Professor Greg Leigh
DipTeach, BEd, MSc, PhD, FACE
Director, NextSense Institute
Professor Leigh has built an impressive career specialising in education for people who are deaf or hard of hearing.
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Dr Robyn Cantle Moore
BMusEd, CertTeach (Secondary), DSCM (Performance), MSpecEd (Sensory Disability), MEdStud, PhDRobyn Cantle Moore has more than 30 years’ experience as an educator in the fields of hearing impairment and sensory disability.
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Professor Philip Newall
BA (Hons), MSc (Surrey), MSc (Salford)Conjoint Professor Philip Newall began his work in audiology in the National Health Service in the UK in 1971.
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Dr Frances Gentle
BA, DipEd, BEd (Special Education), MSpecEd (Sensory Disability) Hons, PhDFrances Gentle is a Lecturer in Vision Impairment at NextSense Institute.
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Dr Sue Silveira
DipAppSc (Orth), MHScEd, PhDSue has over 30 years’ experience as a paediatric orthoptist and in an academic role.
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Alison Hawkins-Bond
BEd Hons, DipEd (Hearing Impaired)Alison joined NextSense Institute in August 2015 (then known as the Renwick Centre) as the Professional Experience Coordinator.
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Scheduled courses
NextSense Institute offers a variety of courses to take your professional education strategy to the next level. Browse our offerings below.
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On-demand courses
NextSense Institute can customise courses to focus on your school or workplace needs. We can come to you—or you can come to us.
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Study in your workplace
NextSense Institute customises courses to focus on the needs of your school or workplace.
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Postgraduate study
The Master of Disability Studies is administered and delivered by NextSense Institute in affiliation with Macquarie University.
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Research
NextSense Institute conducts cutting-edge research in areas relating to the education of children with sensory disabilities.
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The Rydge Family Library
The Rydge Family Library is a specialised collection of resources designed to support NextSense Institute's research and postgraduate programs, as well as the information needs of NextSense staff.
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Podcast
The NextSense Institute (formerly RIDBC Renwick Centre) podcast is a regular series that discusses hearing and vision education and health—from new resources to emerging ideas and hot-button issues.
