Jane Long is an experienced academic and corporate leader with a career in Australian higher education spanning over three decades. She completed a PhD in History at the University of Western Australia, is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society (London) and a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
 

Professor Long has held senior executive roles at leading Australian universities, including Provost & Vice President at the University of Tasmania (2018–2022), where she is a Professor Emerita in History.  She was Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic) and Senior Deputy Vice-Chancellor at La Trobe University (2012–2017), and held senior leadership and executive roles at The University of Western Australia where she worked from 1995-2012.  Her university leadership has included responsibility for academic strategy, quality assurance, staffing, research and education portfolios, strategic resourcing, and the enhancement of student experience and academic standards. Nationally, she has served as Chair of the Universities Australia DVC (Academic) Committee and has contributed to TEQSA and other quality assurance and regulatory bodies in both local and international contexts.

As an independent higher education consultant she has conducted numerous external corporate and academic reviews and strategic enquiries for universities and private providers in the context of the HESF and beyond. She became Chair of the College Council of ISN Psychology in April 2026 and is also Chair of the Council of the Australian Early Education Institute.  She has been a Director, and sometime Chair, of various NFPs in Culture and the Arts in both WA an Victoria, including the Community Arts Network (CAN) WA.
 

An award-winning educator, Professor Long has received national recognition for her contributions to teaching and learning and to postgraduate education, including an Individual Citation for Outstanding Contribution to Student Learning. Her research focuses on gender, modern British and European history, and higher education.

The thread throughout her career is an abiding commitment to equity, academic excellence, and the advancement of effective and innovative educational practices.