Head of School of Law, Professor Mark Perry, has shared the sad news that Law student and UNE alumnus, Robert Smith, has died.

Dear Colleagues

It is with heavy heart that I write to let you know that Robert Smith died Friday evening in Sydney. Many of you will have come across Robert in his five years with us, first as an MPhil student and then PhD, which was awarded a few weeks ago with no corrections.

This was his second Masters and second PhD (the first in Engineering decades ago). Robert had a fascinating career, most recently as an advisor on engineering projects for the Asia Development Bank, writing on alternative energy in Thailand, as well as co-authoring papers with me on topics ranging from fake news to AI in Biotech.

We shall miss Robert as a great contributor to scholarship at UNE, a friend to the school, and many of us individually. 

We offer his family our deepest condolences.

Mark