Of the day

At the University of Sydney Rossie Ogilvie will move from chief of staff to VC Michael Spence to act as VP Advancement, following Tim Dolan’s departure. Kirsten Andrews will move from director of media and government relations to the chief of staff role. Her government team will move with her to the VC’s office. An interim head of media will be appointed and Dr Spence says he will lead an “extensive search” for Mr Dolan’s successor.

 

And of the week

John Hunt will become head of the University of Sydney’s School of Medical Sciences in January. Professor Hunt is now head of operations at UNSW’s medical science school.

Jenine McCutcheon (University of Queensland) has won ANSTO’s Stephen Wilkinsmodel for research with the Australian Synchrotron. Dr McCutcheon explored using “microbially controlled cementation” as a way to protect Great Barrier Reef islands.

Hamish Graham has won the CSL Florey Next Generation Award. Dr Graham is a paediatrician working to extend in Africa the use of oxygen in treating pneumonia in children. Dr Graham works with the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, Royal Children’s Hospital, and the University of Melbourne.

Jennifer Martin is announced as the new DVC R at the University of Wollongong, starting in March. Professor Martin is now at Griffith U where she is director of the university’s Institute for Drug Discovery.

Aileen Morton-Robinson from QUT is president of the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Higher Education Consortium. Peter Anderson, also QUT, is VP research.

Griffith U’s Sonya Marshall-Gradisnik and Donald Staines have professorial research fellowships to work on chronic fatigue syndrome. Their work will be supported by $2m from the Stafford Fox Medical Research Fellowship.

Rongyu Li is conformed as DVC external engagement at the University of Queensland. He has acted in the role since March. He joined UoQ as PVC future students in January, moving from the University of Canberra where he was DVC students and partnerships.

Chris Rudd is James Cook U’s new DVC for its Singapore campus. Professor Rudd will join from the University of Nottingham, where he is provost of its Ningbo campus, in China.