Professor Cath Ellis

Professor Cath Ellis is the Pro Vice-Chancellor Quality and Integrity at Western Sydney University. Professor Ellis is one of the world’s leading experts on academic integrity and contract cheating. In 2019 the Times Higher Education named her as one of their People of the Year for her work in this area and also achieved the Principal Fellowship status with Advance HE. She has leadership expertise in educational strategy, academic governance, regulatory compliance, and quality assurance and enhancement in higher education in both Australia and the United Kingdom. Professor Ellis also worked with the Australian Government’s Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency (TEQSA) on a short course and masterclasses on detecting and investigating contract cheating.
Institution
Western Sydney University
Job Title
Pro Vice-Chancellor Quality and Integrity

Professor Ellis has previously held positions at the University of Wollongong, University of Huddersfield in the UK, UNSW and the University of Sydney, and has also worked as an independent consultant.

In her role at WSU, Professor Ellis works closely with the Pro Vice-Chancellor, Learning and Teaching, Professor Brian Stout, and the rest of the Education Division leadership team to deliver our strategic objectives and support the broader learning and teaching community.