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Meet the professional staff who work at NextSense Institute.
Robyn Cantle-Moore and Sue Silveira are some of our lecturers at NextSense Institute

  • Alison Hawkins-Bond
    BEd Hons, DipEd (Hearing loss)

    Alison Hawkins-Bond is a Teacher of the Deaf (ToDs) who specialises in working with teachers and allied health professionals who support children who are deaf or hard of hearing or are blind, have low vision and their families.

    Alison Hawkins-Bond

  • Dr Frances Gentle
    BA, DipEd, BEd (Special Education), MSpecEd (Sensory Disability) Hons, PhD

    Frances Gentle is a lecturer at NextSense Institute.

    Dr frances gentle

  • Professor Greg Leigh AO
    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.

    Greg Leigh

  • 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.

    Philip Newall

  • Dr Robyn Cantle Moore
    BMusEd, CertTeach (Secondary), DSCM (Performance), MSpecEd (Sensory Disability), MEdStud, PhD

    Robyn Cantle Moore has more than 30 years’ experience as an educator in the fields of hearing loss and sensory disability.

    Robyn Cantle-Moore

  • Dr Sue Silveira
    DipAppSc (Orth), MHScEd, PhD

    Sue is a qualified paediatric orthoptist who has held clinical and academic roles.

    Sue Silveira—NextSense Institute

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  • Scheduled courses

    We offer a variety of real-time, on-demand, online, and in-person courses to take your career to the next level.

    A teacher preparing her teaching materials

  • On-demand courses

    NextSense Institute provides access to a range of pre-recorded content that you can engage with at your own convenience.

    Teacher of sensory disabilities

  • Study in your workplace

    NextSense Institute can customise professional learning to focus on your school or workplace needs. This includes in-person, online, or pre-recorded content.

    Audiologist in sound booth

  • Postgraduate study

    Get the qualifications you need with the Master of Disability Studies, administered and delivered by NextSense Institute in affiliation with Macquarie University.

    Masters of Disability graduation ceremony

  • The Rydge Family Library

    The Rydge Family Library holds a specialised collection of resources designed to support NextSense Institute's research and postgraduate programs and the information needs of NextSense staff.

    Rydge Family Library reading area

  • 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.

    Trudy Smith recording a podcast

  • The Elisabeth Murdoch Scholarship

    This scholarship is for postgraduate coursework or research students specialising in the field of deafness and hearing loss.