Academic titles and honorifics
Use title case for all honorifics ranked above senior lecturer : UNSW Deputy Vice-Chancellor , Research , Professor Bronwyn Fox
lecturer Joan Sawyer
For generic references use lowercase : Joy Smith , an emeritus professor , is known for her research in chaos theory .
Title
Conjoint academic ( for example , Conjoint Professor )
Honorary academic ( for example , Honorary Professor )
Description
A visiting staff member from an Australian research institute , teaching hospital or area health service that has a formal affiliation with UNSW , or a health professional who regularly assists with teaching or contributes to research .
A retired UNSW staff member , or a staff member of another university UNSW is associated with .
Emeritus Professor Joy Smith is known for her research in chaos theory .
Mentions of ‘ the Dean ’ should take an initial capital letter :
UNSW Arts & Social Sciences Dean Professor Simon Dudley is an esteemed philosopher . The Dean …
Spell out titles such as ‘ Professor ’ and ‘ Associate Professor ’ at the first mention , then use contractions :
Associate Professor Robert Khan joined the university in 2008 . A / Prof . Khan …
Academics who are part of the UNSW Scientia Program take their relevant honorific at second mention .
Jason Wang is a Scientia Associate Professor in the George Institute for Global Health . A / Prof . Wang is ....
Emeritus Professor |
A retiring or retired professor . |
Professor of |
A faculty member from an academic or non-academic background whose |
practice |
appointment is based on excellence in their field of expertise . |
Academic ranks in Australia
Level A Tutor , associate lecturer or research associate
Level B Lecturer or research fellow
Level C Senior lecturer or senior research fellow
Level D Associate professor or reader
Level E Professor
Common academic titles
Title
Description Visiting academic An academic staff member from another university who is visiting UNSW .
Adjunct academic An academic who has gained expertise in their field through professional ( for example , practice ; they do not necessarily have an academic background . They Adjunct Professor ) may also be from another university that has a continuing relationship with UNSW .
Postnominals
Lists of postnominals are written without punctuation or spacing : AO BBus LLB DipEd MP
They should be included as part of someone ’ s official title , with no separating commas : Jessica Eames AO BBus LLB DipEd MP
Australian national honours appear first ( for example , ‘ AO ’ or ‘ VC ’), then foreign national honours ( for example , ‘ KBE ’), then degrees and diplomas ( for instance , ‘ PhD ’, ‘ MA ’ or ‘ BA ’), then fellowships and memberships of professional associations ( such as ‘ FRACS ’ or ‘ CPA ’), then parliamentary or military designations ( such as ‘ MP ’).
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