Prof Richard Nile ~ Head of Humanities

Richard Nile is Professor of History and Head of Humanities and Creative Arts at James Cook University. Previous appointments have included Professor and Director the Humanities Research Institute Murdoch University, Professor and Director the Australia Research Institute Curtin University, Director the Australian Studies Centre University of Queensland, and Deputy and Interim Head the Menzies Centre University of London. Richard began his career as a Lecturer at the Universities of New South Wales and Western Australia. At various other times, he has been University Fellow and Senior Honorary Research Fellow University of Western Australia, Distinguished Visiting Professor Copenhagen University, Australia-India Council Visiting Professor Himachal Pradesh University, Visiting Fellow Eotvos Lorand University Budapest, and Visiting Fellow University of Debrecen. The author and co-author of books across more than thirty international editions and translations, Richard has published a further 98 edited scholarly volumes, and around a hundred peer-reviewed articles, chapters, and occasional pieces across a range of media.