The academic board or university senate has principal responsibility for providing academic leadership in the university's core activities of teaching and research training. The board oversees and has custodianship for academic standards. The chair of each university's academic board is indicated below.
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| Chairs of Academic Board / University Senate - Members | |||
| Professor Neil Andrews | Chair, Education and Research Board | Victoria University | |
| Professor Ken Bowman | Chair - Budget Model Advisory Group | Queensland University of Technology | |
| Professor Ben Bradley | Presiding Officer - Academic Senate | Charles Sturt University | |
| Professor Gerard Carney | Professor, Faculty of Law | Bond University | |
| Professor George Cho | Professor, Geographic Information Systems & the Law, Institute for Applied Ecology | University of Canberra | |
| Professor Tony Dalton | Associate Pro Vice-Chancellor - Research and Innovation (DSC) | RMIT University | |
| Professor Sandra Dunn | Professor of Nursing, Institute of Advanced Studies | Charles Darwin University | |
| Professor Christopher Findlay | Chair - Academic Board | The University of Adelaide | |
| A/Professor Julie Fitness | Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Human Sciences | Macquarie University | |
| Professor Paul Gadek | Deputy Vice-Chancellor - Academic (Acting) | James Cook University | |
| Professor Jayne Godfrey | President Academic Board | Monash University | |
| Professor Susan Hamilton | President - Academic Board | The University of Queensland | |
| A/Professor David Holloway | President - Academic Council | Murdoch University | |
| Professor John Jenkins | Chair Academic Board | Southern Cross University | |
| A/Professor Di Kelly | Associate Professor, School of History & Politics, Faculty of Arts | University of Wollongong | |
| Professor Jennelle Kyd | Deputy Vice-Chancellor - Academic & Research | CQUniversity Australia | |
| Professor Birgit Lohmann | Deputy Vice-Chancellor | University of the Sunshine Coast | |
| Professor Ellis Magner | Foundation Professor - Faculty of The Professions, School of Law | The University of New England | |
| Professor Margaret Mazzolini | Pro Vice Chancellor & Chair - Academic Senate | Swinburne University of Technology | |
| A/Professor Peter McCallum | Chair - Academic Board | The University of Sydney | |
| Professor Mark McKenna | Provost | The University of Notre Dame Australia | |
| Professor Pauline Nugent | Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic) | Australian Catholic University | |
| Professor Ron Oliver | Pro-Vice Chancellor - Teaching & Learning / Chair - Academic Board | Edith Cowan University | |
| Professor Claire Pollock | Head of School - School of Psychology & Speech Pathology | Curtin University | |
| Professor Prem Ramburuth | President - Academic Board | The University of New South Wales | |
| Professor Ruth Rentschler | Chair, Academic Board | Deakin University | |
| Professor Malcolm Rimmer | Chair - Academic Board | La Trobe University | |
| Professor Val Robertson | President of Academic Senate | The University of Newcastle | |
| Professor Rick Sarre | Associate Head of School - Research, Commerce | University of South Australia | |
| Professor Karen Simmer | Professor of Newborn Medicine, School of Women's & Infants' Health | The University of Western Australia | |
| Professor Sue Spence | Deputy Vice Chancellor - Academic | Griffith University | |
| Professor Geoff Stevens | Director, Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering | The University of Melbourne | |
| Professor Marika Tiggemann | Faculty of Social Sciences, School of Psychology | Flinders University | |
| Professor Mark Toleman | Chair, Academic Board | University of Southern Queensland | |
| A/Professor Sally Varnham | Associate Professor, Faculty of Law | University of Technology Sydney | |
| Professor Todd Walker | Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Learning & Quality) | University of Ballarat | |
| Professor John Williamson | Professor - Faculty of Education | University of Tasmania | |
| A/Professor Paul Wormell | Chair - Academic Senate | University of Western Sydney | |
| Professor Ian Young | Vice-Chancellor | The Australian National University | |
