Episode 9: A Conversation with Dr Rufus Black

Sue Cunningham speaks with Dr Rufus Black, Vice-Chancellor and President of University of Tasmania in Australia. They explore how the pandemic has provided focus upon the importance of the small things in life that truly make a difference. They look back on the innovations that arose in finance out of the 2008 Global Financial Crisis, and what lessons those innovations may provide for higher education in this current context.

Learn more about Tasmania, its role as the gateway to Southern Ocean and the Antarctic; its complex history, and how Rufus stewards the University through attention to its communities to ensure it meets Tasmania’s needs.