Merlin Crossley has been appointed Interim Deputy Vice-Chancellor of Research & Enterprise at UNSW, in addition to his role as DVC Academic Quality, following the departure of Nicholas Fisk. He will also continue his research on CRISPR gene editing to treat inherited blood diseases (and write for Future Campus in his spare minutes).
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The American Society for Environmental History’s best dissertation prize goes to Jessica Urwin (ANU) for Chain Reactions: nuclear colonialism in South Australia .
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The Australian Academy of Science 2024 awards go to;
- Macfarlane Burnet Medal: David Lindenmayer (ANU)
- Payne-Scott Medal: Kerrie Mengersen (QUT)
- Craig Medal: Justin Gooding (UNSW)
- Forrester King Medal: Stephen Cox (ANU)
- Wark Medal: Anthony Weiss (Uni Sydney)
- Mawson Medal: Adriana Dutkiewicz (Uni Sydney)
- Cory Medal: Peter Koopman (Uni Queensland)
- Nossal Medal: Andrew Steer (Murdoch CRI)
- Millis Medal: Anita Ho-Baillie (Uni Sydney)
- Hales Medal: Andrew King (Uni Melbourne)
- Heyde Medals: Serena Dipierro (Uni WA), Christopher Lustri (Uni Sydney)
- Hill Medal: Ailie Gallant (Monash U)
- Fenner Medal: Ana Micaela Martins Sequeira (ANU)
- White Medal: Hamish Clarke (Uni Melbourne)
- Gottschalk Medals: Eric Chow (Monash U), Kirsty Short (Uni Queensland)
- Booker Medal: Lining Arnold Ju (Uni Sydney)
- Le Fèvre Medal: Yao Zheng (Uni Adelaide)
- Pawsey Medal: Jiajia Zhou (UTS)
- Stephens Gani Medals: Sonia Shah (Uni Queensland), Stephin Vervoort (Walter and Eliza Hall IMR).
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ANU chancellor Julie Bishop becomes United Nation Special Envoy on Myanmar.
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Rebekha Brown is appointed ANU provost. She moves from DVC R at Monash U.
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The first ministerial advisory board for Jobs and Skills Australia includes, Jack Beetson (Uni New England) and Rae Cooper (Uni Sydney).
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At Edith Cowan U two new research fellows join the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts. Helena Grehan moves from Murdoch U and Jo Pollitt is an internal appointment.
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Kate Fitz-Gibbon (Monash U) is a member of the World Economic Forum’s 2024 Class of Young Global Leaders.
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Cheryl Jones moves in June to UNSW to be dean of medicine. She moves from dean of Uni Sydney’s medical school.
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Christine Kilpatrick (Uni Melbourne) becomes chair of the board of the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care.
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The National Health and Medical Research Council’s annual research excellence awards go to,
- Catherine Bell (Uni Sydney): Investigator Grant Award
- Johanna Birrell (Uni Sydney): PG Scholarship Award
- Anthony Don (Uni Sydney): Ideas Grant Award
- Roger Chung (Macquarie U): Innovation Award
- Sean Humphrey (Murdoch CRI): Investigator Grant Award
- Sharon Lewin (Uni Melbourne): Investigator Grant Award
- Jiayan Liao (UTS): Investigator Grant Award
- Zoe McQuilten (Monash U): Clinical Trials and Cohort Studies Award
- Odette Pearson (SA Health and Medical Research Institute): Investigator Grant Award
- Jane Pirkis (Uni Melbourne): Investigator Grant Award
- Romain Ragonnet (Monash U): Investigator Grant Award
- Alta Schutte (UNSW): Synergy Grant Award
- Patrick Sexton (Monash U: Investigator Grant Award
- Denise Wootten (Monash U): Investigator Grant Award.
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Cindy Shannon (DVC Indigenous, Griffith U) becomes chair of the Gold Coast Hospital and Health Board.
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Anthony Weiss (Uni Sydney) receives the Lemberg Medal from the Australian Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.
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At Western Sydney U, Deborah Hatcher moves from nursing dean to PVC Academic Development and Rod McClure steps up from dean of medicine to PVC Health Futures. Michele Simons, previously education dean, becomes Associate PVC Transnational Education.
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Sunny Yang returns to Monash U to take up the new role of VP for International Engagement. She moves in May from Uni Newcastle, where she has spent the last year as PVC Global Partnerships.
