Dr. Peter Bryant

Professor

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Biography

Peter Bryant is an award-winning academic with international expertise in designing and delivering successful strategic educational change in business and social sciences institutions. With thirty years of teaching and research experience in the UK and Australia, he focuses on higher education strategy, educational innovation, online learning, and management in creative industries. Currently, he serves as the Associate Dean of Education at the University of Sydney Business School and is the Director of the Disruptive Innovations in Business Education research group. This transdisciplinary group leads provocative and challenging debates about the future of business education through rigorous research and public discourse. He has worked in various academic leadership roles in institutions across the UK and Australia, including the London School of Economics and Political Science, the University of Greenwich, and Middlesex University. Holding a PhD in Management from the University of Technology, Sydney, Peter is an active researcher and speaker on innovative teaching and learning in educational spaces, learning technology, and the future of business school education opportunities through student co-design. His research interests include the influence of digital identity on digital pedagogies, the relationship between learning spaces and pedagogy, and institutional leadership responses to change crises in higher education. Peter is also the Editor-in-Chief of Research in Learning Technology and co-director of the Research Committee in the Management Education Division of the Academy of Management.

Research Interests

Experience

Associate Dean Education

2025-07-01 — Present

University of Sydney Business School • Sydney, Australia

Leads educational strategy and initiatives in the Business School.

Director

2025-07-01 — Present

Disruptive Innovations in Business Education • Sydney, Australia

Oversees research focused on innovative business education.

Requirements for University of Sydney

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.3
IELTS
Listening
Required:6
Reading
Required:6
Writing
Required:6
Speaking
Required:6
Overall
Required:6.5
TOEFL
Listening
Required:17
Reading
Required:17
Writing
Required:19
Speaking
Required:17
Total
Required:85
PTE
Listening
Required:54
Reading
Required:54
Writing
Required:54
Speaking
Required:54
Overall
Required:61
Prerequisites
A master's degree with a research component or a bachelor's degree with first or second-class honours. Demonstrated research experience and capability.
Application Checklist
  • Academic transcripts
  • Curriculum Vitae (CV)
  • Research proposal (1000+ words)
  • Two academic referee reports
  • Evidence of residency status
  • Written statement of support from potential supervisor
Specialization Notes

This entry applies to Faculty of Science PhD programs including Departments such as Life and Environmental Sciences, Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics and Statistics.