TILES Director receives the Vice-Chancellor’s Award for her outstanding contributions to research

Professor Roberta Julian, TILES Director, was awarded the University of Tasmania Research Medal for her outstanding contributions to research of the highest quality, including innovation and impact, mentoring and early-career researcher development and community engagement at the Vice-Chancellor’s Awards 2019 Ceremony, University of Tasmania, 15 November 2019.

The Vice-Chancellor's Awards acknowledge and celebrate the academics and staff who make outstanding contributions to the University of Tasmania.

At the ceremony, Prof Julian was acknowledged and awarded for “her expertise in the establishment of forensic studies as a dynamic area for research and teaching. Her work has been adopted by a range of government and community partners to address some of the most pressing problems facing society today, including domestic violence and alcohol abuse. Professor Julian is a highly effective and much-respected researcher and research leader at the University. She was the lead Chief Investigator in an ARC Linkage Project ($970,000) with Victoria Police, the Australian Federal Police and the National Institute of Forensic Science that examined the effectiveness of forensic science in the criminal justice system. These relationships helped form the base for introducing the University’s and Tasmania Police’s Police Studies program, which has been instrumental in significantly upskilling our law enforcement workforce”. VC Awards. (photo: Karen Brown Photography)

TILES staff and students extend their congratulations to Prof Julian on receiving this prestigious award. What an accomplishment!

In October, Prof Julian was awarded the College of Arts, Law and Education (CALE) Research Award. Read more on TILES news.