Professor Isabella Alexander is UTS's Interim Dean of the Faculty of Law. Professor Alexander is a legal historian and intellectual property scholar whose work specialises in the law of copyright.
As Interim Dean of the Faculty of Law, Professor Alexander's key responsibilities are to:
- lead the academic development of and the pursuit of excellence by the Faculty in learning and teaching, research, engagement and the student experience
- ensure a culture of excellence, collegiality and highest performance standards across the Faculty
- ensure the ongoing development of innovative and relevant courses - nationally and internationally - at all levels, with sector leadership in graduate workplace reputation and graduate success
- provide academic leadership by representing the Faculty and by promoting scholarship, learning and teaching and research in its disciplines/fields in the university and externally, including coordinating links with the community, government, industry and the professions
- take the lead in forging cross-Faculty partnerships and innovative new course offerings and trans-disciplinary subjects which are sought after by government, not-for-profit, industry and the professions.
Professor Alexander joined UTS in 2012 as Professor in the Faculty of Law, where she teaches and researches in intellectual property law, specialising in copyright law, as well as legal history. Previously, she was Director of Studies in Law and Fellow in Law at Robinson College, Cambridge, and a Newton Trust Lecturer in Law at the University of Cambridge.
She is currently the President of the Australian and New Zealand Law and History Society and a member of the Governing Board of the International Society for the History and Theory of Intellectual Property. In 2017 she was the NLSA Honorary Fellow at the State Library of NSW.
Professor Alexander has served in a number of roles at UTS, including as the Faculty of Law's HDR Director from 2018-2024, Acting ADR from April - June 2025, and as a staff member on UTS Council from 2023-2025.
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Heather Nolan
Executive Assistant Team Leader
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