Meet Inspiring Woman of ANU Law, Professor Sally Wheeler OBE.
Professor Sally Wheeler OBE, MRIA, FAcSS, FAAL
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Dean and Pro-Vice Chancellor
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 Pro-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 Years' Honours list, Sally was awarded an OBE for services to higher education in Northern Ireland.
Recent news
21
Jul
2019
ANU College of Law alumnus Marcus Dahl (BSc/LLB (Hons) ’18) reflects on highlights of his studies and six-month placement as a foreign law clerk at the Constitutional Court of South Africa.
13
Jul
2019
New alumni Marcus Dahl (BSc/LLB (Hons) '18) and Suchara Fernando (BAsSt/LLB (Hons) ’18) explain the origins of a recently established graduation tradition: the ANU College of Law Pledge.
16
Apr
2019
Emeritus Professor Michael Coper AO, FAAL, an eminent scholar of constitutional law and the ANU College of Law’s longest-serving Dean, passed away on 13 April 2019 in Canberra.
Past events
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.
Please note, only a small selection of recent publications and activities are listed below.
