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Claire Annesley is the founding Dean of the UNSW Arts, Design & Architecture (ADA), overseeing a diverse faculty with 60 disciplines including media, education, construction, textiles, social work, languages, and music. She leads the UNSW ADA vision for 2051, focusing on problem-solving through creativity, collaboration, and inclusion. A social scientist with a linguist background, Claire's research adopts a feminist institutionalist approach to examine women's historical exclusion from political office and the impacts of their presence in policy practice. Her notable publications include the book 'Cabinet, Ministers and Gender' co-authored with Karen Beckwith and Susan Franceschet, which explores gender representation in cabinets across seven democracies. Claire has received several prestigious awards, including the Richard Rose Prize from the Political Studies Association and the Outstanding Innovative Undergraduate Teaching Prize from the University of Sussex. She completed her BA (Hons) in German Politics from the University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne and a PhD in Humanities from the University of Sheffield. With professional development experiences from MIT, Columbia, and IMD, she has previously served as Deputy Pro-Vice Chancellor at the University of Sussex and has extensive experience across universities and think tanks in the UK and Europe.
University of New South Wales • Sydney, Australia
Leading the Faculty of Arts, Design & Architecture, overseeing diverse disciplines and initiatives in education and research.
University of Sussex • Brighton, UK
Managed equalities and diversity practices within the university.
University of Manchester • Manchester, UK
Conducted research and teaching in the field of politics.
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