Professor James (Jim) Barber holds a First Class Honours degree from Flinders University, a PhD in experimental psychology from the University of Adelaide and a Doctor of the University (honoris causa) from Flinders University. In 2015, he retired as Vice-Chancellor and President of the University of New England, Australia in order to pursue his interests in educational start-ups. Prior to serving as Vice-Chancellor at the University of New England, Jim was Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic) at RMIT University in Melbourne. Prior to that, he served three terms as Head of Department at Flinders University before taking up the position of Dean at the University of Toronto in Canada. Jim is the author of more than 150 refereed journal articles and 6 books, and is the winner of North America’s highest literary award for evidence-based practice, the Pro-Humanitate Medal, for his research into child welfare. He is a former winner of the Vice Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching at Flinders University and his contribution to higher education was formally recognised in a motion by the New South Wales Parliament in 2014.