Swinburne U is university of the year at the Australian Space Awards. The academic research team award goes to Curtin U. Uni Sydney’s Anita Ho-Baillie is scientist of the year.
Ant Bagshaw becomes ED of the Australian Technology Network, he moves from consultants L.E.K. .
Businessman John Charlton (Spendless Shoes) joins the University of Adelaide Council, with a two-year term (brief presumably because it will cease to exist when Adelaide U starts). He continues on the University’s Finance Committee.
The History Council of South Australia names Julie Collins (Uni SA) its 2024 SA Historian of the Year
David Currow (DVC R) is acting VC at Uni Wollongong. VC Patricia Davidson announced her resignation in April and leaves on June 30.
Martin Gibbs (Uni New England) is the new chair of the Commonwealth’s National Cultural Heritage Committee.
Mahmoud Mostafavi will become head of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, in August. He will join from Bristol U in the UK.
Zlatko Skrbis (Australian Catholic U VC) joins the board of Universities Australia for a two-year term.
Jenna Woods becomes Dean of Indigenous Knowledges at Murdoch U. It is an internal appointment.
Aibing Yu becomes Monash U’s PVC for China Strategy. He steps up from PVC, Monash Suzhou.
