Prue Laidlaw is an Associate Professor and Academic Director, Education Strategy at Charles Sturt University. Her work focuses on institution-wide curriculum transformation, assessment reform, and the thoughtful integration of artificial intelligence into learning and teaching. Her scholarship explores the relationships between people, place, and educational systems, and she brings this holistic perspective to large-scale reform in contemporary higher education.

Since 2010, Prue has led and sustained initiatives that strengthen student success and staff capability across diverse educational contexts. Her research and leadership focus on first-year transition, inclusive assessment, academic integrity, and sustainable learning design. She has designed and led collaborative projects supporting student retention and academic development, drawing on benchmarking, policy analysis, and qualitative and interpretive research methods.

Her current work examines emerging challenges in higher education, including programmatic assessment, AI literacy, and the governance of educational change. Through active engagement in national and international networks, she contributes to sector conversations on assessment reform, academic governance, and the evolving role of artificial intelligence in higher education.

Prue’s work is grounded in a commitment to equity, inclusion, and evidence-informed approaches to learning and teaching, and continues to inform institutional and sector-wide educational reform.

Deputy Chair, Academic Senate | Charles Sturt University