
Petra Andrén is founding CEO of Quantum Australia, the Commonwealth agency that “unites Australia’s top research institutions, industry leaders, and quantum-focused enterprises.” She is a former CEO of “deep technology incubator,” Cicada Innovations.
The Australian Academy of Science names the ten ECRs to attend this year’s Lindau Nobel Laureates meeting (its chemistry’s turn), Jess Algar (ANU), Saheli Biswas (CSIRO), Damon de Clercq (UNSW), Made Ganesh Darmayanti (Monash U), Wenchao Duan (CSIRO), Elena Gorenskaia (Curtin U), Jess de la Perrelle (Uni SA), Tuan Sang Tran (Griffith U), Ken Aldren S Usman (Deakin U), James Watson (UNSW)
Alisa Glukhova (Walter and Eliza Hall Institute) is the 2025 Snow Medical Research Foundation fellow. She has $8m over eight years to fund her cancer research.
Franck Gohier becomes artist in residence at Charles Darwin U’s Danala Campus, (“in the heart of Darwin city”).
Sue Hampel (Monash U) has a new three-year term on the National Archives Advisory Council.
Sue Harrison becomes DVC Research and Innovation at University of Queensland. She moves from Executive Dean for Engineering, Architecture and Information Technology.
Amber-Jade Sanderson is the new WA minister for a bunch of stuff including manufacturing, skills and TAFE.
Aliza Werner-Seidler (Black Dog Institute) leads a multi-university team using mental health data and NAPLAN results to study young peoples’ screen-use and education results. The project is funded by the NSW Government.
Michelle Staff (ANU) is the 2025 Hazel Rowley Literary Fellow. She is writing a joint biography of feminist activists Bessie Rischbieth and Olive Evans.
Joanna Bird (UNSW and Monash U) and Merran Kelsall (UNSW) join the Commonwealth’s Tax Practitioners Board.