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Professor Rebekah Brown commenced as Interim Vice-Chancellor and President of ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ National University (ANU) in September 2025. She continues to serve as ANU Provost and Senior Vice-President, having joined the University in June 2024.

As Provost, Professor Brown leads the University’s Academic Portfolio and has strengthened coordination across the Colleges, academic programs, research and education priorities. Following her appointment as Interim Vice-Chancellor and President in September 2025, she has driven reforms to strengthen institutional governance, and enhance accountability across the University. She has guided the University through a period of transition while progressing strategic planning and maintaining a strong focus on research excellence, education quality and community engagement.

An award-winning educator, researcher and academic leader, Professor Brown is internationally recognised for her contributions to environmental studies, with expertise in urban water systems, sustainable development and transdisciplinary research. She is a Fellow of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia and began her career as a civil engineer, delivering major infrastructure projects across the United Kingdom, Europe, Southeast Asia and Africa.

Professor Brown has held senior research leadership roles and established large-scale collaborative programs across Australia, Europe, Southeast Asia and the Pacific. She was Founding Director of the RISE program, a multi-country health research initiative advancing knowledge and practice in environmental resilience and health. As Chief Investigator, Professor Brown has secured more than $123 million in external competitive research funding. Her research includes more than 220 publications in leading international journals, including Nature and Science, and has served on five international editorial boards. 

Professor Brown holds a Bachelor of Civil Engineering (Honours) from Monash University and a PhD in Environmental Studies from the University of New South Wales. Prior to joining ANU, she served as Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) and Senior Vice-President at Monash University.

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