Of the day

Georgina Gurney (James Cook U) wins the early career award from the International Coral Reefs Society. Madeleine van Oppen (Australian Institute of Marine Science) becomes a fellow.

Of the week

 The Australian Skills Quality Authority announces members of the National Vocational Education and Training Regulator Advisory Council, chair: Peter Costantini. members: * Valerie Braithwaite * Renee Hindmarsh *  Grant Klinkum * Adrienne Nieuwenhuis * Neil Quarmby * Don Zoellner

Chris Davies will be Interim Dean of Monash engineering, May-June while substantive dean Elizabeth Croft is on leave. There is no word on who will take over from July, when Professor Croft moves to the University of Victoria in British Columbia.

At Uni Adelaide, Michael Goodsite will lead the new Institute for Sustainability, Energy and Resources.

Jane Johnston becomes CEO of destination marketer Study Adelaide. It’s an internal appointment.

Renée Fry-McKibbin becomes interim director of ANU’s Crawford School of Public Policy.

Greg Sawyer is confirmed as CEO of the Council of Australasian University Directors of Information Technology. He has been acting since November.