Dr Nina Burridge is Honorary Professional Fellow at the School of International Studies and Education, Faculty of Arts and Social at the University of Technology, Sydney. Nina has been involved in tertiary education since 1991 in Education faculties at Macquarie University and the University of Sydney. She was the founding director of the Institute of Aboriginal Studies and Research at Macquarie University from 1997 – 1999. She was the Co-Director of the Cosmopolitan Civil Societies Research Centre at UTS from 2008 to 2015. Her main research interests and publications centre on Education for social justice and human rights within Australia and in international contexts. In 2012 and 2016 Nina was recognised with high commendations in the University of Technology’s human rights awards for her work in promoting education for women locally and internationally.