Former PM to mentor students in new Australian gig

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• Former New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern has been appointed a professor of practice at the University of Sydney. The part-time role will see her guest-lecture, run masterclasses and mentor students and researchers in the school of public health.
• Her work will focus on empathetic leadership, social cohesion and civic trust. Ardern, who led New Zealand from 2017 to 2023, said she was looking forward to working with the university community.
• University vice-chancellor Mark Scott said students would learn from a thoughtful teacher with much to share about public leadership.