Director Monica Whitty is away

Professor Whitty’s university email out of office message states she is on indefinite leave adding, “during this time, I am not checking my emails and I will not be contactable” .

So what, CSI observers ask, does this mean for the Institute, research partners and postgraduates – and when will Professor Whitty return.

Good questions, so CMM acted on Professor Whitty’s email suggestion and contacted the Institute. However Deputy Director Sanjay Jha, referred questions to UNSW Canberra, where Professor Whitty is based, which responded, “UNSW does not comment on individual staffing matters.” Good-o, although that does not address what her absence means for Institute staff, students and associates.