Bruce joined the University of Cambridge in February 2016. He was also appointed to the CASE Commission on Alumni Relations. As the former Director of Alumni Relations at Macquarie University in Sydney, he reinvigorated the alumni programme, led the Advancement team of 25 and reshaped operations. At the University of Melbourne from 2009 to 2013, he was responsible for international alumni engagement and managed the University’s relations with its network of alumni associations.