Distinguished Laureate Professor Jenny Gore is Director of the Teachers and Teaching Research Centre at the University of Newcastle and President of the Australian Association for Research in Education. In November 2017, Jenny was named University of Newcastle’s first female Laureate Professor and the only Laureate in the humanities and social sciences. A hallmark of Jenny’s research is her steadfast commitment to improving the lives of students, particularly from marginalised communities. To this end, she has been awarded more than AUD$38 million in research funding, including grants from the prestigious Australian Research Council, the philanthropic Paul Ramsay Foundation,

and multiple State Departments of Education.

Widely published and cited internationally, Jenny tackles persistent educational inequities through comprehensive programs of research on teacher development, pedagogical reform, and enhancing student outcomes. She is renowned for her impactful research on improving the quality of teaching and student outcomes through her pedagogy-based approach to professional development, Quality Teaching Rounds. She has been lauded for outstanding contributions to education reform (Australian Council for Deans of Education) and to social justice and evidence-informed policy, practice, and research (Paul Brock Memorial Medal). A Visiting Professor at the University of Oxford from 2018 to 2021, Jenny was also elected as a Fellow of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia for improving educational outcomes at scale, the Royal Society for NSW for her leadership in the field of education, and the American Educational Research Association for her rare expertise across diverse research traditions. In 2022, Jenny was named Australia’s leading researcher in the field of teaching and teacher education, an award that filters for both quality and impact, and was awarded a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) in the 2024 Australia Day Honours for significant service to tertiary education.