Macquarie University appoints interim AI chief

Macquarie University appoints interim AI chief

By @iTnews_au
Publication Date: 2026-03-25 17:42:00

Macquarie University has appointed an interim head of AI after Phil Laufenberg took over as pro-vice-chancellor at La Trobe University in Victoria.




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The university has temporarily appointed the technical lead of its AI transformation program, Richard Watts-Seale, to the role, a university spokesman said.

The spokesperson said Macquarie’s AI rollout is not…