Kevin Larkin is Australia’s university teacher of the year. Details of all the category award winners appears in Wednesday’s issue.

 Paula Johnston will become CFO at the University of Newcastle in June. She joins from James Cook U.

Heiko Spallek is announced as academic lead for digital health and health service informatics in the University of Sydney’s Faculty of Health and Medicine. Julie Redfern is the academic lead for research development.

Three Australian based academics are elected fellows of the Combustion Institute, which “promotes and disseminates research activities in all areas of combustion science and technology”; Bassam Dally (University of Adelaide), Bogdan Dlugogorski (Murdoch U) and Hongwei Wu, (Curtin U).

Caralee McLiesh is confirmed as managing director of TAFE NSW. She has acted since October. Dr McLiesh joined from the state treasury.

Ann Farrell from QUT is appointed deputy chair of the Australian Children’s Education & Care Quality Authority Board.

Kirsten Andrews is the chief of staff to University of Sydney VC Michael Spence. She moves up from comms director at the university.

Ben James is incoming director of the University of Queensland Press. He starts in March.

The Academy of Science 2019 career awards appeared in yesterday’s issue.