Lucinda Black from Curtin U has a three-year early career fellowship from MS Australia to research the role of diet in the disease.

Phil Broadbridge (La Trobe U emeritus) is awarded the Australian and New Zealand Industrial and Applied Mathematics medal

 The European Association of Geochemistry confers the Houtermans early-mid-career research award on Raffaella Demichelis (Curtin U).

Louise Phillips is newly appointed an associate professor at Southern Cross U (CMM Monday). She wants it known that her previous appointment was at James Cook U, Singapore.