The Melbourne Academy

About

The Melbourne Academy is a professional career development initiative for University of Melbourne Early Career Academics. The program explores the ways in which one’s education, research and leadership are evaluated at the university, considering how expectations might differ across disciplines, work focus categories, and levels. Across four half day sessions, you will be guided to investigate what counts as quality, impact and influence in your particular context, and identify a range of professional development opportunities that support your career aspirations.

Intended learning outcomes

Upon completion of the Melbourne Academy, you will be able to:

• Identify the University’s expectations of academic staff in education, research and research training, and leadership and service
• Articulate your current strengths, goals and developmental needs
• Formulate a professional development plan

Participants who attend all sessions and complete the assessment will receive a certificate of participation.

Suitable for

Academic staff at the University of Melbourne in continuing or fixed-term positions with less than five years' full-time equivalent experience.

Program structure

The Melbourne Academy consists of four sessions and the program is offered in Semester 1 and repeated in Semester 2. This program is held at the Parkville campus at the scheduled times below

Schedule

Semester 1 2026

Guests speakers

Dr Lucy Bolger, Dr Christopher Duffy, Dr Shaanan Cohney, Professor Jacqueline Dutton, Professor Katrina McFerran, Professor Melissa Russell, Professor Elizabeth Molloy and Professor David Shallcross.

Expression of Interest

Expressions of Interest for Semester 1 are now closed.