Warren Arthur Bebbington (born 25 April 1952) was the 20th Vice Chancellor of the

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. He was previously the Deputy Vice Chancellor (University Affairs) at the

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. He commenced his position at the University of Adelaide in July 2012, and retired in April 2017.

Career

Bebbington is a Fulbright Scholar, and holds master's degrees in

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and philosophy and a PhD. He studied at the University of Melbourne and at Queens College,

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, and the

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. He worked as a teacher and was honored for his efforts as a recipient of the

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for Excellence in Teaching (Humanities) in 2005 and an Australian Learning and Teaching Council Citation for "30 years of outstanding teaching" in 2008. His teaching appointments included the

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's School of Music. He is a published author of works on music, and was the music member on the international advisory committee for the ''

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'' for over a decade.

Academia

As his career progressed, Bebbington moved into leadership positions within academia. He served as a Dean at both the University of Melbourne and

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. He was appointed Deputy Vice-Chancellor (University Affairs) and later Pro-Vice Chancellor of the University of Melbourne prior to his appointment as Vice Chancellor of the University of Adelaide (2012–2017). At Adelaide, he was succeeded as Vice-Chancellor by Mike Brooks in the interim, and later by

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, the former Vice Chancellor of the

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and Dean of Science at the

References

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