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Academic profile

Professor Tim Legrand

Professor in International Security, Department of Politics and International Relations, University of Adelaide. ARC Future Fellow (2025–2029). Founder, Social Science & Intelligence Research Network (SSIReN).

Current appointments

2025–
Professor in International Security
Department of Politics & International Relations, University of Adelaide
2025–2029
ARC Future Fellow
"New approaches to combat misuse of blacklists as tools of repression" — building the Global Blacklisting Data Portal with UoA AIML and CSIRO Data61
2023–
Founder & Director
Social Science & Intelligence Research Network (SSIReN) — funded by the Office of National Intelligence
2023–
Co-Editor-in-Chief
Australian Journal of International Affairs

Advisory & governmental appointments

2022–
UN Permanent Academic Collegium
United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), Geneva
2019–
UN Special Advisor on International Sanctions
Office of the Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Somalia
2021–
UN Expert Advisor on Blacklisting
UNDP Afghanistan — ABADEI Community Resilience Programme
2022–
Defence Expert Panel on Information Warfare
Australian Department of Defence
2023–
Academic Reference Group, Data Security Principles
Australian Department of Home Affairs
2016
Commonwealth Inspector of Transport Security
Appointed role, Australian Government
Invited contributor to government reviews of anti-terrorism proscription powers
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Research impact

Cited by the International Court of Justice
Jarvis & Legrand (2018), cited in Ukraine v. Russia proceedings
Competitive funding track record
$2.7M+ across ARC Discovery, ARC Future Fellowship, Gerda Henkel Stiftung and Cyber Security CRC awards

Prior roles

Associate Dean, Research Performance
Faculty of Arts, Business, Law & Economics, University of Adelaide, 2022–23
Visiting/affiliated researcher
ANU National Security College; Griffith University ARC Centre of Excellence