ANU Bachelor of Laws (Hons) students will participate in a landmark First Nations-led exemplar course taught in the Northern Territory in 2022.
Professor Sally Wheeler OBE, MRIA, FAcSS, FAAL
Dean and Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Dean
MA, DPhil (Oxon)
ANU College of Law, Bld 7, Fellows Rd, Acton ACT 2600
ANU College of Law, 5 Fellows Rd, Acton ACT 2600
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Biography
Professor Sally Wheeler, OBE MRIA FAcSS FAAL is the Deputy Vice-Chancellor for International Strategy and Dean of ANU College of Law. Prior to taking up these positions at ANU, Sally was a Professor and Pro Vice-Chancellor for Research and Enterprise at Queen's University Belfast.
Sally was elected to the Academy of Social Sciences and the Royal Irish Academy in 2011 and 2013, respectively. She became a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Law in 2018. Sally was the Head of the School of Law at Queen's University Belfast for several years where she also served as Interim Dean of the Faculty of Arts Humanities and Social Sciences (AHSS), Dean of Internationalisation (AHSS) and, in 2017, Pro-Vice Chancellor for Research and Enterprise.
In the 2017 New Year Honours list, Sally was awarded an OBE for services to higher education in Northern Ireland.
Recent news
08
Feb
2021
A research paper by ANU Law Dean Professor Sally Wheeler OBE has been shortlisted Socio-Legal Studies Association (SLSA) Article Prize 2021.
08
Mar
2020
Meet Inspiring Woman of ANU Law, Professor Sally Wheeler OBE.
21
Jul
2019
ANU College of Law alumnus Marcus Dahl (BSc, LLB (Hons), GDLP ’18) reflects on highlights of his studies and six-month placement as a foreign law clerk at the Constitutional Court of South Africa.
In the Media
4
Oct
2021
Sally Wheeler quoted in Lawyers Weekly
Past events
19
May
2021
6.00PM to 7.30PM Launch
- The Honourable Shane Rattenbury
Join GreenLaw and the Law Reform and Social Justice Program (LRSJ) in the launch of the first ever comprehensive Practical Guide to Law and Protests in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT).
05
Aug
2019
5.30PM to 7.00PM Seminar
- Professor Sally Wheeler OBE
- Kieran Pender
The International Bar Association, together with The Australian National University, the Law Council of Australia, the ACT Law Society, the ACT Bar Association the Australian Academy of Law, will host a panel event to discuss findings from the IBA’s report Us Too? Bullying and Sexual Harassment in the Legal Profession.
07
Mar
2019
5.30PM to 8.00PM Celebration
- Professor Sally Wheeler OBE
- Associate Professor Heather Roberts
The ANU College of Law hosts its annual Prizes Ceremony which acknowledges the achievements of our students and the contribution and support of our donors.
Currently supervising
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Topic: Regulating asymmetric information: legal form and economic theory
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Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
