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2025 AAUT & UniSA Breakfast Series
31 March, 2025
You are invited to attend the upcoming T&L Breakfast Session with This session will be delivered online via ZOOM.
Indigenising the Curriculum: In Practice
Presented by Professor Tracey Bunda (UQ)
8.00 – 9.00 AM (ACST) Thursday 10 April 2025
Hosted by UniSA’s Teaching Innovation Unit
Presenter: Professor Tracey Bunda (University of Queensland) Recipient of the 2024 AAUT Career Achievement Award
Abstract: Indigenising Curriculum is a recent intervention within higher education, one that seeks to recognise the multiple knowledge systems that exist within the nation. In the presentation Professor Bunda discusses the Indigenising Curriculum practice undertaken at the University of Queensland during the last 3 years. Her discussion will outline matters that are inclusive of Indigenous engagement; policy framing; governance considerations; principles for Indigenising curriculum development; appropriate pedagogies and resource development. Time shall be set aside in the presentation for questions.
In preparation for the presentation, participants may wish to listen to the following podcast series
BIO: Tracey Bunda is a Ngugi/Wakka Wakka woman and grew up on the lands of the Jagera/Jugera/Yuggerapul peoples. She was recently awarded the 2024 Australian Awards for University Teaching (AAUT)
Tracey is the University of Queensland Professor of Indigenous Education and has recently undertaken the role of Acting Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Indigenous Engagement).
During her extensive 4-decade career she has held senior Indigenous leadership roles in each of the universities in which she worked. Professor Bunda’s research interests are informed by critical theoretical approaches for understanding how race and power ideologically manifest. She is a CI for ARC grants that investigate Indigenous Futures (Centre of Excellence); the Climate Child (SCU) and a UQ Linkage for Peer Parent and Family Advocacy in Australian Child Protection
Her most recent co-authored book with Louise Phillips is Storying Social Movement’s (2023) and she is the co- host, with Associate Professor Katelyn Barney, of the podcast series Indigenising the curriculum in.
Professor Bunda proudly mentors the next generation of young Aboriginal scholars and learners to embody excellence as an Ancestral tradition of cultural continuity.
Register [HERE]
Looking forward to seeing you all there.
2024 AAUT State-Based Ceremonies
26 March, 2025
We are excited to announce that the following institutions will be hosting the 2024 AAUT State-based Ceremonies to celebrate the achievements of recipients from their regions. Please note, these events are invitation-only.
NSW institutions still have the opportunity to host the NSW/ACT ceremony. If your institution is interested in hosting the 2024 celebration, please contact us for more information
2024 AAUT Announcement
25 February, 2025
The recipients of the 2024 Australian Awards for University Teaching (AAUT) have been announced, celebrating exceptional educators who have demonstrated an unwavering commitment to improving teaching and the student experience in higher education. The AAUT honors individuals and teams who inspire, innovate, and lead both in and beyond the classroom. This year’s awardees exemplify excellence in teaching and have made significant contributions to enhancing the learning journey for students across Australia.
Congratulations to all recipients, whose work has made a lasting impact on students and the future of higher education. Their achievements serve as an inspiration to educators nationwide.
Presented by UA Chair Professor David Lloyd, Awards Committee Chairs – Professor Liz Johnson, Professor David Sadler, Emeritus Professor Pip Pattison, and Professor Sally Kift; and AAUT Awards Director Professor Angela Carbone.