Stephen Garton will act as VC at the University of Sydney if a successor to Michael Spence is not in-place when his resignation is in effect next January. Professor Garton is a DVC and previous provost.
At Victoria U, Bronte Neyland is the inaugural PVC, future students and marketing. She moves from director of VU International.
Kerrie Thornton joins the Innovative Research Universities as government relations manager. She is a veteran of both the Group of Eight and Universities Australia.