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Prof. 'Glyn Conrad Davis' AC (born 1959) is an Australian academic who is currently the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Melbourne.

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Early life

Public service

University administrator

Community

Publications

References

Early life

Born in Sydney, New South Wales,^[1] Davis was educated at Marist Brothers College, Kogarah.^[2] and the University of New South Wales. He attended the Australian National University and completed a thesis on the political independence of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
Davis spent nearly twenty years at Griffith University, initially as a lecturer in Public Policy in 1985 and eventually being appointed as a Professor in 1998.
His wife Margaret Gardner is also vice chancellor of another Melbourne university, RMIT University and the couple have been referred to as "Melbourne's top academic couple".

Public service

Davis accepted senior government posts with the Queensland Wayne Goss Government as Commissioner for Public Sector Equity with the Public Sector Management Commission from 1990 to 1993, Director-General of the Office of the Cabinet 1995 to 1996 and Director-General of the Department of the Premier and Cabinet to Premier Peter Beattie 1998-2002.^[3]

University administrator

Professor Glyn Davis became Vice Chancellor and President of Griffith University in 2002. He served at Griffith until December 2004.^[4] He started in January 2005 as Vice-Chancellor of the University of Melbourne.^[5]
He is currently President of the Group of Eight, a group representing a number of Australia’s major research universities.
Professor Davis was Foundation Chair of the Australia and New Zealand School of Government (ANZSOG) which is headquartered at the University of Melbourne.
He is a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences in Australia,^[6] received the Centenary Medal "in recognition of contribution to public service"^[7] and on 26 January 2002 became an Companion of the Order of Australia for his "service to public administration, particularly as an advocate for good governance, constitutional reform and the creation of infrastructure to enable the development of a "knowledge-based" nation, to tertiary education in the field of political science, and to the community."^[8]

Community

Since 2002 he has also been a director of Australia 21, a non profit organisation developing research networks on key issues affecting Australia's future.

Publications

Professor Davis has written widely on policy and governance. His most recent publications are:

★ ''The Australian Policy Handbook'' (third edition) with Peter Bridgman, 2004.^[9]

★ ''The Future of Australian Governance: Policy Choices'', co-edited with Michael Keating, 2000

★ ''Are You Being Served? State, Citizens and Governance'', co-edited with Patrick Weller, 2001.^[10]

References

1. The getting of Glyn Peter Ellingsen
2. Marist College Kogarah- Famous Ex-students (accessed:14-06-2007)
3. Griffith University- Professor Glyn Davis AC (accessed:14-06-2007)
4. New man on campus sets a very public tone Shane Green
5. University of Melbourne- About the University (accessed:14-06-2007)
6. Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia- Professor Glyn DAVIS, AC (accessed:14-06-2007)
7. Glyn Davis
8. Glyn Davis AC
9. Allen & Unwin- The Australian Policy Handbook 3rd Ed (accessed:14-06-2007)
10. Eidos Institute Breakfast Series with Glyn Davis (accessed:14-06-2007)