Maryrose Casey starts at Flinders U as professor of drama critical studies. She moved from Monash U.

Xiaoling Liu is installed as chancellor of QUT. Dr Liu is a company director and minerals and mining engineer.

John Wardle is announced as foundation director of the National Centre for Naturopathic Medicine at Southern Cross University. He moves from UTS. The centre is supported by a $10m gift from the Blackmore Foundation.

DFAT officer Stephanie Williams is named Australia’s ambassador for regional health security. She is a visiting fellow in applied epidemiology at ANU.

Patsy Yates becomes the new executive dean of health at QUT, moving up from head of the School of Nursing.  Debra Thoms replaces her at nursing on a 12-month appointment. Professor Thoms is the immediate past Commonwealth Chief Nursing and Midwifery Officer.