Of the day
Christen Hill starts as comms manager at Exercise and Sports Science Australia. She moves from Griffith U
Matthew Nicholson becomes interim PVC and interim CEO of Monash U Malaysia. They are internal appointments
Jamie Rossjohn (Monash U) is elected an associate member of the European Molecular Biology Organisation.
Of the week
ANU will “trial a different leadership direction” when Paul Duldig finishes as COO at the end of the month. DVC International Strategy Sally Wheeler will be interim COO. CFO Anna Tsikouris will manage financial ops for the facilities and services division.
Nick Birbilis will become Deakin U’s executive dean of Science, Engineering and Built Environment in September. He is now interim dean of Engineering and Computer Science at ANU, which he leaves in September.
Former Commonwealth chief scientist Ian Chubb heads an independent review of the national carbon credit scheme.
Natalie Edwards tweets she is leaving Uni Adelaide to become head of modern languages at the University of Bristol
Bronwyn Fredericks (PVC Indigenous Education, Uni Queensland) wins the 2022 National Aborigines and Islanders Day Observance Committee award for education.
Angie Hendrick (Uni New England) becomes public officer of the Council of Australasian University Directors of Information Technology and remains the Australian member.
Uni Adelaide announces Ashley Hurrell as inaugural ED of the university’s integrity unit. She moves from Victoria’s Department of Education and Training
The International Science Council announce 66 new fellows, including Ruth Fincher (Uni Melbourne) and Marlene Kanga (former chair, World Federation of Engineering Organisations, fellow of the Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering).
David Lamb (Food Agility CRC) receives the International Society of Precision Agriculture’s Precision Agriculture Award.
Charles Lee is leaving Flinders U to become executive dean of the newly established School of Policy and Global Affairs at City, University of London.
Clifford Lewis (Charles Sturt U) is named a “research hero” by the Market Research Society of the UK. According to MRS “His research focuses on inclusive marketing and research practice focusing on LGBTQIA+ people.”
The Statistical Society of Australia celebrates its Diamond Jubilee with four $5000 fellowships for EMC researchers, Clara Grazian (Uni Sydney) Alysha De Livera (RMIT, Luca Maestrini (ANU) and Nicole De La Mata (Uni Sydney).
Studiosity announces the short list for its 2022 Tracey Bretag Prize for academic integrity initiatives, * Danielle Logan-Fleming and Popi Sotiriadou (Griffith U) * Rick Somers, Sam Cunningham, Sarah Dart, Sheona Thomson, Caslon Chua, Edmund Pickering, (QUT) * Jasmine Thomas with Rian Roux, Renee Desmarchellier, Luke Drury and Daniel Chalker (Uni Southern Queensland) *
Swinburne U announces two new deans. Jim Ogloff is appointed dean of Health Sciences. James Verdon is dean Social Sciences, Media, Film and Education. Both have acted in the roles during selection processes.
Andrew Turpin is the inaugural Lions Curtin Chair in Ophthalmic Big Data at Curtin U. Professor Turpin will move from Uni Melbourne in November.
Uni SA reports Peter Stevens moves from MBA director to director of the new Enterprise Hub.Ruchi Sinha becomes interim MB director.
Jo White (science director at Sydney’s Royal Botanic Gardens) is new chair of the NSW Smart Sensing Network. She replaces foundation chair Susan Pond.
Rorden Wilkinson is appointed Macquarie U’s DVC Academic. He moves from UNSW where he is PVC Education and Student Experience