Appointments, achievements

Jane den Hollander has started as acting VC of UWA. She will be in position until new VC Amit Chakma arrives in July. Professor den Hollander finished as VC of Deakin U last May.

Jennifer Biddle (UNSW, social anthropology) and Andrew Schultz (UNSW, music) are appointed to the Australian studies chair at Harvard University for its 2020-21 academic year. The chair was created by a gift from the Commonwealth Government in 1976.