University of Melbourne vice-chancellor Duncan Maskell has pulled the pin, leaving the high-paying role effective early next year.
He told The Australian on Monday a trip to see family in the UK made the 62-year-old think about retirement.University of Melbourne vice-chancellor Duncan Maskell and Chancellor Jane Hansen AO. Picture: Peter Casamento /University of Melbourne.
The University of Melbourne jumped 19 places to be named 14th in the QS 2024 World University Rankings, as the highest ranked Australian institution. Professor Maskell is an infectious diseases expert, and earns $1.2 million per annum as vice-chancellor over 80,000 staff and students. The University of Melbourne beat Caltech, Yale and Princeton in the latest world university rankings. Picture: NCA NewsWire / David Geraghty
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