Mark Blows joins the board of UniQuest (Uni Queensland’s commercialisation company). He is the university’s acting DVC Research and Innovation.  Julian Clark (tech transfer in biomed and health) is reappointed to UniQuest’s board.

Sharyn Davies (Herb Feith Indonesian Engagement Centre at Monash U) receives an Indonesian Government award, for the “promotion of Indonesian in Victoria.”

Palli Thordarson (UNSW) is elected a fellow of the Royal Society of NSW.