Incoming editors of Australian Historical Studies are Martin Crotty (Uni Queensland), Hannah Forsyth (formerly Australian Catholic U) and Carolyn Holbrook (Deakin U).
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The Australian Research Council announces members of its Indigenous Forum,
co-chairs: Bronwyn Fredericks (Uni Queensland) and Barry Judd (Uni Melbourne)
members: Brett Biles (UNSW), Jonathan Bullen (Curtin U), Michael Donovan (La Trobe U), Kathryn Gilbey (Batchelor Institute of Indigenous Tertiary Education), Steve Larkin (Uni Adelaide), Adrian Miller (CQU), Jacob Prehn (Uni Tasmania), Marnee Shay (Uni Queensland), Michelle Trudgett (Western Sydney U), Skye Akbar (Uni SA) and Geraldine Atkinson (ex officio, from the Coalition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peak Organisations.
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The CAVAL consortium of Victorian libraries announces appointments. Margie Jantti (Uni Wollongong) and Richard Harris (Monash Health) join the board. Shaun Brady (from library software provider SirsiDynix) is its first product manager.
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Chief Scientist (until year-end) Cathy Foley chairs a panel to advise the Feds on atmospheric measurements of fossil methane emissions.
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Nina Fotinatos becomes Deputy PVC Learning and Teaching at Federation U. She was previously dean of learning and teaching at the university and advisor to the VC.
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Nora Leopardi (Uni Newcastle) wins the International Association For Health Professions Education teaching innovation award.
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Life Science Queensland Gene Awards go to: Infensa Bioscience, Rose-Anne Kelso (QUT), Mark Kendall (wearoptimo), Ranjeny Thomas (Uni Queensland), Peter Timms (Uni Sunshine Coast), Uni Sunshine Coast Clinical Trials
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The Royal Society (as in the original) announces its annual awards and medals. Winners include, Jane Visvader and Geoff Lindeman (Walter and Eliza Hall Institute).
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Jenny Selway, (Heavy Industry Low-Carbon Transition Cooperative Research Centre) is a member of Industry and Science Minister Ed Husic’s Green Metals Advisory Panel.
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Uni Melbourne announces its 2024 Marles (for HASS research) and Woodward (STEM or HASS) medals.
Marles: Alysia Blackham (Law) and Michelle Jongenelis (Pyschology)
Woodward: Marika Sosnowski (Law). Oanh Nguyen and Louise Rowntree (Biomedical Sciences)
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Janet Yeo becomes policy director at the Australian Technology Network she joins from Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research.
