Directorates

Good directors talk about action, great directors take it. Get an overview of our organisational areas normally called directorates – the departments, offices, units and teams that ensure the day-to-day running of ACU – as well as the directors they report into. 

On the path to impact

ACU is more than its campuses and cafes. Our university is a living, breathing ecosystem of academics, staff and students, who each bring to it their skills and experience – and willingness to learn for a better world for everyone.

So this ecosystem flourishes, each directorate, faculty, office and unit is overseen by one or more directors. These directors specialise in a vital function of the University, including learning and teaching, student services, strategy, operations, academia and research.

Explore our directorates

Find out who reports to whom with our directorate overview. Alternatively, jump to a specific director or directing team using the anchor links below. You can also learn more about each director, their office and support team.

• Vice-Chancellor and President
• Chief Operating Officer and Deputy Vice-Chancellor
• Provost and Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic)
• Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research)
• Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Ethics)
• Vice President

Vice-Chancellor and President

• Government, Policy and Strategy
• Academic Board
• Advancement and Alumni

Meet our Vice-Chancellor and President

Chief Operating Officer and Deputy Vice-Chancellor

• Deputy Chief Operating Officer
• Service Delivery & Improvement
• Finance
• Governance
• General Counsel
• People & Capability
• Information Technology
• Marketing and External Relations
• Data Analytics & Strategic Insights
• Properties and Facilities
• Student Administration
• Sport, Wellbeing and Residential Life
• Student Support Services Directorate

Meet our Chief Operating Officer and Deputy Vice-Chancellor

Provost and Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic)

• Deputy Provost
• Centre for Education and Innovation
• Digital Education
• Academic Skills
• Global and Education Pathways
• Director Pathways
• Strategic Pathways and Executive Education
• Faculty of Education and Arts
• Faculty of Health Sciences
• Faculty of Law and Business
• Faculty of Theology and Philosophy

Meet our Provost and Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic)

Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research)

• Office of the DVC Research
• Institute for Learning Sciences and Teacher Education (ILSTE)
• Institute for Positive Psychology and Education (IPPE)
• Institute for Religion and Critical Inquiry (IRCI)
• Dianoia Institute of Philosophy
• Institute for Humanities and Social Sciences (IHASS)
• The Mary MacKillop Institute for Health Research (MMIHR)

Meet our Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research)

Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Ethics)

• First Peoples
• Libraries
• PM Glynn Institute
• Plunkett Centre for Ethics
• Queensland Bioethics Centre
• Core Curriculum
• Institute of Child Protection Studies

Meet our Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Ethics)

Vice President

• ACU Engagement 
• Identity and Mission
• La Salle Academy for Faith Formation and Religious Education
• Centre for Liturgy

Meet our Vice President