Emeritus Professor Denise Irene Bradley is a noted Australian higher education administrator, with specialist interests in educational equity

Educational equity

Educational equity, or equity in education, is the study and achievement of fairness in education. The study of educational equity is often linked with the study of excellence and equity. Fairness is often equated with equality, but equity deals with accommodating and meeting the specific needs of...

 and excellence and equity

Excellence and equity

A key goal in education reform in many states is excellence and equity. Education leaders such as Washington's Terry Bergeson have stated that these goals are necessary to build in which all students earn a meaningful high school diploma. These goals will break the link between race, poverty and...

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Professional career

Professor Bradley has wide experience in higher education administration, including work with various Australian Universities and service as Vice-Chancellor with the University of South Australia

University of South Australia

The University of South Australia is a public university in the Australian state of South Australia. It was formed in 1991 with the merger of the South Australian Institute of Technology and Colleges of Advanced Education. It is the largest university in South Australia, with more than 36,000...

. . She has also been actively involved in Australia with the Tertiary Education Commission, the Higher Education Council, the Australian Universities Quality Assurance, IDP Australia, and the Review of Higher Education in Australia .

Critical recognition

• Officer of the Order of Australia
• Recipient of the Centenary Medal
• Companion of the Order of Australia