrews (returning)
    • Successful Candidate: Associate Professor Julienne Van Loon
    • Successful Candidate: Professor Sumeet Walia
    • Successful Candidate: Professor Jeff Shimeta (returning)
    • Successful Candidate: Professor Kerryn Butler-Henderson
  • five (5) members elected by and from the teaching staff:
    • Elected unopposed: Ms Rachel Clark
    • Elected unopposed: Dr Sylwia Greda-Bogusz
    • Elected unopposed: Ms Mandeep Chahil
    • Elected unopposed: Mr Varinder Sohi (returning)
    • Casual Vacancy

RMIT Council

• RMIT Council (One (1) member) for term commencing 1 November and concluding 31 October 2022 – Successful Candidate: Karan Mehta.

RMIT Academic Board

• Please contact elections@rmit.edu.au for a full list of results

RMIT Council

• RMIT Council (One (1) member) for term commencing 1 November and concluding 31 October 2021 – Successful Candidate: Daniel Hoogstra.
  

RMIT Academic Board and Standing Committees (students)

RMIT Academic Board for term commencing 1 January and concluding 31 December 2021:

• One (1) higher degree by research students – Successful candidate: Muhammad Shehram Shah Syed
• One (1) postgraduate student – Successful candidate: Sonia Kumari Kedia
• Two (2) undergraduate students - Successful candidates: Massimo Scalzo and Ava Govanstone
• Two (2) vocational education and associate degree student – Successful candidates: Sheldon Gait and Zoe Trewin

RMIT Academic Board – Programs subcommittee

• One (1) higher education student – College of Business and Law – Successful candidate: Tanay Sanjay Shah
• One (1) higher education student – College of Design and Social Context – Successful candidate: Michele Eisen
• One (1) higher education student – STEM College – Successful candidate: Karl Voigt

RMIT Academic Board – Higher Education subcommittee

• One (1) higher education student – College of Business and Law – Successful candidate: Sophie Ireland
• One (1) higher education student – College of Design and Social Context – Successful candidate: Runjhun Agarwal
• One (1) higher education student – STEM College – Successful candidate: Harrison Lal

RMIT Academic Board – Research subcommittee

• One (1) higher degree by research student – College of Business and Law - Minh Hang Tran [elected unopposed)
• One (1) higher degree by research student – College of Design and Social Context - Rachel Lamarche-Beauchesne (appointed unopposed)
• One (1) higher degree by research student – STEM College - Successful candidate: Muhammad Shehram Shah Syed

RMIT Academic Board – Vocational Education subcommittee

• One (1) vocational education student – College of Business and Law – Successful candidate: Daniel Deakin
• One (1) vocational education student – College of Design and Social Context – Successful candidate: Caitlin Cleghorn
• One (1) vocational education student – STEM College – Successful candidate: Kaleb Oxley

RMIT Academic Board and Standing Committees (staff) 

RMIT Academic Board for term commencing 1 January 2021 and concluding 31 December 2022:

• TWO (2) members elected by and from the professional staff of the University.
  • Mr Tristan DAMEN (RETURNED) 
    
  • Ms Clare RUSSELL (RETURNED) 
• FIVE (5) members elected by and from the academic staff of the University.
  • Dr Bonny CASSIDY (NEW) 
    
  • Professor Rob WATTS (NEW) 
  • Professor Sharath SRIRAM (NEW) 
  • Associate Professor Jeff SHIMETA (NEW) 
  • Dr Sharon ANDREWS (RETURNED)  
• FIVE (5) members elected by and from the teaching staff of the University.
  • Mr John MARSHALL (RETURNED) 
    
  • Dr Ejanul HAQUE (RETURNED) 
  • Ms Theresa LYFORD (RETURNED) 
  • Dr Aleksandar BRADILOVICH (NEW) 
  • Ms Nancy EVERINGHAM (NEW)

For a full breakdown of the election results, please contact elections@rmit.edu.au