UniAdelaide has a new executive dean of the science faculty. Cell biologist Keith Jones moves from the University of Southampton. He last worked in Australia at the University of Newcastle in 2008-2012.

Hugh Durrant-Whyte succeeds Mary O’Kane as NSW chief scientist and engineer. The robotics, data science and general digital wizardry expert moves from chief scientist at the UK Ministry of Defence

Australia’s nominee for the APEC science prize is RMIT’s Madhu Bhaskaran. She researches stretchable electronics and sensors.