Appointments, achievements

Of the day

 Carolyn Evans (VC, Griffith U) is the new chair of Innovative Research Universities. She succeeds Eeva Leinonen (Murdoch U).

Live-music engineer Jon Lemon is appointed artist in residence at Uni Adelaide’s Sia Furler Institute.

Deputy Labor leader Richard Marles picked up skills as part of an employment-focused portfolio in Anthony Albanese’ reshuffle yesterday. Mr Marles moves from defence. Senator Louise Pratt is assistant shadow for employment and skills. Tanya Plibersek, who continues to be assisted by Graham Perrett, keeps education.

Of the week

 Angela Carbone moves from Swinburne to RMIT, where she is now Associate DVC Learning, Teaching and Quality for the STEM College.

Cheryl Praeger (UWA) is a new Companion in the Order of Australia

Andy Tomkins (Monash U) wins the Society of Economic Geologists 2021 silver medal. Margaux Le Valliant (CSIRO) wins the Waldemer Lindgren award for published research by an author under 37, (sorry no idea why that birthday).