Philip Kent joined the University of Sydney Library in 2020 following an extensive career in Australian and UK universities and the CSIRO. This is his fourth post as University Librarian and he is the first to hold this role at both Sydney and Melbourne. His broader experience includes responsibility for cultural collections, information technology, knowledge and information management, archives and records management, risk and audit roles.

Philip has led new university library building projects in Australia and the UK. He was a member of the judging panel for the UK Society of College, National and University Libraries (SCONUL) Library Design Awards in 2019, and serves on the International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) Library Buildings and Equipment Section.