CQU announces Grace Vincent (previously SA) and Alex Russell are named in the 2020 Young Tall Poppies science awards.
Sarah Chalmers (James Cook U) is the new president of the Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine.
Billy Griffiths (Deakin U) wins the Crawford Medal from the Australian Academy of the Humanities. Dr Griffiths is the author of Deep Time Dreaming: uncovering ancient Australia
Kerri Lee Krause (Uni Melbourne) is programme award committee chair for the 2020 Australian Awards for University Teaching. David Sadler (UWA) is deputy chair.
Asha Rao (RMIT) becomes interim director of the Australian Mathematical Sciences Institute. Tim Brown announced in May that he would stand down in October.
Anthony Tuckett is to join Curtin U in January as director, learning and teaching, He will move from Uni Queensland.