Bill Shorten is named incoming Vice-Chancellor of the University of Canberra, to commence ‘at the start of the academic year’ in 2025.
Saba Bebawi starts as Dean of Humanities and Communication Arts at Western Sydney U, she goes west from UTS.
2024 Eureka Awards include:
- Botanical science: David Keith (UNSW)
- Citizen science: Insect investigators: Andy Howe (Uni Sunshine Coast), Erin Fagan-Jeffries (Uni Adelaide)
- Department of Defence prize: Bluelink Global Ocean Science Team (BoM and CSIRO)
- ECR: Mengyu Li (Uni Sydney)
- Emerging leader: Jiao Jiao Li (UTS)
- Environment research: Peter Banks, Clare McArthur, Malcolm Possell, Catherine Price (Uni Sydney)
- Infectious diseases: StrepA Outbreak Prevention Team, University of Queensland; Uni Melbourne, Uni Queensland, Uni Wollongong, CONACYT (Mexico), Uni Wollongong
- Innovative tech: Aaron McFadyen (QUT)
- Interdisciplinary research: Australian Cancer Research Foundation, Centre of Excellence in Melanoma Imaging and Diagnosis (Uni Queensland)
- Leader: Calum Drummond (RMIT)
- Mentor: Kate Joliffe (Uni Sydney)
- Promoting science: Euan Ritchie (Deakin U)
- Research foundation: Gordon Smyth (Walter and Eliza Hall Institute)
- Research: Stuart Tangye (Garvan IMR)
- Science Journalism: “Hello AI Overlords,” ABC RN
- STEM inclusion: Wonder of Science programme, (Uni Queensland)
- Sustainability research: CSIRO, Nuseed
In January Rebecca Hazell will become PVC Advancement and Alumni at UTS. She will move from ED Advancement at Uni Newcastle.
Uni Canberra chancellor, Lisa Paul receives the Australian Academy of Science Medal for “outstanding contributions to science by means other than through scientific research.”
Patrick Woods becomes Australian Catholic U COO. He moves from chief operating officer at TAFE NSW.
