University of Sydney

Professor of Heat and Health

Ollie Jay is Professor of Heat and Health and Director of the Heat and Health Research Centre at the University of Sydney. Ollie has led several large-scale projects that have directly influenced international public health heatwave policies domestically and internationally. He has led extreme heat policy development for Tennis Australia (Australian Open), Cricket Australia, and the National Rugby League, and is the Lead Heat Consultant for the Australian Olympic Team for the Paris 2024 games. Ollie is also a co-Founder of EMU Systems – a spin-out venture delivering heat stress monitoring and management systems for sport and industry. In 2021, he co-led the first-ever Series on Heat and Health in The Lancet.