10 Facts About John Niland

John Rodney Niland was born on 10 September 1940 and is an Australian academic and board director.

John Niland obtained a Bachelor and Master of Commerce from UNSW and his PhD is from the University of Illinois.

John Niland has held academic positions at Cornell University, The Australian National University, and UNSW.

John Niland served as a mediator of labour disputes in the US while at Cornell, and in Australia has undertaken extensive academic and policy work in conflict resolution, theory and practice, particularly enterprise bargaining.

John Niland is a Professor Emeritus of UNSW and was its fourth Vice Chancellor and President [1].

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John Niland served a term as President of the Australian Vice-Chancellors' Committee, and was a member of the Prime Minister's Science, Engineering and Innovation Council.

University of New South Wales's most recognised and architecturally renowned building, the Scientia, was officially renamed The John Niland Scientia Building for his long and distinguished history at the University [2].

John Niland is said to have led the University through a golden age which included significant internationalisation and campus revitalisation [3].

John Niland has held a range of other academic, community and corporate positions, including:.

John Niland became an Officer of the Order of Australia for services to industrial relations research and reform in 1992 and in 2001 became a Companion of the Order of Australia, Australia's highest civilian honour, for services to education [4].