Professor Bernadine Van Gramberg

Academic QualificationsBernadine Van Gramberg

Doctor of Philosophy (Monash), Bachelor of Laws, Post Graduate Diploma in Education & Training (Victoria University), Post Graduate Diploma in Dispute Resolution and Judicial Administration, Post Graduate Diploma in Industrial Relations, Master of Science, Bachelor of Science (HONS) (Melbourne University)

Summary of Previous Experience

Professor Bernadine Van Gramberg is Chair of Academic Board at Federation University and member of the University Council. She has more than 25 years of university governance and management experience.

Bernadine also has extensive teaching experience spanning undergraduate, postgraduate and industry education.

She also has experience in dispute resolution, industrial relations, human resources management and public sector management.

Bernadine was Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Graduate Research and Research Training) at Swinburne University of Technology between 2015-2020. In this portfolio, she was responsible for the policies and practices for research training of the university’s academic staff and higher degree by research students, along with oversight of the Department of Graduate Studies.

She was also Chair of the Academic Senate, a body that oversees the quality of teaching and research at the university, and a member of the Swinburne University Council.

Bernadine was also Dean of the Swinburne Business School for four years. She came to that role following two years at RMIT International University as Director of Learning and Teaching at the university’s two Vietnam campuses.

Bernadine has held management positions at Victoria University, with three years as Chair of the Academic Board, as a member of the University Council and four years as Head of the School of Management.

Bernadine’s research has encompassed dispute resolution and public sector management. She has been widely published in peer-reviewed journals and has presented extensively at national and international conferences.

Appointment details

  • Current term concludes: 2026
  • Year first appointed: 2022 (Official Member - Academic Board Chair)