This article examines emerging norms of good practice for Australianuniversity governing boards and issues that university governing boards could ad-dress to develop effective governance cultures. It firstly considers the ways in whichsupport for many Australian university governing boards has become professiona-lised over the past decade. At the same time, longstanding tensions or ‘paradoxes’persist, (Cornforth,2003) notably between ‘corporate’ and ‘participatory’ boardmodels. To ‘tame’ these tensions requires formative processes of deliberation anddebate. The article outlines understandings that may assist boards to engage in suchprocesses and to develop their awareness of differing values in governance practices.

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• Beyond professionalisation: enhancing the governance culture for Australian university governing boards