About the Vice-Chancellor

Professor Barney Glover is the new Vice-Chancellor for Charles Darwin University. He took up his position in late February 2009.

Professor Glover brings to CDU and to the Northern Territory a record of success in university management and leadership, particularly in research, intellectual property management, and capital development.

Previously Deputy Vice-Chancellor at the University of Newcastle, NSW, Professor Glover also has significant business leadership credentials through membership on the boards of a range of corporate organisations and several state and national centres covering areas such as health and medical research, energy, mineral exploration and processing, and telecommunications.

Professor Glover holds a PhD in Applied Mathematics and has worked on both the east and west coasts of Australia.

Before relocating to Newcastle in 2006, Professor Glover held several positions at Perth's Curtin University of Technology. He has a strong research publication record and has co-authored four texts in mathematics education. Before his appointment at Curtin, Professor Glover held a number of positions at the University of Ballarat in Victoria.

He will be CDU's second Vice-Chancellor since it was established in 2003.