Leadership
 | Professor Juan Francisco Salazar - Interim DirectorProfessor Juan Salazar is the Interim Director of the Institute for Culture and Society (ICS) at Western Sydney University. An interdisciplinary researcher, author and documentary filmmaker whose academic and creative work explore the coupled dynamics of social-ecological change and is underpinned by a collaborative ethos across the arts, science and activism. |
| Professor Brett Neilson - Deputy DirectorProfessor Brett Neilson’s is the Deputy Director of the institute. His research and writing aim to provide alternative ways of conceiving globalisation, with particular emphasis upon its social and cultural dimensions. Drawing on cultural and social theory as well as on empirical studies, his work has derived original and provocative means for rethinking the significance of globalisation for a wide range of contemporary problems and predicaments. |
 | Professor Ned Rossiter - Director of ResearchNed Rossiter is Professor of Communication in the School of Humanities and Communication Arts, ICS Institute Fellow and the Director of Research at the Institute. Ned is a media theorist noted for his research on network cultures, the politics of cultural labour, logistical media and data politics. |
 | Associate Professor Malini Sur - Director of Higher Degree Research and TeachingMalini Sur is an anthropologist and a documentary film maker. Her research and teaching relate to global and local challenges facing transnational migration and mobility. Trained in comparative, historical, and visual methods, A/P Sur is noted for her contributions within and beyond academia. Her research has been funded by the Australian Research Council (ARC), Dutch Research Council (NWO), Ministry of Education Singapore and awards from the Tata Trusts. A/P Sur is currently Director - Higher Degree Research (Graduate Studies) and Teaching at the Institute for Culture and Society and has served as the President of Australian Anthropological Society (2023). |
 | Terence (Terry) Fairclough - Institute ManagerTerence Fairclough is the Institute Manager at ICS, managing Institute's financial, physical and human resources. Terence has an MA (Geography); a Certificate IV in HR; and a background in public service, NGO and University administration. His past roles have included Senior Private Secretary to a New Zealand Government Minister; New Zealand Consulate for NSW and QLD; Operations Manager at the Australian Society for HIV Medicine; and Centre Manager for the National Centre for HIV Social Research at UNSW. |
