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Âé¶¹Ö±²¥ has appointed acclaimed academic leader Professor SueAnne Ware as its new Head of School of Design and the Built Environment in the Faculty of Humanities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Professor Ware joins Curtin from the University of Newcastle. She is internationally renowned for her academic leadership, particularly for her ground-breaking work in practice-based research forging better connections between professions and universities and transforming learning experiences for students across the globe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since graduating with a degree in Landscape Architecture from Colorado State University, Professor Ware completed her PhD at RMIT University and has spent the past 30-plus years working for and with academic institutions across the world, including the US, Belgium, France, New Zealand, Spain and China.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With her background in landscape architecture, Professor Ware\u2019s extensive award-winning research and creative works straddle the worlds of design and activism, with a focus on how people \u2014 particularly disadvantaged communities \u2014 interact with built environments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Faculty of Humanities Pro Vice-Chancellor Professor Richard Blythe<\/a> said the appointment would provide immense benefit to the Curtin community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cProfessor Ware has extensive experience as Dean, Built Environment and as Head of School in the University of Newcastle and will be a valuable addition to the University,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHer experience and leadership will greatly contribute to the high-quality teaching and research conducted in Curtin\u2019s School of Design and the Built Environment.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Professor Ware said she was excited to join Curtin and the School of Design and Built Environment when she begins her new role in March 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI look forward to being a new resident on Whadjak Noongar Country and wish to acknowledge the importance of the traditional custodians and their regimes of care for Country,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI hope to co-design and collaborate across the School, University and, importantly, in the wider community in my new role at Âé¶¹Ö±²¥. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDesign and built environment professions are integral in shaping resilient and agile futures; fortunately, the School is well placed to do this important work.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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