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| office             = Vice-Chancellor of the [[University of Newcastle (Australia)|University of Newcastle]]
| term_start         = 2004
| term_end           = 2011
| predecessor        = [[Roger Holmes (academic)|Roger Holmes]]
| successor          = [[Caroline McMillen]]
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'''Nicholas Andrew Saunders''', {{postnominals|country=AUS|size=100%|AO}} (born 26 June 1946) is an Australian [[academic]] who served as the [[Vice-Chancellor]] of the [[University of Newcastle (Australia)|University of Newcastle]] from 2004 to 2011.<ref>Who's Who in Australia 2007 (Crown Content Melb, 2007) page 1816</ref>
==Early life==
Saunders was born in [[Sydney]], [[New South Wales]], and attended [[Newington College]] (1959–1962),<ref>Newington College Register of Past Students 1863–1998 (Syd, 1999) pp 174</ref> before graduating in medicine from the [[University of Sydney]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.graduatecareers.com.au/content/view/full/2531 |title=Graduate Careers Australia |access-date=14 June 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111001091322/http://www.graduatecareers.com.au/content/view/full/2531 |archive-date=1 October 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
==Medical and academic career==
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Saunders undertook his specialist physician training at [[Royal North Shore Hospital]]. In 1974 he spent two years as a Research Fellow at [[McMaster University]] Medical Centre in Canada, followed by two years as assistant professor of medicine at [[Harvard Medical School]]. He was a foundation member of the University of Newcastle Faculty of Medicine in 1978 and Professor of Medicine from 1983.
Saunders practiced as a specialist in respiratory and sleep medicine at the [[Royal Newcastle Hospital]] and then the [[John Hunter Hospital]] from 1990 until 1992, where he was also Chair of the Department of Medicine. From Newcastle he went on to become the Head of the Faculty of Health Sciences and Dean of the School of Medicine at [[Flinders University]], [[South Australia]] between 1993 and 1998. From 1998 to 2003 he was Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences at [[Monash University]], [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]].
==University leadership==
Saunders commenced a five-year term as Vice-Chancellor and President of the University of Newcastle in 2004,<ref>[http://www.newcastle.edu.au/vicechancellorbiography.html University of Newcastle]</ref> following his long-standing association with the university and the [[Hunter River, New South Wales|Hunter River]] district.<ref>[http://www.hmri.net.au/pages/about/board_members/index.php Hunter Medical Research Institute]</ref> During his time at Newcastle, Saunders cut more than 400 positions—one job in five—to deal with the university's financial woes.<ref>[http://www.abc.net.au/pm/content/2005/s1359016.htm ABC Radio National]</ref>
==Appointments==
Saunders has served on the following boards and councils:
* Chair – [[National Health and Medical Research Council]]<ref>[http://www.adm.monash.edu.au/records-archives/archives/memo-archive/memo00/issue19-00/about.html Monash University]</ref>
* Member – [[Higher Education Council]]
* Member – [[Office of the Chief Scientist (Australia)|Prime Minister's Science Engineering and Innovation Council]]
* Member – [[Australian Research Council]]
* Member – [[Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Council]]
* Chair – [[Committee of Deans of Australian Medical Schools]]
* Member – [[Newington College]] Council<ref>[http://www.newingtoncollege.nsw.edu.au/sites/default/files/News%20_%20Autumn_2012%20spreads_lo.pdf Newington News – College Council] Retrieved 1 September 2012</ref>
==Honours==
On 1 January 2001, Saunders was awarded the [[Centenary Medal]] for "outstanding leadership in medicine and education as Dean of Medicine, Monash University".<ref>{{cite web|title=Nicholas Andrew Saunders|url=https://honours.pmc.gov.au/honours/awards/1122430|publisher=[[Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (Australia)|Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet]]|accessdate=11 June 2012}}</ref> On 11 June 2012, he was named an [[Officer of the Order of Australia]] for "distinguished service to medicine and to higher education through administration and clinical leadership roles, and as a significant contributor to national academic and professional organisations."<ref>{{cite web|title=Officer (AO) in the General Division of the Order of Australia – The Queen's Birthday 2012 Honours Lists|url=http://www.gg.gov.au/res/file/2012/honours/qb2012/Media%20Notes%20AO%20(final).pdf|publisher=[[Official Secretary to the Governor-General of Australia]]|page=[http://www.gg.gov.au/res/file/2012/honours/qb2012/Media%20Notes%20AO%20(final).pdf#page=34 34]|date=11 June 2012|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120617004657/http://www.gg.gov.au/res/file/2012/honours/qb2012/Media%20Notes%20AO%20%28final%29.pdf|archivedate=17 June 2012}}</ref>
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