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Head, Policy Lab, Human Technology Institute, University of Technology Sydney

Sophie Farthing is Head of the Policy Lab at the Human Technology Institute (HTI), University of Technology Sydney (UTS).

Experience

  • 2022–present
    Head, Policy Lab, Human Technology Institute (HTI), University of Technology Sydney (UTS)
  • 2017–2022
    Senior Policy Adviser to the Australian Human Rights Commissioner, Australian Human Rights Commission
  • 2014–2017
    Senior Policy Officer, Public Interest Advocacy Centre
  • 2010–2013
    Policy Officer, Liberty (National Council for Civil Liberties) United Kingdom
  • 2009–2010
    Judicial Assistant to Baroness Hale of Richmond, United Kingdom Supreme Court

Education

  • 2008 
    London School of Economics and Political Science, Masters of Law (Human Rights) (Distinction)
  • 2005 
    University of New South Wales, Bachelor of Social Work (Hons Cl 1) and Laws