[7] In 2021 he was also awarded an Australian Research Council Future Fellowship, investigating how the higher education sector can better support persons with disabilities.

He has completed in a number of world sporting events,[10][4][5] including: Part of his philosophy is "Impossible is only two letters from possible and you do not need sight to have vision".

[4] Harpur has given TEDx presentations ("Universities as disability champions of change"), and addressed the International Labour Organization in Geneva.

[5] He is an ambassador for the Australian Human Rights IncludeAbility Network, and chairs the UQ Disability Inclusion Group.

[7] He was a visiting fellow at the Centre for Disability Law and Policy, Institute for Lifecourse and Society, National University of Ireland, in Galway.

[6] Since 2016, he has been International Distinguished Fellow at the Burton Blatt Institute, Syracuse University College of Law.