Martin Betts

Emeritus Professor Martin Betts has spent close to 40 years working in Universities in 3 continents where he has seen the transformational impact they have on individual lives, industry partners, precincts of which they are part, and communities they serve.

He led the disciplines of Science, Engineering, IT, Built Environment and Design at QUT from 2003-2013. He then led a central portfolio of marketing and communications, alumni and development, and various engagement platforms as DVC of Engagement at Griffith University for 6 years until 2020. He has led change management exercises during disruption and transformation in our universities.

His experience of university partnerships includes the largest public event in Australia in a decade, at the GC2018 Commonwealth Games, and in the cultural, leisure, entertainment, health and education precinct of South Bank in Brisbane where he was board chair of trade association BSB.

He is currently producing thought leadership content for higher education audiences on the new learning economy, and on strategic issues and changes facing the sector.

Martin is an Emeritus Professor of Griffith University, and holds a Bachelor of Quantity Surveying from the University of Reading and a PhD in Construction Management from the Council for National Academic Awards in the UK.

He is a Fellow of Engineers Australia, of the Royal Society of Arts, Manufacture and Commerce, of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, and of the Chartered Institute of Building. He is also a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

Education

• Company Directors Course Australian Institute of Company Directors (2011)
• Strategic Leadership Program 31 Institute for Strategic Leadership, New Zealand (2010)
• Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Council for National Academic Awards (CNAA) (1982 — 1986)
• Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) 2:1 University of Reading (1979 — 1982)
• A Levels in Economics, Maths and Geography The Gilberd Grammar School, Colchester, UK (1972 — 1979)

Companies

• Associate PhillipsKPA (2020)
• Founder HEDx (2020)
• Professor Emeritus Griffith University (2020)
• Chair and Board Member Business South Bank (2014 — 2020)
• Deputy Vice Chancellor (Engagement) Griffith University (2014 — 2020)
• Executive Dean of Science and Engineering Faculty Queensland University of Technology (2012 — 2014)
• Founder and President Australian Deans of Built Environment and Design (2009 — 2011)
• Executive Dean of Built Environment and Engineering Queensland University of Technology (2003 — 2011)
• Professor and Head of School University of Salford (1993 — 2003)

Skills

• Analysis
• Coaching
• Proposal Writing

Other

Interpersonal Communication, Grant Writing, Tutoring, Academia, Educational Leadership, Courses, Universities, Community Outreach, Instructional Design, Theory, Academic Administration, Educational Technology, Distance Learning, University partnerships, Community Engagement, International Education, Statistics, Research Design, Fundraising, Leadership Development, Organizational Development, Blended Learning, Government, Science, Report Writing, E-Learning, Policy, Workshop Facilitation, Business Strategy, Program Management, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Design, Sustainability, Staff Development, Public Speaking, Stakeholder Engagement, Qualitative Research, Strategy, Teaching, University Teaching, Project Management, Lecturing, Leadership, Higher Education, Research