Nikki Andersen

Australia

Nikki is an award-winning librarian and diversity and inclusion activist. She is currently the Manager (Digital Experience) at the University of Southern Queensland and has previous experience as an Open Education Librarian and Copyright Officer.  Nikki was also a part of the Council of Australian University Librarians (CAUL) Open Educational Resources Professional Development Program Project Team, and the ASCILITE Open Educational Practice Special Interest Group.

She has won several awards for her work in open education and inclusion, including the 2023 Open Education Award for diversity, equity and inclusion, the Australian Award for University Teaching citation for contribution to student learning, and the Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Diversity and Inclusion.