Andrew Beer was appointed Executive Dean, UniSA Business, at the University of South Australia in April 2020. He holds a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Adelaide and a PhD from the Australian National University. Professor Beer is a Fellow of the UK’s Academy of Social Sciences and a Fellow of the Regional Australia Institute. He has served on the College of Experts for the Australian Research Council and as Chair of the Regional Studies Association. Andrew’s research interests encompass a range of issues including the impacts of structural change within the economy, place-based policy, the strategies needed to sustain businesses in the regions, population dynamics and demography, the operation and functioning of Australia’s housing markets, and the impacts of an ageing population. He has published widely in academic journals and has authored several books.
