Data and information are among the University’s most valuable strategic assets. The Insights and Analytics Unit (IAU) is responsible for managing these assets and delivering institution-wide analytics to support strategic decision-making. IAU leads core functions such as data governance, records management and performance reporting.
To assist the University in achieving its strategic goals, the IAU provides services including strategy support, planning and forecasting, privacy and information access, surveys and student journey insights, business intelligence and data infrastructure through data lakes and warehousing. These services ensure the University has access to trusted data and meaningful insights that drive continuous improvement.
Functions and services
- Derive insights from data to inform business strategy and value
- Develop and implement enterprise level capabilities to responsibly leverage data and information assets
- Efficient, effective and ethical use of data and information through the design and implementation of privacy, information and records management frameworks, strategies and practices
- Develop and implement enterprise data analytics roadmaps, architecture and service support models to facilitate enterprise data integration, storage, transformation, production and visualisation
- Develop and present insights and reports articulating performance in relation to students, staff, research, programs and courses, finance and campus operations
- Underpin evidence-based decision making through strategic and operational performance analysis, quantitative planning and forecasting models, advanced analytics and artificial intelligence, in line with State and Commonwealth planning and reporting frameworks
- Commonwealth Grant liaison and contract management, including submission of Commonwealth data requirements and associated funding mechanisms
- Implementation of student surveys and, course and teaching evaluations
- Support openness and transparency of University functions through right to information and information privacy requests and government data reporting
- Strategic and operational planning, reporting and coordination
- Provision of enterprise project services
General enquiries
Dr Omer Yezdani
Chief Data Officer
Email: [email protected]