Engagement Australia announces the shortlist for its community service awards. EA is a partnership of 22 universities, “working with their communities to address contemporary global challenges.”  EA took on the awards programme from the now closed Business Higher Education Round Table.

Stuart Parsons (QUT) is the new president of the Australian Council of Environmental Deans. He replaces Dianne Brunton (Uni Canberra) who continues on council. Ian Clark (Uni SA) continues as secretary.

Stacey Reinke (Edith Cowan U) wins the Metabolomics Society’s President’s Medal (for early career researchers).  The discipline studies, “small molecule metabolites in biological systems”.