Conferral of Academic Titles

In 2004 the University limited the use of honorary academic titles to either "Conjoint" or "Visitor". Following a review, the University has now revised its policy and procedure for the conferral of academic titles at UNSW effective from 2 November 2010.

A revised Policy on Conferring Academic Titles and Procedure for Conferring Academic Titles are available on the Governance Support Unit website:

Conferring Academic Titles Policy

and

Conferring Academic Titles Procedure

Specific points to note include:

• The re-introduction of the title "adjunct" and the introduction of a separate "Honorary academic" title for retired academic staff from UNSW (or another university)
• A table that sets out the background of the recipient of each of the conferred titles and the delegated authority for approval of each title

Applications to confer a title on existing Visiting or Conjoint appointment holders will normally be restricted to the end of the current appointment.

For further information, please contact your Human Resources Consultant.

Related Documents:
HR20 - Request to Confer an Academic Title Form - (RTF) interactive or (PDF) - interactive

Payment of travel and living expenses for visiting academics

• There is no entitlement to a contribution towards travel and living expenses.
• Any and all contributions made towards travel and living expenses must be tax compliant and if a living allowance is paid it must be paid in accordance with the limits set out by the Australian Tax Office (ATO).
• Contributions will only be paid if approved by the Head of School/Centre Director (or other authorised delegate).
• If an international visitor they must be a non-resident of Australia and hold an appropriate visa.
• If an Australian resident, they must be visiting from another location within Australia, and not already living at the host location.

• Payment directly to suppliers on behalf of the visiting academic via tax invoice, credit card, the UNSW Travel Portal or other approved payment method.
• Reimbursement to the visiting academic of actual costs incurred via the PR1 Form, with tax invoices and receipts to substantiate the expenses.
• A per diem/travel allowance can be paid to the visiting academic as a contribution to cover their living expenses via the PR1 Form.
• A combination of the above, as long as the allowance does not cover costs paid directly or reimbursed (e.g. if accommodation is booked and paid for directly, an allowance could be paid for meals and incidentals, but not for accommodation).

• pay an allowance for only the accommodation, meals, or incidentals instead of all three.
• pay an allowance for accommodation at a lower rate that can be supported, e.g. advertised rate for hotel
• pay only for the first set number of days of the visit, and not the full duration of the visit