Fiona Bradley

Miss, Doctor of Philosophy Student

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Biography

Fiona Bradley is a PhD Candidate in the Department of Social Studies (Political Science and International Relations). Her research spans international relations, media, and law and focuses on freedom of access to information in its broadest definition, human rights, technology, and the role of transnational advocacy networks in influencing law and policy.

Outside of UWA, she is Director, Research & Infrastructure at UNSW Sydney Library. Prior to joining UNSW in 2018, she was Deputy Executive Director at Research Libraries UK, providing policy and guidance for research-intensive libraries across the United Kingdom and Ireland on issues including research data and infrastructure, open access, and copyright reform. Previously, she held senior management roles at the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), the peak global organisation representing libraries. In these roles she designed and delivered capacity building programmes in 80+ countries and advocacy for access to information in the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in collaboration with library organisations and NGOs worldwide.

She is currently the Chair of the IFLA Open Science & Scholarship Advisory Committee, and a member of the IFLA AI SIG, and the Open Access Australasia executive committee. Previously, she has served as Chair of the SCOSS Advisory Committee, Lead on the CAUL Retaining Rights in IP project, and a member of the Trove Strategic Advisory Committee (National Library of Australia). She is a member of the International Studies Association, the Australian Library and Information Association, and AIMOS, the Association for Interdisciplinary, Metascience, and Open Science.

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  • SDG 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities
  • SDG 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

External positions

Chair, Open Science & Scholarship Advisory Committee, International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions

1 Nov 2023 → …

Committee member, Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression (FAIFE), International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions

1 Aug 20191 Aug 2023

Director, Research & Infrastructure (Library), University of New South Wales

17 Dec 2018 → …

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