Research Futures // Sharynne McLeod

Research Futures is a series of video interviews with Charles Sturt’s Vice-Chancellor, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) and senior academics by Virginia Haussegger AM, an award-winning television journalist, writer and commentator. Research is, and will always be, vital to Charles Sturt’s social purpose - to generate world-class applied research to help foster prosperous communities across New South Wales.
Charles Sturt aims to be the leading regional university known for solving real-world problems and enhancing the quality of life of regional Australians.
This extract is taken from Professor Sharynne McLeod’s interview conducted with Virginia, where she discusses communication disability, the global impact of her research in addressing complex communication challenges, the creation of resources used by people across the globe to improve their lives, and the importance of understanding communication as a human right.
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