Margaret Gardner will continue as Monash U VC through to August 2024, bringing up a decade in the job. Chancellor Simon McKeon sets out her achievements to date at length, great length, in a message to staff.

Julie Warn has announced she will step down next February after a decade as dean of the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts at Edith Cowan U.

Alan Boddy is appointed head of the School of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences at the University of South Australia. He joins from the pharmacy faculty at the University of Sydney.

At QUT, Adam Williams will act as registrar during recruitment for a successor to Shard Lorenzo, who is retiring. Ian O’Hara is acting as ED of the Institute of Future Environments, while a successor to Bronwyn Harch is found. Professor Harch is moving to the University of Queensland, to become DVC R.

Also at QUT, senior DVC Carol Dickerson becomes provost. DVC technology Judy Stokker becomes vice president technology and chief information officer. ED finance Graham Fryer is now VP resources and chief financial officer. DVC for international and development Scott Shephard also becomes a VP for his portfolio. There are no additions or amendments to Arum Sharma (research) and Suzy Derbyshire’s (learning and teaching) DVC portfolios.