Ian Anderson (social scientist)

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Ian Anderson
Born1965 (age 5859)
Academic work
Institutions University of Melbourne

Ian Phillip Anderson (born 1965) is an Australian academic and senior public servant. [1]

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Education

Anderson qualified his MBBS at the University of Melbourne, and then obtained his PhD at the La Trobe University. [2]

Career

Anderson rose to be a Pro Vice-Chancellor at the University of Melbourne. [1] He was then seconded to the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (Australia). [1] Here Anderson became Deputy Secretary for Indigenous Affairs. [3]

In 1993, Anderson delivered one of the annual series of Australian Broadcasting Corporation Boyer Lectures called "Voices of the Land".

Personal

Ian Anderson born near Devonport, Tasmania in 1965 was the eldest child of Sandra Smith (née Anderson). [1]

Honours and awards

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Murphy, Gabrielle (2017). "A rolled gold genius". Pursuit. University of Melbourne. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  2. 1 2 "Professor Ian Anderson AO, FASSA". Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia. 1956. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  3. "Ian Anderson AO". ANSOG. Australia and New Zealand School of Government. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  4. "Professor Ian Phillip Anderson - AO". Australian Honours. 2017. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  5. "Professor Ian Anderson". Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences. 15 October 2018. Retrieved 25 November 2023.