A/ProfFanny Salignac

A/Professor Fanny Salignac is Associate Dean Research at the Transdisciplinary School at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS). Driven by her commitment to social justice and equality, Fanny aims to harness the transformative power of universities to address complex challenges and foster societal transitions. Fanny's extensive experience spans both European and Australian contexts, where she has cultivated a deep understanding of how universities can achieve impactful outcomes through collaboration, strategic partnerships and research excellence. She is an advocate for the integration of industry, academia, and public structures as catalysts for social development and responsiveness to emerging challenges.

Fanny has led numerous projects focusing on understanding and addressing complex social problems, with expertise in Social Change, Impact and Policy as well as Sustainability, significantly contributing to the academic community and beyond. Most recently, Fanny founded the ‘Council for the Advancement of Career and Parental-Care Integration’ - an international and transdisciplinary group (27 members in 2025, across 15 institutions and 5 countries) aiming at fostering inclusive workplace environments that recognize the diverse roles of parents. The council aims to create systemic change that values the unpaid labour of parents and supports them in their professional and personal lives.

In her teaching, Fanny is dedicated to guiding students on their journey to becoming leaders of social change. For over a decade, she has brought critical topics such as Business Ethics and Social Impact to undergraduate, postgraduate and executive MBA students, fostering a new generation of socially conscious leaders.

Prior to her current role, Fanny was the Director of the Centre of Excellence for Sustainability at Kedge Business School. She also held a position at the Centre for Social Impact (UNSW Sydney), where she received the 2016 UNSW Business School UN PRME Excellence in Teaching Award. Fanny holds a PhD in International Business (Business Ethics) from the University of Sydney.