Simon Biggs starts as James Cook U vice chancellor this morning.

Anthony Lawrence (Griffith U) wins the Peter Porter Poetry Prize, (named for the late Brisbane born, UK resident, poet).

Tracey Moroney will become head of Curtin U’s  nursing school in April, replacing Phil Della, who will retire.  Professor Moroney joins from Uni Wollongong.

The National Health and Medical Research Council announces the Women in Health Science Committee, through to December 2024. Frances Kay-Lambkin (Uni Newcastle) is chair, with members * Sharon Bell (ANU) * Catherine Chamberlain (Uni Melbourne) * Anne Chang (Menzies School) *  Geoffrey Faulkner (Mater RI and Queensland Brain Institute) * Maria Kavallaris  (Children’s Cancer Institute) * Erin  McGillick Hudson Institute and Monash U) * David Rae (Uni Sydney) * Gina Ravenscroft (UWA) * Geraint Rogers ( South Australian HMRI) * Sarah Russell (Swinburne U, Peter MacCallum Centre) * Maithili Sashindranath (Monash U) * Amanda Sinclair (Melbourne Business School)

Paul Nicholls becomes ED Research Partnerships at Uni Queensland today. He has moved from a similar role at Curtin U.

 Southern Cross U announces four senior appointments in education, * Liz Mackinlay (Gold Coast campus) moves from Uni Queensland * Michelle Neumann (Gold Coast) joins from Griffith U * Louise Phillips (Gold Coast) was previously at James Cook U- Singapore. She continue an honorary senior lecturer at Uni Queensland  * Pasi Sahlberg (Lismore campus) comes from UNSW * Susan Walker (Gold Coast campus) moves from QUT.