Michelle Arrow (Macquarie U) wins the Ernest Scott Prize for her history of the 1970s in Australia, (New South Books).

Naomi Flutter has a second term as ANU pro-chancellor and will serve to 2022. She joined the university council in 2014. Ms Flutter is corporate affairs manager for Wesfarmers.

Mark Nolan is now director of Charles Sturt U’s Centre for Law and Justice. Professor Nolan joined from ANU.

Beverley Webster joins Monash U Malaysia as VP education. She has moved from RMIT, in Ho Chi Minh City.

Wei Xiang joins La Trobe U as inauguralCisco chair in AI and the internet of things. He moves from James Cook U.

Monash U ICT dean Jon Whittle is leaving for CSIRO, where he will be head of the digital science team, Data61.