Behnam Akhavan joins Uni Newcastle to establish a plasma bio-engineering lab.

Tom Burton moves from PVC Global Engagement at Charles Sturt U to its ED Engagement and Enterprise

Deakin U announces ten Alfred Deakin Professors, its highest academic honour, * Catherine Bennett (Epidemiology) * Felice Jacka (Health) * Rachel Huxley (Health) * Liz Johnson (DVC A) * Emma Kowal (Arts and Education) * Sarah McNaughton (Exercise and Nutrition) * Kon Mouzakis (Artificial Intel Inst)* Alex Newman (Management) * Anna Peeters (Health Transformation) * Andrea Witcomb (Arts and Education)

Gaven Morris (ex ABC News director) becomes an industry professor at Western Sydney U.